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Direct Private Placements, William K. Sjostrom Jr.
Direct Private Placements, William K. Sjostrom Jr.
Kentucky Law Journal
No abstract provided.
The New Regulation Of Small Business Capital Formation: The Impact - If Any - Of The Jobs Act, Rutheford B. Campbell Jr.
The New Regulation Of Small Business Capital Formation: The Impact - If Any - Of The Jobs Act, Rutheford B. Campbell Jr.
Kentucky Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Ipos And The Slow Death Of Section 5, Donald C. Langevoort, Robert B. Thompson
Ipos And The Slow Death Of Section 5, Donald C. Langevoort, Robert B. Thompson
Kentucky Law Journal
No abstract provided.
The Effect Of The Jobs Act On Underwriting Spreads, Usha Rodrigues
The Effect Of The Jobs Act On Underwriting Spreads, Usha Rodrigues
Kentucky Law Journal
No abstract provided.
The Role Of The States In The Regulation Of Private Placements, Manning Gilbert Warren Iii
The Role Of The States In The Regulation Of Private Placements, Manning Gilbert Warren Iii
Kentucky Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Subprime Scriveners, Milan Markovic
Subprime Scriveners, Milan Markovic
Kentucky Law Journal
Although mortgage-backed securities ("MBS") and other financial products that nearly caused the collapse of the global financial system could not have been issued without attorneys, the legal profession's role in the financial crisis has received relatively little scrutiny.
This Article focuses on lawyers' preparation of MBS offering documents that misrepresented the lending practices of mortgage loan originators. While attorneys may not have known that many MBS would become toxic, they lacked incentives to inquire into the shoddy lending practices of prominent originators, such as Washington Mutual Bank ('WaMu"), when they and their clients were reaping considerable profits from MBS offerings. …