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Promoting Corporate Diversity: The Uncertain Role Of Institutional Investors, Jill Fisch
Promoting Corporate Diversity: The Uncertain Role Of Institutional Investors, Jill Fisch
Seattle University Law Review
Two developments are having an impact on corporate decisions. One is the increased engagement by institutional intermediaries and a shift in the focus of that engagement from corporate governance to environmental and social issues. The other is a heightened societal awareness of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) issues, particularly the importance of diversity in corporate leadership. This Article considers the intersection between the two. It describes how institutional investors have focused their attention on increasing diversity in corporate leadership, the potential motivations for that focus, and the impact of that focus, to date. It highlights the tensions that result from …
Takeover Regulation As A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing: Taking U.K Rules To Continental Europe, Marco Ventoruzzo
Takeover Regulation As A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing: Taking U.K Rules To Continental Europe, Marco Ventoruzzo
Marco Ventoruzzo
Aesop was an optimist. In his cautionary fable that inspired the famous admonition about wolves in sheep's clothing, the predator intentionally dons a sheep's fleece in order to sneak up on a lamb. His disguise, it turns out, is so effective that he ends up being mistaken for the real thing and killed by another wolf. According to Aesop, even the most effective fraud can turn against its perpetrator, and justice be done. The results are not always so salutary with other clandestine predators, including legal rules that appear aimed at protecting vulnerable groups, but instead provide valuable tools to …
Takeover Regulation As A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing: Taking U.K Rules To Continental Europe, Marco Ventoruzzo
Takeover Regulation As A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing: Taking U.K Rules To Continental Europe, Marco Ventoruzzo
Journal Articles
Aesop was an optimist. In his cautionary fable that inspired the famous admonition about wolves in sheep's clothing, the predator intentionally dons a sheep's fleece in order to sneak up on a lamb. His disguise, it turns out, is so effective that he ends up being mistaken for the real thing and killed by another wolf. According to Aesop, even the most effective fraud can turn against its perpetrator, and justice be done. The results are not always so salutary with other clandestine predators, including legal rules that appear aimed at protecting vulnerable groups, but instead provide valuable tools to …