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Direct Regulation Of Hedge Funds: An Analysis Of Hedge Fund Regulation After The Implementation Of Title Iv Of The Dodd-Frank Act, Jacob Johnson
Direct Regulation Of Hedge Funds: An Analysis Of Hedge Fund Regulation After The Implementation Of Title Iv Of The Dodd-Frank Act, Jacob Johnson
DePaul Business & Commercial Law Journal
Jacob Johnson is a Class of 2018 Juris Doctor Candidate at DePaul University
College of Law and Research Staff Member of the DePaul Business and Commercial
Law Journal. He earned a B.A. in Political Science and minor in Business from the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2015. He would like to thank his
parents, John and Rebecca Johnson, for their constant support.
Deregulating The Music Industry: A Push To Give Power Back To The Songwriters, Scott Hanus
Deregulating The Music Industry: A Push To Give Power Back To The Songwriters, Scott Hanus
DePaul Business & Commercial Law Journal
Scott Hanus is a class of 2018 Juris Doctor Candidate at DePaul University
College of Law and a member of the research staff of the DePaul Business and
Commercial Law Journal. He earned a B.A. in History and Political Science from
the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2015. He would like to thank his
parents, Don and Laura Hanus, for their constant support throughout his academic
career, the editors of the journal for their hard work, and Leo Fender for creating the
Fender Telecaster.
Creating Stability In The International Fashion Industry By Using Corporate Structures And Conglomerates, Joyce Boland-Devito Esq.
Creating Stability In The International Fashion Industry By Using Corporate Structures And Conglomerates, Joyce Boland-Devito Esq.
DePaul Business & Commercial Law Journal
Abstract:
This paper will analyze the challenges currently facing the global fashion industries as consumers change their shopping habits. During these tumultuous times, retailers should re-evaluate their organizational structures. According to the Forbes Global 2000, apparel companies make up 29 of those top businesses. For instance, a corporate structure helps businesses like TJX Companies (headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts) – which owns TJ Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods and Sierra Trading Post – to operate efficiently and maintain over 1000 stores in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Ireland, Germany, Poland, Austria, The Netherlands and Australia. It sells apparel and home fashions (sheets, pillows, …
Rise Of The Machines: The Legal Implications For Investor Protection With The Rise Of Robo-Advisors, Bret E. Strzelczyk
Rise Of The Machines: The Legal Implications For Investor Protection With The Rise Of Robo-Advisors, Bret E. Strzelczyk
DePaul Business & Commercial Law Journal
This note examines the complex state of financial innovation and preexisting investor protection regimes, mainly the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, which do not properly address the question of whether a robo-advisor platform serving as registered investment advisers satisfies the fiduciary standard elements laid out in the Act. This article examines the current regulation from the Department of Labor, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, and the Securities and Exchange Commission and addresses the inadequacies in each regulatory entity’s policy prescription. This article contends that robo-advisors can not act as a fiduciary for several reasons – primarily because these platforms do …
Consumers In Shock: How Federal Government Overregulation Led Mylan To Acquire A Monopoly Over Epinephrine Autoinjectors, Nicole O'Toole
Consumers In Shock: How Federal Government Overregulation Led Mylan To Acquire A Monopoly Over Epinephrine Autoinjectors, Nicole O'Toole
DePaul Business & Commercial Law Journal
The philosophy that federal government intervention increases costs and decreases options and values available to consumers can be analyzed across a plethora of markets. This Note will focus on the epinephrine autoinjector market, specifically looking at Mylan's epinephrine autoinjector known as the EpiPen. Today, the EpiPen is considered the “Kleenex” of epinephrine autoinjectors as it is estimated to control over ninety percent of the market share. From a Darwinist perspective it would appear that because the EpiPen controls most of the market, it must be the most superior product available to consumers. However, as this note will cover, this is …
Over- And Under-Funding: Crowdfunding Concerns Of The Parties Involved, Tanya M. Marcum J.D., Eden S. Blair Phd
Over- And Under-Funding: Crowdfunding Concerns Of The Parties Involved, Tanya M. Marcum J.D., Eden S. Blair Phd
DePaul Business & Commercial Law Journal
Financial collaboration for new business ventures or the expansion of existing businesses utilizing the internet and social media is expanding. One area of growth is in the area of crowdfunding. Crowdfunding or crowdsourcing is known as collaborative funding using the internet to attract many investors to a new business venture.