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Full-Text Articles in Law
Lawyers In The Perfect Storm, Mark A. Sargent
Lawyers In The Perfect Storm, Mark A. Sargent
Working Paper Series
The multiple corporate collapses and scandals of recent years, for which "Enron" is a convenient shorthand, resulted from a perfect storm in which regulatory oversight, the law of fiduciary duty, gatekeepers, market discipline, and contractual incentives all failed to prevent gross self-dealing, conflicts of interest, and deception, or themselves produced perverse consequences. The story of this simultaneous failure of the structures in place since the New Deal and before, has received considerable attention in both the popular and scholarly literature, but is summarized here to provide a context for consideration of the contributions that lawyers made to the perfect storm. …
Using Environmental Insurance To Manage Risk Encountered In Non-Traditional Transactions, Janice E. Falini
Using Environmental Insurance To Manage Risk Encountered In Non-Traditional Transactions, Janice E. Falini
Villanova Environmental Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Enron - When All Systems Fail: Creative Destruction Or Roadmap To Corporate Governance Reform, Douglas M. Branson
Enron - When All Systems Fail: Creative Destruction Or Roadmap To Corporate Governance Reform, Douglas M. Branson
Villanova Law Review
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Managing The Expectations Gap In Inventor Protection: The Sec And The Post-Enron Reform Agenda, Donald C. Langevoort
Managing The Expectations Gap In Inventor Protection: The Sec And The Post-Enron Reform Agenda, Donald C. Langevoort
Villanova Law Review
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Managing And Monitoring Conflicts Of Interest: Empowering The Outside Directors With Independent Counsel, James D. Cox
Managing And Monitoring Conflicts Of Interest: Empowering The Outside Directors With Independent Counsel, James D. Cox
Villanova Law Review
No abstract provided.
Is There A Role For Lawyers In Preventing Future Enrons, Jill E. Fisch, Kenneth M. Rosen
Is There A Role For Lawyers In Preventing Future Enrons, Jill E. Fisch, Kenneth M. Rosen
Villanova Law Review
No abstract provided.
Observations On The Role Of Commodification, Indpendence, And Governance In The Accounting Industry, Jonathan Macey, Hillary A. Sale
Observations On The Role Of Commodification, Indpendence, And Governance In The Accounting Industry, Jonathan Macey, Hillary A. Sale
Villanova Law Review
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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act And The Reinvention Of Corporate Governance, Lawrence E. Mitchell
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act And The Reinvention Of Corporate Governance, Lawrence E. Mitchell
Villanova Law Review
No abstract provided.
A Revisionist View Of Enron And The Sudden Death Of May, Frank Partnoy
A Revisionist View Of Enron And The Sudden Death Of May, Frank Partnoy
Villanova Law Review
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