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Loophole Entrepreneurship, Brian M. Sirman
Loophole Entrepreneurship, Brian M. Sirman
Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
All entrepreneurs seek favorable legal or regulatory treatment for their businesses. Sometimes this leads an entrepreneur to build a business within a gap in the law—a loophole. In so doing, these “loophole entrepreneurs” may avoid steep regulatory compliance costs that otherwise would beset (or perhaps prohibit) their businesses, thereby gaining advantages over competitors. Despite these benefits, loophole entrepreneurship is fraught with risks. Loopholes, by nature, are fragile, and their contours are often uncertain. Moreover, the stigma of “exploiting a loophole” (which connotes unfairness or deception) can provoke ill will among competitors, policymakers, and the public.
The ranks of loophole entrepreneurs …
Expanding Mfw: Delaware Law Should Offer A Business Judgment Rule Safe Harbor For All Conflicted Controller Transactions, Alex Lindsey
Expanding Mfw: Delaware Law Should Offer A Business Judgment Rule Safe Harbor For All Conflicted Controller Transactions, Alex Lindsey
Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
While courts usually defer to a board’s business decisions under the business judgment rule, courts will apply a much less deferential standard of review due to loyalty concerns if a conflicted controller is involved in a business decision such as a merger. However, in Kahn v. M & F Worldwide (“MFW”) when a squeeze out merger was challenged by a minority stockholder, the Delaware Supreme Court reviewed the transaction under the deferential business judgment rule standard because the Court found that the structure of the transaction neutralized the controller loyalty concerns. Building on this reasoning, the Court developed a checklist …
But Can She Keep The Car? Some Thoughts On Collateral Retention In Consumer Chapter 7 Cases, Marianne B. Culhane, Michaela M. White
But Can She Keep The Car? Some Thoughts On Collateral Retention In Consumer Chapter 7 Cases, Marianne B. Culhane, Michaela M. White
Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
No abstract provided.
Lesson From The Trenches: Debtor Educator In Theory And Practice, Susan Block-Lieb, Karen Gross, Richard L. White
Lesson From The Trenches: Debtor Educator In Theory And Practice, Susan Block-Lieb, Karen Gross, Richard L. White
Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
No abstract provided.
Mandatory Bankruptcy Counseling: The Canadian Experience, Lain Ramsay
Mandatory Bankruptcy Counseling: The Canadian Experience, Lain Ramsay
Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
No abstract provided.
Strategic Planning For Financial Institutions In A New Legal And Economic Environment, Carl Felsenfeld, William T. Lifland, Ernest T. Patrikis, Frank Scifo, William J. Sweet Jr.
Strategic Planning For Financial Institutions In A New Legal And Economic Environment, Carl Felsenfeld, William T. Lifland, Ernest T. Patrikis, Frank Scifo, William J. Sweet Jr.
Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
No abstract provided.
The A.A. Sommer Annual Lecture On Corporate Securities & Financial Law, Foreward, John F.X. Peloso
The A.A. Sommer Annual Lecture On Corporate Securities & Financial Law, Foreward, John F.X. Peloso
Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
No abstract provided.