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The Emergence Of Law Firms In The American Legal Profession, Thomas Paul Pinansky Oct 1986

The Emergence Of Law Firms In The American Legal Profession, Thomas Paul Pinansky

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


Comment On "The Limits Of Rationality And The Place Of Religious Conviction: Protecting Animals And The Environment", Michael J. Perry Jun 1986

Comment On "The Limits Of Rationality And The Place Of Religious Conviction: Protecting Animals And The Environment", Michael J. Perry

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Ethics Of Dissent And Friendship In The American Professions, Thomas L. Shaffer Jun 1986

The Ethics Of Dissent And Friendship In The American Professions, Thomas L. Shaffer

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Comment For Tom Shaffer: The Ethics Of Race, The Ethics Of Corruption, James J. Friedberg Jun 1986

A Comment For Tom Shaffer: The Ethics Of Race, The Ethics Of Corruption, James J. Friedberg

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Limits Of Rationality And The Place Of Religious Conviction: Protecting Animals And The Environment, Kent Greenawalt Jun 1986

The Limits Of Rationality And The Place Of Religious Conviction: Protecting Animals And The Environment, Kent Greenawalt

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Ethics Of Dissent And Friendship--A Response To Professor Shaffer, Carl M. Selinger Jun 1986

The Ethics Of Dissent And Friendship--A Response To Professor Shaffer, Carl M. Selinger

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Can A Good Lawyer Be A Bad Person, Stephen Gillers Apr 1986

Can A Good Lawyer Be A Bad Person, Stephen Gillers

Michigan Law Review

A Review of The Good Lawyer: Lawyers' Roles and Lawyers' Ethics edited by David Luban and The Adversary System: A Description and Defense by Stephan Landsman


Impressions On A New Code Of Ethics, William I. Weston Jan 1986

Impressions On A New Code Of Ethics, William I. Weston

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


The Quiet Revolution In The American Law Proffesion: Remarks Before The Commission On Professionalism Of The American Bar Association, Peter Megargee Brown Jan 1986

The Quiet Revolution In The American Law Proffesion: Remarks Before The Commission On Professionalism Of The American Bar Association, Peter Megargee Brown

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This Speech discusses the decline of the law profession in its commitment to public service. It analyzes the reasons as to why the practice of law has evolved from a profession once thought to epitomize professionalism into one that does not seem much different from other businesses. It discusses the consequences of such a reality. The author suggests measures that the American Bar Association should employ to ameliorate the effects of this reality and outlines steps it should take to help restore the high level of professionalism to the industry.


Leveraged Buyout, Management Buyout, And Going Private Corporate Control Transactions: Insider Trading Or Efficient Market Economics?, Patrick S. Dunleavy Jan 1986

Leveraged Buyout, Management Buyout, And Going Private Corporate Control Transactions: Insider Trading Or Efficient Market Economics?, Patrick S. Dunleavy

Fordham Urban Law Journal

According to one commentator, a particularly troublesome form of insider trading abuse has developed in the past decade without full public discussion of its ethics or its legality. This abuse has spurred significant commentary. Corporate control transactions of this type, known as "insider leveraged buyouts," management buyouts, and going private, have totaled billions of dollars. On their face, these deals, regardless of their specifics, raise the most basic questions of whether security holders are getting the legal and ethical protection they require and, by law, deserve. It is a fundamental precept of the theory of going private that different groups …