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Who's Afraid Of Shareholder Power? A Comparative Law Perspective, Jennifer G. Hill
Who's Afraid Of Shareholder Power? A Comparative Law Perspective, Jennifer G. Hill
Jennifer Hill Professor
Who’s Afraid of Shareholder Power? A Comparative Law Perspective Jennifer G. Hill* Abstract US corporate law is undergoing a seismic shift in relation to shareholder power. Although shareholders have traditionally had restricted participatory rights under US corporate law, this paradigm has been challenged in recent times. The shareholder empowerment debate raised shareholder power as a serious subject for corporate law reform. The global financial crisis has given the issue further impetus, and an unprecedented array of reforms and proposals to increase shareholder power are now on the table in the US. There has, however, been great resistance to adjusting the …
Who's Afraid Of Shareholder Power? A Comparative Law Perspective, Jennifer G. Hill
Who's Afraid Of Shareholder Power? A Comparative Law Perspective, Jennifer G. Hill
Jennifer Hill Professor
Who’s Afraid of Shareholder Power? A Comparative Law Perspective Jennifer G. Hill* Abstract US corporate law is undergoing a seismic shift in relation to shareholder power. Although shareholders have traditionally had restricted participatory rights under US corporate law, this paradigm has been challenged in recent times. The shareholder empowerment debate raised shareholder power as a serious subject for corporate law reform. The global financial crisis has given the issue further impetus, and an unprecedented array of reforms and proposals to increase shareholder power are now on the table in the US. There has, however, been great resistance to adjusting the …