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Eulogy For Jerome W. Van Gorkom, James J. O'Connor
Eulogy For Jerome W. Van Gorkom, James J. O'Connor
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The eulogy for Jerome Van Gorkom given by his friend James O'Connor, former CEO of Exelon and a lawyer.
Jerome W. Van Gorkom was, among other things, the U.S. Under Secretary of State for Management from 1982-1983 and the Chief Executive Officer of TransUnion from 1962-1980. He also was a defendant in one of the best known cases on the fiduciary duty of care in the corporate context; the case cite is Smith v. Van Gorkom, 488 A.2d 858 (Del. 1985).
Title Vii And Negative Job References: Employees Find Safe Harbor In Robinson V. Shell Oil Company, 31 J. Marshall L. Rev. 521 (1998), Matthew J. Cleveland
Title Vii And Negative Job References: Employees Find Safe Harbor In Robinson V. Shell Oil Company, 31 J. Marshall L. Rev. 521 (1998), Matthew J. Cleveland
UIC Law Review
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Promoting The Intermediate Benefits Of Strict Notary Regulation, 31 J. Marshall L. Rev. 819 (1998), Nancy Perkins Spyke
Promoting The Intermediate Benefits Of Strict Notary Regulation, 31 J. Marshall L. Rev. 819 (1998), Nancy Perkins Spyke
UIC Law Review
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An Evolutionary Theory Of Corporate Law And Corporate Bankruptcy, David A. Skeel Jr.
An Evolutionary Theory Of Corporate Law And Corporate Bankruptcy, David A. Skeel Jr.
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In this Article, Professor Skeel argues that the important recent literature exploring historical and political influences on American corporate law has neglected a crucial component of corporate governance: corporate bankruptcy. Only by appreciating the complementary relationship between corporate law and corporate bankruptcy can we understand how corporate governance operates in any given nation. To show this, the Article contrasts American corporate governance with that of Japan and Germany. America's market-driven corporate governance can only function effectively if the bankruptcy framework includes a manager-driven reorganization option. The relational shareholding that characterizes Japanese and German corporate governance, by contrast, requires a much …
Common Interest Communities: Evolution And Reinvention, 31 J. Marshall L. Rev. 303 (1998), Wayne S. Hyatt
Common Interest Communities: Evolution And Reinvention, 31 J. Marshall L. Rev. 303 (1998), Wayne S. Hyatt
UIC Law Review
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The Invisible Man: A Call To Empower Individual Participants And Beneficiaries Against Fiduciary Breachers In Erisa Plans, 31 J. Marshall L. Rev. 553 (1998), Andrea Koutoulogenis
The Invisible Man: A Call To Empower Individual Participants And Beneficiaries Against Fiduciary Breachers In Erisa Plans, 31 J. Marshall L. Rev. 553 (1998), Andrea Koutoulogenis
UIC Law Review
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The Public Official Role Of The Notary, 31 J. Marshall L. Rev. 651 (1998), Michael L. Closen
The Public Official Role Of The Notary, 31 J. Marshall L. Rev. 651 (1998), Michael L. Closen
UIC Law Review
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