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Articles 1 - 25 of 25
Full-Text Articles in Securities Law
A New System Of Electronic Chattel Paper: Notification Of Assignment, Thomas E. Plank
A New System Of Electronic Chattel Paper: Notification Of Assignment, Thomas E. Plank
South Carolina Law Review
No abstract provided.
Reforming The True-Sale Doctrine, Heather Hughes
Reforming The True-Sale Doctrine, Heather Hughes
Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals
No abstract provided.
Remic Tax Enforcement As Financial-Market Regulator, Bradley T. Borden, David J. Reiss
Remic Tax Enforcement As Financial-Market Regulator, Bradley T. Borden, David J. Reiss
David J Reiss
Lawmakers, prosecutors, homeowners, policymakers, investors, news media, scholars and other commentators have examined, litigated, and reported on numerous aspects of the 2008 Financial Crisis and the role that residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) played in that crisis. Big banks create RMBS by pooling mortgage notes into trusts and selling interests in those trusts as RMBS. Absent from prior work related to RMBS securitization is the tax treatment of RMBS mortgage-note pools and the critical role tax enforcement should play in ensuring the integrity of mortgage-note securitization.
This Article is the first to examine federal tax aspects of RMBS mortgage-note pools formed …
Dirty Remics, Revisited, David J. Reiss, Bradley T. Borden
Dirty Remics, Revisited, David J. Reiss, Bradley T. Borden
David J Reiss
We review the differences between two visions for the residential mortgage markets, one driven by the goal of efficiency and the other driven by the goals of efficiency and consumer protection. Both visions advocate for structural reform, but one advocates for industry-led change and the other advocates for input from a wider array of stakeholders. Broader input is not only important to ensure that a broad range of interests are represented but also to ensure the long-term legitimacy of the new system. This is a response to Joshua Stein, Dirt Lawyers Versus Wall Street: A Different View, PROBATE AND PROPERTY …
Regulation Not Prohibition: The Comparative Case Against The Insurable Interest Doctrine, Sharo Michael Atmeh
Regulation Not Prohibition: The Comparative Case Against The Insurable Interest Doctrine, Sharo Michael Atmeh
Sharo M Atmeh
American law requires an insurable interest—a pecuniary or affective stake in the subject of an insurance policy—as a predi-cate to properly obtaining insurance. In theory, the rule prevents both wagering on individual lives and moral hazard. In practice, the doctrine is avoided by complex insurance transaction structuring to effectuate both origination and transfers of insurance by individuals without an insurable interest. This paper argues that it is time to ab-andon the insurable interest doctrine. As both the English and Aus-tralian experiences indicate, elimination of the insurable interest doctrine will have little detrimental pecuniary effect on the insurance industry, while freeing …
Five Decades Of Corporation Law - From Conglomeration To Equity Compensation, Richard A. Booth
Five Decades Of Corporation Law - From Conglomeration To Equity Compensation, Richard A. Booth
Working Paper Series
This brief essay recounts developments in corporation law over the last fifty years. It begins with the rise of finance capitalism and the conglomerate corporation which was followed by the emergence of hostile takeovers in the late 1970s and 1980s. One of the key events in this saga was the February 1, 1983 decision by the Delaware Supreme Court in Weinberger v. UOP, Inc. that effectively permitted the at-will elimination of minority stockholders through cashout mergers. Takeovers were also facilitated by two major financial developments: (1) the growth of institutional investors coupled with the growing taste of diversified investors for …
The Paulson Report Reconsidered: How To Fix Securities Litigation By Converting Class Actions Into Issuer Actions, Richard A. Booth
The Paulson Report Reconsidered: How To Fix Securities Litigation By Converting Class Actions Into Issuer Actions, Richard A. Booth
Working Paper Series
This short essay considers the findings and recommendations of the Paulson Report relating to securities fraud class actions under the 1934 Act and Rule 10b-5. While the report exposes numerous problems with securities litigation in the United States, it understates the problems inherent in stock-drop actions. As a result, the report fails to propose an effective fix. As the report recognizes, diversified investors gain nothing from stock-drop actions: Because the corporation pays, holders effectively reimburse buyers and sellers keep their gains. In other words, the system suffers from circularity akin to a game of musical chairs in that stock-drop actions …
A Complete Property Right Amendment, John H. Ryskamp
A Complete Property Right Amendment, John H. Ryskamp
ExpressO
The trend of the eminent domain reform and "Kelo plus" initiatives is toward a comprehensive Constitutional property right incorporating the elements of level of review, nature of government action, and extent of compensation. This article contains a draft amendment which reflects these concerns.
Predatory Structured Finance, Christopher L. Peterson
Predatory Structured Finance, Christopher L. Peterson
ExpressO
Predatory lending is a real, pervasive, and destructive problem as demonstrated by record settlements, jury awards, media exposes, and a large body of empirical scholarship. Currently the national debate over predatory mortgage lending is shifting to the controversial question of who should bear liability for predatory lending practices. In today’s subprime mortgage market, originators and brokers quickly assign home loans through a complex and opaque series of transactions involving as many as a dozen different strategically organized companies. Loans are typically transferred into large pools, and then income from those loans is “structured” to appeal to different types of investors. …
Explaining The Value Of Transactional Lawyering, Steven L. Schwarcz
Explaining The Value Of Transactional Lawyering, Steven L. Schwarcz
ExpressO
This article attempts, empirically, to explain the value that lawyers add when acting as counsel to parties in business transactions. Contrary to existing scholarship, which is based mostly on theory, this article shows that transactional lawyers add value primarily by reducing regulatory costs, thereby challenging the reigning models of transactional lawyers as “transaction cost engineers” and “reputational intermediaries.” This new model not only helps inform contract theory but also reveals a profoundly different vision than existing models for the future of legal education and the profession.
Reassessing Damages In Securities Fraud Class Actions, Elizabeth C. Burch
Reassessing Damages In Securities Fraud Class Actions, Elizabeth C. Burch
ExpressO
No coherent doctrinal statement exists for calculating open-market damages for securities fraud class actions. Instead, courts have tried in vain to fashion common-law deceit and misrepresentation remedies to fit open-market fraud. The result is a relatively ineffective system with a hallmark feature: unpredictable damage awards. This poses a significant fraud deterrence problem from both a practical and a theoretical standpoint.
In 2005, the Supreme Court had the opportunity to clarify open-market damage principles and to facilitate earlier dismissal of cases without compensable economic losses. Instead, in Dura Pharmaceuticals v. Broudo, it further confused the damage issue by (1) perpetuating the …
Bond Repudiation, Tax Codes, The Appropriations Process And Restitution Post-Eminent Domain Reform, John H. Ryskamp
Bond Repudiation, Tax Codes, The Appropriations Process And Restitution Post-Eminent Domain Reform, John H. Ryskamp
ExpressO
This brief comment suggests where the anti-eminent domain movement might be heading next.
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
ExpressO
No abstract provided.
What Makes Asset Securitization "Inefficient"?, Kenji Yamazaki
What Makes Asset Securitization "Inefficient"?, Kenji Yamazaki
ExpressO
Despite the damage caused by the recent Enron scandal , the asset securitization market has been vibrant and has become a popular financing alternative . A number of academics emphasize its merits and suggest that it is a more favorable way of financing, and Congress’s proposal to make sales of asset in securitization immune from characterization as secured transactions under the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2001 (the “Reform Act”) almost materialized when the Enron scandal hit the scene. Conversely, there have been accusations that securitization is not a legitimate way of financing because, for example, it fosters fraudulent transactions.
Why …
Revised Article 9 Meets The Bankruptcy Code: Policy And Impact, (With C. Mooney, Jr.)., Steven L. Harris
Revised Article 9 Meets The Bankruptcy Code: Policy And Impact, (With C. Mooney, Jr.)., Steven L. Harris
All Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Filing And Enforcement Under Revised Article 9, (With C. Mooney, Jr.)., Steven L. Harris
Filing And Enforcement Under Revised Article 9, (With C. Mooney, Jr.)., Steven L. Harris
All Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
How Successful Was The Revision Of U.C.C. Article 9?: Reflections Of The Reporters,(With C. Mooney, Jr.)., Steven L. Harris
How Successful Was The Revision Of U.C.C. Article 9?: Reflections Of The Reporters,(With C. Mooney, Jr.)., Steven L. Harris
All Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Choosing The Law Governing Perfection: The Data And Politics Of Article 9 Filing, (With C. Mooney, Jr.). , Steven L. Harris
Choosing The Law Governing Perfection: The Data And Politics Of Article 9 Filing, (With C. Mooney, Jr.). , Steven L. Harris
All Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Negotiability, Electronic Commercial Practices, And A New Structure For The Ucc Article 9 Filing System: Tapping The Private Market For Information Technology, (With C. Mooney, Jr.). , Steven L. Harris
All Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
The Value Of Public-Notice Filing Under Uniform Commercial Code Article 9: A Comparison With The German Legal System Of Securities In Personal Property, Jens Hausmann
LLM Theses and Essays
In contrast to the public-notice filing system under U.C.C. Article 9, the modern German law of securities in personal property lacks publicity of security interests. The German courts have developed a mesh of priority rules exhaustively described in this analysis. Despite the costs and risks arising under the formal filing system, the U.C.C. accomplishes a preferable balance of interests involved in secured transactions. It assures certainty to creditors about the priority of security interests in particular assets, whereas the German law comprehensively recognizes the debtor’s interest in the secrecy of the transaction and the need for external capital. Regarding the …
A Property-Based Theory Of Security Interests: Taking Debtors' Choices Seriously, (With C. Mooney, Jr.). , Steven L. Harris
A Property-Based Theory Of Security Interests: Taking Debtors' Choices Seriously, (With C. Mooney, Jr.). , Steven L. Harris
All Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
A Property-Based Theory Of Security Interests: Taking Debtor's Choices Seriously, Steven L. Harris, Charles W. Mooney Jr.
A Property-Based Theory Of Security Interests: Taking Debtor's Choices Seriously, Steven L. Harris, Charles W. Mooney Jr.
All Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
The Article 9 Study Committee Report: Strong Signals And Hard Choices, (With C. Mooney, Jr.). , Steven L. Harris
The Article 9 Study Committee Report: Strong Signals And Hard Choices, (With C. Mooney, Jr.). , Steven L. Harris
All Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
The Interaction Of Articles 6 And 9 Of The Uniform Commercial Code: A Study In Conveyancing, Priorities, And Code Interpretation, Steven L. Harris
The Interaction Of Articles 6 And 9 Of The Uniform Commercial Code: A Study In Conveyancing, Priorities, And Code Interpretation, Steven L. Harris
All Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Non-Negotiable Certificates Of Deposit: An Article 9 Problem, Steven L. Harris
Non-Negotiable Certificates Of Deposit: An Article 9 Problem, Steven L. Harris
All Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.