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Full-Text Articles in Securities Law
Back To The 1930s? The Shaky Case For Exempting Dividends, Reuven S. Avi-Yonah
Back To The 1930s? The Shaky Case For Exempting Dividends, Reuven S. Avi-Yonah
Articles
This article is based in part on the author’s U.S. Branch Report for Subject I of the 2003 Annual Congress of the International Fiscal Association, to be held next year in Sydney, Australia (forthcoming in Cahiers de droit fiscal international, 2003). He would like to thank Emil Sunley for his helpful comments on that earlier version, and Steve Bank, Michael Barr, David Bradford, Michael Graetz, and David Hasen for comments on this version. Special thanks are due to Yoram Keinan for his meticulous work on the EU regimes (see Appendix). All errors are the author’s. In this report, Prof. Avi-Yonah …
Enron And The Corporate Lawyer: A Primer On Legal And Ethical Issues, Roger C. Cramton
Enron And The Corporate Lawyer: A Primer On Legal And Ethical Issues, Roger C. Cramton
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
The stunning collapse of Enron, coupled with the large number of accounting irregularities and apparent corporate fraud, have created a climate in which reform and improvement of the law governing corporate lawyers is underway. The ABA Task Force on Corporate Responsibility has issued a preliminary report that recommends promising changes in the rules of professional conduct. And, the Corporate Reform Act of 2002 has changed the landscape by authorizing the SEC to promulgate rules of professional conduct for securities lawyers and directing the SEC to issue a rule requiring securities lawyers to climb the corporate ladder to prevent or rectify …
Special Study On Market Structure, Listing Standards And Corporate Governance, Roberta S. Karmel
Special Study On Market Structure, Listing Standards And Corporate Governance, Roberta S. Karmel
Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Oath Taking, Truth Telling, And Remedies In The Business World: Hearing Before The H. Comm. On Energy And Commerce, 107th Cong., July 26, 2002 (Statement Of Sherman Cohn, Prof. Of Law, Geo. U. L. Center), Sherman L. Cohn
Testimony Before Congress
No abstract provided.
The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, Information Privacy, And The Limits Of Default Rules, Edward J. Janger, Paul M. Schwartz
The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, Information Privacy, And The Limits Of Default Rules, Edward J. Janger, Paul M. Schwartz
Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Form Over Substance?: Officer Certification And The Promise Of Enhanced Personal Accountability Under The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Lisa M. Fairfax
Form Over Substance?: Officer Certification And The Promise Of Enhanced Personal Accountability Under The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Lisa M. Fairfax
Faculty Scholarship
This article argues that the requirement under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (the “Act”) that particular officers certify the accuracy of the financial information contained in their company’s periodic reports fails to alter significantly existing standards of liability for officers who signed or approved such reports prior to the Act’s passage. This failure creates cause for concern about the Act’s potential to meet its objectives. Indeed, the certification requirement represents one of the Act’s principal symbols of officer personal accountability. By demonstrating that the requirement may only be symbolic, my article questions whether the Act can impact the behavior of corporate officers, …
Enron And The Dark Side Of Worker Ownership, David K. Millon
Enron And The Dark Side Of Worker Ownership, David K. Millon
Scholarly Articles
None available.
Professionalism Consequences Of Law Firm Investments In Clients: An Empirical Assessment, Royce De R. Barondes
Professionalism Consequences Of Law Firm Investments In Clients: An Empirical Assessment, Royce De R. Barondes
Faculty Publications
This article examines two principal hypotheses: Hypothesis 1: Law firm investments in clients diminish the extent to which those law firms require issuers to disclose adverse information in IPO prospectuses. Hypothesis 2: Those law firms that are willing to invest in their clients are generally less aggressive in requiring their clients, in their IPOs, to disclose adverse information in their IPO prospectuses.
11th Biennial Midwest/Midsouth Securities Law Conference, Office Of Continuing Legal Education At The University Of Kentucky College Of Law
11th Biennial Midwest/Midsouth Securities Law Conference, Office Of Continuing Legal Education At The University Of Kentucky College Of Law
Continuing Legal Education Materials
Materials from the UK/CLE 11th Biennial Midwest/Midsouth Securities Law Conference held in February 2002.
Turning Seats Into Shares: Cause And Implications Of Demutualization Of Stock And Futures Exchange, Roberta S. Karmel
Turning Seats Into Shares: Cause And Implications Of Demutualization Of Stock And Futures Exchange, Roberta S. Karmel
Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
The Sec's Suspension And Bar Powers In Perspective, Jayne W. Barnard
The Sec's Suspension And Bar Powers In Perspective, Jayne W. Barnard
Faculty Publications
Enron has brought about demands from many quarters to grant the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) new powers. Among the powers the SEC now seeks is the power to bar or suspend securities law violators from serving as an oflicer or director of any public company. Currently, the law assigns this power only to federal district courts. In this Essay, Professor Barnard traces the history of the current law; examining why Congress has expressly withheld suspension and bar powers from the SEC. She then argues that the courts have exercised their suspension and bar powers wisely, and that recent developments …
Selective Disclosure By Issuers, Its Legality And Ex Ante Harm: Some Observations In Response To Professor Fox, William K.S. Wang
Selective Disclosure By Issuers, Its Legality And Ex Ante Harm: Some Observations In Response To Professor Fox, William K.S. Wang
Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Bombing Markets, Subverting The Rule Of Law: Enron, Financial Fraud, And September 11, 2001, Faith Stevelman
Bombing Markets, Subverting The Rule Of Law: Enron, Financial Fraud, And September 11, 2001, Faith Stevelman
Articles & Chapters
No abstract provided.
The Globalization Of Corporate And Securities Law: An Introduction To A Symposium, And An Essay On The Need For A Little Humility When Exporting One's Corporate Law, Franklin A. Gevurtz
The Globalization Of Corporate And Securities Law: An Introduction To A Symposium, And An Essay On The Need For A Little Humility When Exporting One's Corporate Law, Franklin A. Gevurtz
McGeorge School of Law Scholarly Articles
No abstract provided.
The Globalization Of Insider Trading Prohibitions, Franklin A. Gevurtz
The Globalization Of Insider Trading Prohibitions, Franklin A. Gevurtz
McGeorge School of Law Scholarly Articles
No abstract provided.
The Investor Confidence Game, Lynn A. Stout
The Investor Confidence Game, Lynn A. Stout
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
Academic discussions of securities policy often assume that investors are hyperrational and distrustful actors who do not need the protections of the securities laws to avoid being defrauded. The time has come to recognize the limitations of this assumption and to consider as well the possibility and implications of investor trust. Experienced policymakers and businesspeople (and certainly experienced con artists) have long known that trust is a potent force in explaining and manipulating investor behavior. They are right. They are right to believe that investor confidence-meaning investor trust-is important to the market. They are right to think that trust has …
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act As Confirmation Of Recent Trends In Director And Officer Fiduciary Obligations, Lisa M. Fairfax
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act As Confirmation Of Recent Trends In Director And Officer Fiduciary Obligations, Lisa M. Fairfax
Faculty Scholarship
This Article argues that, instead of dramatically altering the responsibilities of corporate officers and directors, Sarbanes-Oxley confirms at least some case law and other recent articulations of management’s fiduciary duty. At a minimum, recent allegations regarding corporate misconduct may suggest some degree of confusion on the pat of corporate officers and directors about the manner in which they should comply with their fiduciary duty. By requiring more exacting standards of conduct from these corporate agents, Sarbanes-Oxley may not only clear up that confusion, but also may represent a natural extension of recent pronouncements by Delaware courts, the SEC and other …
Securities Analysts' Undisclosed Conflicts Of Interest: Unfair Dealing Or Securities Fraud?, Jill I. Gross
Securities Analysts' Undisclosed Conflicts Of Interest: Unfair Dealing Or Securities Fraud?, Jill I. Gross
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
This article addresses recent regulatory efforts to proscribe undisclosed conflicts of interest beyond mere scalping, including ownership interests in recommended securities, and the compensation connection between analysts and investment bankers within a firm. Part III of this article traces the history of prior cases imposing liability on industry participants, including investment advisers, analysts and others, for failing to disclose their conflicts of interest when recommending securities. Part IV of this article then examines the question of whether analysts have any civil liability to those relying on their recommendations for failure to disclose actual or potential conflicts of interest. Finally, the …
The Professional Obligations Of Securities Brokers Under Federal Law: An Antidote For Bubbles?, Steven A. Ramirez
The Professional Obligations Of Securities Brokers Under Federal Law: An Antidote For Bubbles?, Steven A. Ramirez
Faculty Publications & Other Works
No abstract provided.
Securities Regulation As Lobster Trap: A Credible Commitment Theory Of Mandatory Disclosure, Edward B. Rock
Securities Regulation As Lobster Trap: A Credible Commitment Theory Of Mandatory Disclosure, Edward B. Rock
All Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Enron's Legislative Aftermath: Some Reflections On The Deterrence Aspects Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002, Michael A. Perino
Enron's Legislative Aftermath: Some Reflections On The Deterrence Aspects Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002, Michael A. Perino
Faculty Publications
Since Enron's implosion, an astounding string of accounting scandals have stunned the securities markets. Global Crossing, WorldCom, Adelphia, and a host of other companies have seen plummeting share prices and SEC and criminal investigations. Congress's reaction has been equally stunning and surprisingly swift. It passed with near unanimity the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the "SOA" or the "Act"), and President Bush quickly signed it into law. The President billed the Act as one of the "the most far-reaching reforms of American business practices since the time of Franklin Delano Roosevelt." While the SOA is certainly lengthy, with eleven titles and …
Leaving Money On The Table: Do Institutional Investors Fail To File Claims In Securities Class Actions?, Randall Thomas, James D. Cox
Leaving Money On The Table: Do Institutional Investors Fail To File Claims In Securities Class Actions?, Randall Thomas, James D. Cox
Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications
In this paper, we examine the role of institutional investors in securities fraud class actions. We begin by surveying the first five years of experience with the Lead Plaintiff provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (PSLRA). In particular, we look at those cases where the lead plaintiff position has been contested and the outcome of those disputes. We find that institutional investors have been very successful in obtaining the position of lead plaintiff where they have sought it, but that there are a number of cases where they were unsuccessful. In part two of the paper, we dissect …
Making It Up As They Go Along: The Role Of Law In Securities Arbitration, Barbara Black, Jill I. Gross
Making It Up As They Go Along: The Role Of Law In Securities Arbitration, Barbara Black, Jill I. Gross
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
What is the current role of the law in securities arbitration? Given the difficulties investors would encounter in pleading and proving their claims in court, they may well be better off in a system where less attention is paid to the law and more to the equities of the actual dispute before the arbitration panel. While this is not a system where accountability and predictability of results can be achieved, investors may, in fact, fare better than they might expect. It follows then that if equitable considerations enhance rather than subtract from investors' chances of recovery, then investors need not …
Civil Liability And Remedies In Ohio Securities Transactions, Keith A. Rowley
Civil Liability And Remedies In Ohio Securities Transactions, Keith A. Rowley
Scholarly Works
The Ohio Securities Act (“OSA”) was enacted in 1913 to “guard [ ] investors against fraudulent enterprises, to prevent sales of securities based only on schemes purely speculative in character, and to protect the public from swindling peddlers of worthless stocks in mere paper corporations.” The OSA, which is administered by the Ohio Division of Securities (“Division”) and enforced by both the Division and private litigants, regulates the sale and purchase of securities in Ohio. The OSA and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to it by the Division are designed both to encourage compliance by those who might otherwise …
From Monopolists To Markets?: A Political Economy Of Issuer Choice In International Securities Regulation, Frederick Tung
From Monopolists To Markets?: A Political Economy Of Issuer Choice In International Securities Regulation, Frederick Tung
Faculty Scholarship
It is ironic that during a time of corporate scandal and regulatory soul searching, one of the most spirited debates among corporate and securities law scholars has focused on reform proposals for international securities regulation that essentially call for corporate self-regulation. Scholars have called for international regulatory competition in securities law, arguing that each issuer of securities should be able to pick its own securities regulatory regime. While these "issuer choice" proponents argue for a diversity of and competition among securities laws of the various nations, their proposals also ironically depend on uniformity - or at least international consensus - …
The Roles Of Individuals In Ucc Reform: Is The Uniform Law Process A Potted Plant? The Case Of Revised Ucc Article 8, Charles W. Mooney Jr.
The Roles Of Individuals In Ucc Reform: Is The Uniform Law Process A Potted Plant? The Case Of Revised Ucc Article 8, Charles W. Mooney Jr.
All Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Venture Capital On The Downside: Preferred Stock And Corporate Control, William W. Bratton
Venture Capital On The Downside: Preferred Stock And Corporate Control, William W. Bratton
All Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Short-Form Mergers In Delaware, Marc I. Steinberg
Short-Form Mergers In Delaware, Marc I. Steinberg
Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters
This article analyzes the ramifications of the Delaware Supreme Court's decision in Glassman v. Unocal Exploration Corp. that limited a minority shareholder's remedy in the short-form merger context normally to that of appraisal. This decision stands in marked contrast to the invocation of the entire fairness test that applies in parent-subsidiary long-form mergers. Nonetheless, important issues remain outstanding after Glassman, including the continued critical role of adequate disclosure, the determination of fair value, the viability of the "loss state remedy" theory, a parent corporation's increased use of the tender offer as a means to consummate a short-form merger, and the …
Are Judges Motivated To Create "Good" Securities Fraud Doctrine?, Donald C. Langevoort
Are Judges Motivated To Create "Good" Securities Fraud Doctrine?, Donald C. Langevoort
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
‘How Do Judges Maximize? (The Same Way Everybody Else Does – Boundedly): Rules of Thumb in Securities Fraud Opinions’, by Stephen M. Bainbridge and G. Mitu Gulati, confronts the reader with a theory about judicial behavior in the face of complex, "unexciting" cases such as those involving securities fraud. The story is simple: few judges find any opportunity for personal satisfaction or enhanced reputation here, so they simply try to minimize cognitive effort, off-loading much of the work that has to be done to their clerks. The evidence that Bainbridge and Gulati offer is the creation of some ten or …
Sovereign Bonds And The Collective Will, Lee C. Buchheit, G. Mitu Gulati
Sovereign Bonds And The Collective Will, Lee C. Buchheit, G. Mitu Gulati
Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.