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- Force majeure; contracts; Covid-19; Coronavirus; Pandemic; Commercial Leasing; Real estate; Drafting; Contract Drafting; Frustration of Purpose (1)
- Harmonization; International Law; Maritime Law; UNCITRAL; UNIDROIT; the Hague Conference; Uniform Law Commission; American Law Institute; Multilateral Law; Reform (1)
- Neil Cohen; Symposium; Commercial Law; International Harmonization (1)
- Publishing; Morals Clauses; Moral Turpitude; Contracts; Books; First Amendment; Authors; Cancel Culturel; Reverse Morals Clauses; Entertainment; Free Speech (1)
- SEC; Securities; Insider Trading; Shadow Trading; Trading; Informed Trading; Panuwat; Van Buren v. United States; Shadow Trading; Insider Ttrading Prohibition Act; Disclosure (1)
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Commercial Law Harmonization: The Role Of The United States, Hal Burman
Commercial Law Harmonization: The Role Of The United States, Hal Burman
Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law
The modern field of transnational commercial law harmonization began in the United States in the mid-1960s; the international basis of that began in the mid-1940s. Before that, a limited number of areas of private international law (PIL) had active participation of US interests, such as maritime law. US participation internationally effectively began in the middle 1960s. Developments parallel to commercial law have been significant in the areas of applicable law, jurisdiction, commercial arbitration, family law, and other fields – all important areas of transnational law, but beyond the scope of this symposium. Each of these areas of law, while affecting …
Part Ii: Commercial Law Harmonization: The Past As Prologue—A “Festschrift” In Honor Of Neil B. Cohen, Edward J. Janger
Part Ii: Commercial Law Harmonization: The Past As Prologue—A “Festschrift” In Honor Of Neil B. Cohen, Edward J. Janger
Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law
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Neil Cohen’S Contribution To Uniform Secured Finance Law, Spyridon V. Bazinas
Neil Cohen’S Contribution To Uniform Secured Finance Law, Spyridon V. Bazinas
Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law
This Article discusses Neil Cohen’s contribution to uniform secured finance law and, in particular, to the UNCITRAL Model Law on Secured Transactions. It does so by focusing on the misgivings Neil Cohen had expressed before, and his reflections on those misgivings after, the preparation of the Model Law. The discussion presents Neil Cohen as is generally known, as a distinguished scholar, but also as he is known to his friends and colleagues, as a person with rare qualities.
Reforming The Law Reform Ecosystem, Timothy Schnabel
Reforming The Law Reform Ecosystem, Timothy Schnabel
Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law
This Article outlines a series of reforms that would make global law reform efforts more effective and efficient. These efforts currently occur primarily in three multilateral organizations (UNCITRAL, UNIDROIT, and the Hague Conference). The member states of these organizations could easily increase coordination—even to the point of de facto consolidation of the organizations’ work—and could increase the attention given to selecting projects and promoting instruments. Additionally, the U.S. government could organize plurilateral law reform efforts outside these organizations and draw on U.S. domestic law reform efforts to identify new topics for work. Finally, non-government actors could themselves coordinate across the …
Same Old Story, New Solution: Force Majeure Deficiencies In The Wake Of Covid-19 And An Unorthodox Approach To Drafting It, Steven H. Dovi
Same Old Story, New Solution: Force Majeure Deficiencies In The Wake Of Covid-19 And An Unorthodox Approach To Drafting It, Steven H. Dovi
Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law
On January 20, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the first laboratory-confirmed case of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) on American soil.[1] On March 8, 2021—more than a year later—the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York decided Gap v. Ponte Gadea New York.[2] It ruled, inter alia, that the COVID-19 pandemic, in keeping with the relevant provision’s narrow tailoring, did not amount to a force majeure event and a defense to breach.[3] While seemingly one of the first decisions of its kind in the Southern District, this Note argues that the holding …
Sec V. Panuwat: The Federal Pursuit Of Shadow Trading, Kayla Kershen
Sec V. Panuwat: The Federal Pursuit Of Shadow Trading, Kayla Kershen
Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law
In 2021, the SEC filed a complaint against a biopharmaceutical executive, Matthew Panuwat, for trading on material non-public information in violation of both the federal securities laws and his employer’s company policies. However, because the subject of the confidential information was not his employer, but a similarly situated peer company, Panuwat’s conduct constitutes “shadow trading.” The SEC’s enforcement, and the Northern District of California’s subsequent approval, indicate that company insiders may face liability for shadow trading. However, as written, the SEC arguably bases its attachment of federal liability on the company policies that Panuwat was bound by and violated. This …
Frustrating Morals: Is There An Implied Reverse Morals Clause In Publishing Agreements?, Matthew L. Fulton
Frustrating Morals: Is There An Implied Reverse Morals Clause In Publishing Agreements?, Matthew L. Fulton
Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law
In response to the #MeToo movement and the widespread condemnation of public figures for misconduct, book publishers adopted a standard contract provision used in other entertainment industries called a morals clause. Morals clauses allow a publisher to terminate the agreement if the author is subject to public condemnation. Although these provisions provide robust protection for publishers, these one-sided clauses provide no such protection for authors if publishers are subject to similar condemnation. Although authors may not have the leverage to negotiate reciprocal morals clauses, some authors may have an implied reverse morals clause through the frustration of purpose defense to …