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New Owners And Old Managers: Lessons From The Socialist Camp, Richard M. Buxbaum Sep 2012

New Owners And Old Managers: Lessons From The Socialist Camp, Richard M. Buxbaum

Richard M. Buxbaum

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Major Violations For The Ncaa: How The Ncaa Can Apply The Dodd-Frank Act To Reform Its Own Corporate Goverance Scheme, Jason Rudderman Jun 2012

Major Violations For The Ncaa: How The Ncaa Can Apply The Dodd-Frank Act To Reform Its Own Corporate Goverance Scheme, Jason Rudderman

Jason Rudderman

This paper applies the Dodd-Frank Act, and specifically its corporate governance laws, to the National Collegiate Athletic Associate (NCAA). The NCAA has experienced rapid, largely uncontrolled growth over the past decade that has led to an influx of corporate governance and regulatory problems within its member institutions. As with financial institutions, the influx of money itself is not the inherent problem. Money in college athletics is good. When large schools succeed, they help support smaller schools in their conference through revenue sharing plans. It is the lack of control and governance mechanisms regulating the influx of money that poses the …


El Traje Nuevo Del Emperador, Diego G. Pardow, Rodrigo Vallejo May 2012

El Traje Nuevo Del Emperador, Diego G. Pardow, Rodrigo Vallejo

Diego G. Pardow

This note is a public policy analysis on the duty of state-owned corporations to disclose their executive compensation plans.


Toward A Public Enforcement Model For Directors' Duty Of Oversight, Renee Jones, Michelle Welsh Feb 2012

Toward A Public Enforcement Model For Directors' Duty Of Oversight, Renee Jones, Michelle Welsh

Renee Jones

This Article proposes a public enforcement model for the fiduciary duties of corporate directors. Under the dominant model of corporate governance, the principal function of the board of directors is to oversee the conduct of senior corporate officials. When directors fail to provide proper oversight, the consequences can be severe for shareholders, creditors, employees, and society at large. Despite general agreement on the importance of director oversight, courts have yet to develop a coherent doctrine governing director liability for the breach of oversight duties. In Delaware, the dominant state for U.S. corporate law, the courts tout the importance of board …