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Breaking The Bank: Revisiting Central Bank Of Denver After Enron And Sarbanes-Oxley, Celia Taylor
Breaking The Bank: Revisiting Central Bank Of Denver After Enron And Sarbanes-Oxley, Celia Taylor
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Price, Path & Pride: Third-Party Closing Opinion Practice Among U.S. Lawyers (A Preliminary Investigation), Jonathan C. Lipson
Price, Path & Pride: Third-Party Closing Opinion Practice Among U.S. Lawyers (A Preliminary Investigation), Jonathan C. Lipson
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This article presents the first in-depth exploration of third-party closing opinions, a common but curious – and potentially troubling -- feature of U.S. business law practice. Third-party closing opinions are letters delivered at the closing of most large transactions by the attorney for one party (e.g., the borrower) to the other party (e.g., the lender) offering limited assurance that the transaction will have legal force and effect.
Hundreds, if not thousands, of legal opinions are delivered every week. Yet, lawyers often complain that they create needless risk and cost, and produce little benefit. Closing opinions thus pose a basic question: …
Portrait Of A Patriot: The Major Political And Legal Papers Of Josiah Quincy Junior. Volume One, The Political Commonplace Book And The London Journal, Daniel Coquillette, Neil Longley York
Portrait Of A Patriot: The Major Political And Legal Papers Of Josiah Quincy Junior. Volume One, The Political Commonplace Book And The London Journal, Daniel Coquillette, Neil Longley York
Daniel R. Coquillette
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'Mourning Venice And Genoa': Joseph Story, Legal Education, And The Lex Mercatoria, Daniel Coquillette
'Mourning Venice And Genoa': Joseph Story, Legal Education, And The Lex Mercatoria, Daniel Coquillette
Daniel R. Coquillette
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