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Full-Text Articles in Securities Law
Taking Compliance Seriously, John Armour, Jeffrey N. Gordon, Geeyoung Min
Taking Compliance Seriously, John Armour, Jeffrey N. Gordon, Geeyoung Min
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How can we ensure corporations play by the “rules of the game” – that is, laws encouraging firms to avoid socially harmful conduct? Corporate compliance programs play a central role in society’s current response. Prosecutors give firms incentives – through discounts to penalties – to implement compliance programs that guide and monitor employees’ behavior. However, focusing on the incentives of firms overlooks the perspective of managers, who decide how much firms invest in compliance.
We show that stock-based pay, ubiquitous for corporate executives, creates systematic incentives to short-change compliance. Compliance is a long-term investment for firms, whereas managers’ time horizon …
Board Compliance, John Armour, Brandon L. Garrett, Jeffrey N. Gordon, Geeyoung Min
Board Compliance, John Armour, Brandon L. Garrett, Jeffrey N. Gordon, Geeyoung Min
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What role do corporate boards play in compliance? Compliance programs are internal enforcement programs, whereby firms train, monitor and discipline employees with respect to applicable laws and regulations. Corporate enforcement and compliance failures could not be more high-profile, and have placed boards in the position of responding to systemic problems. Both case law on boards’ fiduciary duties and guidance from prosecutors suggest that the board should have a continuing role in overseeing compliance activity. Yet very little is actually known about the role of boards in compliance. This paper offers the first empirical account of public companies’ engagement with compliance …
Reconceptualizing The Whistleblower's Dilemma, Miriam Baer
Reconceptualizing The Whistleblower's Dilemma, Miriam Baer
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Nationalization And Necessity: Takings And A Doctrine Of Economic Emergency, Nestor M. Davidson
Nationalization And Necessity: Takings And A Doctrine Of Economic Emergency, Nestor M. Davidson
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Serious economic crises have recurred with regularity throughout our history. So too have government takeovers of failing private companies in response, and the downturn of the last decade was no exception. At the height of the crisis, the federal government nationalized several of the country’s largest private enterprises. Recently, shareholders in these firms have sued the federal government, arguing that the takeovers constituted a taking of their property without just compensation in violation of the Fifth Amendment. This Essay argues that for the owners of companies whose failure would raise acute economic spillovers, nationalization without the obligation to pay just …
Lawyers In The Shadows: The Transactional Lawyer In A World Of Shadow Banking, Steven L. Schwarcz
Lawyers In The Shadows: The Transactional Lawyer In A World Of Shadow Banking, Steven L. Schwarcz
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This article examines how the role of transactional lawyers should change in the new world of shadow banking. Although transactional lawyers should consider the potential systemic consequences of their client's actions, their actions should be tempered by their primary duties to the client and by their responsibilities to the l,egal system more broadly.
Greenmail, The Control Premium And Shareholder Duty, Roberta S. Karmel
Greenmail, The Control Premium And Shareholder Duty, Roberta S. Karmel
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Securities Law Fifth Circuit Symposium, Steve Thel
Securities Law Fifth Circuit Symposium, Steve Thel
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The Fifth Circuit decided some important securities cases during the survey period and issued some interesting opinions. Although the court consistently claimed a conservative reliance on precedent and seldom acknowledged making new law, it interpreted some well-established doctrine in surprising ways. The past year's opinions in fraud cases provide guidance in the related areas of reliance, damages, and plaintiff's due diligence. The year also witnessed important developments in the law governing the relationship between brokerage firms and their clients. The most spectacular development in this area during the survey year was the October collapse in security prices. In light of …