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Hostile Tender Offers For Companies Holding Licenses Issued By The Federal Communications Commission, Stephen F. Sewell Nov 1996

Hostile Tender Offers For Companies Holding Licenses Issued By The Federal Communications Commission, Stephen F. Sewell

Federal Communications Law Journal

When a tender offer to acquire a company is made, those making the tender offer will have to overcome a number of regulatory hurdles. The number of hurdles multiply, however, when the offer is hostile and the target company holds licenses issued by the FCC. The article sketches the FCC's response to hostile tender offers for companies holding FCC licenses, specifically discussing the Commission's adoption of procedures in 1985 to address hostile tender offers. While these provisions provided needed clarification, the authority of the FCC to implement these provisions and the effectiveness of them as a matter of policy have …


An Arkansas Practitioner's Guide To Perfecting Security Interests In Securities, Brokerage Accounts, And Other Forms Of Investment Property Under Revised Article 8 And Amended Article 9, Everette L. Martin Oct 1996

An Arkansas Practitioner's Guide To Perfecting Security Interests In Securities, Brokerage Accounts, And Other Forms Of Investment Property Under Revised Article 8 And Amended Article 9, Everette L. Martin

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


Three Proposals For A Latin American Stock Exchange In Miami: Full-Service Exchange, Private Offshore Market, Or A Computerized Financial Information Service, Les Riordan Jul 1996

Three Proposals For A Latin American Stock Exchange In Miami: Full-Service Exchange, Private Offshore Market, Or A Computerized Financial Information Service, Les Riordan

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.


Directorial Fiduciary Duties In A Tracking Stock Equity Structure: The Need For A Duty Of Fairness, Jeffrey J. Hass Jun 1996

Directorial Fiduciary Duties In A Tracking Stock Equity Structure: The Need For A Duty Of Fairness, Jeffrey J. Hass

Michigan Law Review

Part I of this article briefly describes the key distinctions between a tracking stock corporation and a conventional corporation. It then touches on the reasons why corporations have adopted tracking stock equity structures. Part II articulates the unique legal challenges presented by a tracking stock equity structure. Part III discusses the disclosure that tracking stock corporations have made with respect to these challenges. Part IV briefly summarizes the fiduciary duties of care and loyalty and explores why these duties are ill-equipped to address these challenges. Part V presents the duty of fairness and discusses the duty's elements in detail. In …


A Cloudy Prospectus: The Supreme Court's Problematic Reasoning In Gustafson V. Alloyd Co., Krista R. Bowen Jun 1996

A Cloudy Prospectus: The Supreme Court's Problematic Reasoning In Gustafson V. Alloyd Co., Krista R. Bowen

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Fourth Circuit Breaks Ranks In United States V. Bryan: Finally, A Repudiation Of The Misappropriation Theory, Sean P. Leuba Jun 1996

The Fourth Circuit Breaks Ranks In United States V. Bryan: Finally, A Repudiation Of The Misappropriation Theory, Sean P. Leuba

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.


Insider Trading, Price Signals, And Noisy Information, Dennis S. Corgill Apr 1996

Insider Trading, Price Signals, And Noisy Information, Dennis S. Corgill

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Subject Matter Jurisdiction Under The Federal Securities Laws: The State Of Affairs After Itoba, Joseph P. Garland, Brian P. Murray Jan 1996

Subject Matter Jurisdiction Under The Federal Securities Laws: The State Of Affairs After Itoba, Joseph P. Garland, Brian P. Murray

Maryland Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


Securitization Of State Ownership: Chinese Securities Law, Minkang Gu, Robert C. Art Jan 1996

Securitization Of State Ownership: Chinese Securities Law, Minkang Gu, Robert C. Art

Michigan Journal of International Law

Part I of this article establishes the scope of analysis and defines the Chinese use of the term "security," which is more limited than under American law. Parts II and III briefly examine the history of Chinese securities laws and the understanding of securities by the Chinese people. Part IV focuses on the government's motivations in establishing the securities markets. Part V discusses the distinctively Chinese approach of classifying shares according to the characteristics and nationality of permitted shareholders. Part VI addresses the future development of Chinese securities markets. The conclusion reflects on the significance of western forms of securities …


Gustafson: One Small Step (Backward) For Private Plaintiffs, One Giant Leap (Backward) For The Securities Bar, J. Dormer Stephen Iii Jan 1996

Gustafson: One Small Step (Backward) For Private Plaintiffs, One Giant Leap (Backward) For The Securities Bar, J. Dormer Stephen Iii

Oklahoma Law Review

No abstract provided.