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Full-Text Articles in Business Organizations Law
Failed Anti-Activist Legislation: The Curious Case Of The Brokaw Act, Alon Brav, J.B. Heaton, Jonathan Zandberg
Failed Anti-Activist Legislation: The Curious Case Of The Brokaw Act, Alon Brav, J.B. Heaton, Jonathan Zandberg
The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law
The Brokaw Act was proposed legislation aimed at “financial abuses being carried out by activist hedge funds who promote short-term gains at the expense of long-term growth . . . .” Sponsoring Senators named it after a small town in Wisconsin that, according to the Act’s sponsors, was decimated by the actions of a hedge fund activist in shutting down the local paper mill with a loss of hundreds of jobs. The Brokaw Act represented the first attempt at federal legislation aimed at restricting hedge fund activism. Since then, new and similar bipartisan proposals have appeared as have threats of …
Clarifying The Original Clawback: Interpreting Sarbanes-Oxley Section 304 Through The Lens Of Dodd-Frank Section 954, J. Royce Fichtner, Patrick Heaston, Lou Ann Simpson
Clarifying The Original Clawback: Interpreting Sarbanes-Oxley Section 304 Through The Lens Of Dodd-Frank Section 954, J. Royce Fichtner, Patrick Heaston, Lou Ann Simpson
The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law
In the early 2000s, major accounting scandals involving reporting violations and audit failures sent the United States financial markets into turmoil. Congress and President George W. Bush reacted to the controversy by passing the Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act, better known as the Sarbanes–Oxley Act (SOX), in July of 2002. Section 304 created an explicit procedure, whereby the SEC could disgorge or clawback a CEO or CFO’s incentive-based compensation or stock gains when such profits were based on inflated financial statements later required to be restated to reflect the company’s true financial position. When the stock market …
Corporation Code Sections 309 And 1203: California Redefines Directors' Duties Towards Shareholders, Ernest F. Batenga, Mark Willis
Corporation Code Sections 309 And 1203: California Redefines Directors' Duties Towards Shareholders, Ernest F. Batenga, Mark Willis
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Reves Revisited, Janet Kerr, Karen M. Eisenhauer
Reves Revisited, Janet Kerr, Karen M. Eisenhauer
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Limited Liability Company As A Security, Mark I. Steinberg, Karen L. Conway
The Limited Liability Company As A Security, Mark I. Steinberg, Karen L. Conway
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Are Limited Liability Company Interests Securities?, Mark A. Sargent
Are Limited Liability Company Interests Securities?, Mark A. Sargent
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Collateral Participant Liability Under State Securities Laws, Douglas M. Branson
Collateral Participant Liability Under State Securities Laws, Douglas M. Branson
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Regulatory Conflicts: International Tender And Exchange Offers In The 1990s, John C. Maguire
Regulatory Conflicts: International Tender And Exchange Offers In The 1990s, John C. Maguire
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Mandatory Class Action Lawsuits As A Restructuring Technique, Bryant B. Edwards, Jeffrey A. Herbst, Selina K. Hewitt
Mandatory Class Action Lawsuits As A Restructuring Technique, Bryant B. Edwards, Jeffrey A. Herbst, Selina K. Hewitt
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Corporate Governance: Some Unasked Questions A Personal Commentary, Henry Lesser
Corporate Governance: Some Unasked Questions A Personal Commentary, Henry Lesser
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Foreword, Marc I. Steinberg
Federal Judicial And Legislative Jurisdiction Over Entities Abroad: The Long-Arm Of U.S. Antitrust Law And Viable Solutions Beyond The Timberlane/Restatement Comity Approach, Michael G. Mckinnon
Federal Judicial And Legislative Jurisdiction Over Entities Abroad: The Long-Arm Of U.S. Antitrust Law And Viable Solutions Beyond The Timberlane/Restatement Comity Approach, Michael G. Mckinnon
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
An Innovative Link Between The Internet, The Capital Markets, And The Sec: How The Internet Direct Public Offering Helps Small Companies Looking To Raise Capital, Daniel Everett Giddings
An Innovative Link Between The Internet, The Capital Markets, And The Sec: How The Internet Direct Public Offering Helps Small Companies Looking To Raise Capital, Daniel Everett Giddings
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Determining The Proper Pleading Standard Under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act Of 1995 After In Re Silicon Graphics , Erin Brady
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Corporate Criticism On The Internet: The Fine Line Between Anonymous Speech And Cybersmear, Scot Wilson
Corporate Criticism On The Internet: The Fine Line Between Anonymous Speech And Cybersmear, Scot Wilson
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.