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The End Of Mandatory Securities Arbitration?, Jill I. Gross Nov 2010

The End Of Mandatory Securities Arbitration?, Jill I. Gross

Pace Law Review

No abstract provided.


Sec V. Talbot: The "Misappropriation-Plus" Theory, Kalina Laleva Oct 2010

Sec V. Talbot: The "Misappropriation-Plus" Theory, Kalina Laleva

Golden Gate University Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Lion Awakens: The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act - 1977 To 2010, Michael B. Bixby Oct 2010

The Lion Awakens: The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act - 1977 To 2010, Michael B. Bixby

San Diego International Law Journal

This Article discusses the history, purposes and provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and traces its use and enforcement activity from 1977 to the present. This once little-used law has in recent years become the focus of aggressive activity by both the U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission. The manuscript also includes numerous charts reporting on key cases and enforcement activities over the last thirty-three years by the DOJ and SEC, as well as other information and statistics regarding the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.


Securities Law, Peter A. Maclaren Sep 2010

Securities Law, Peter A. Maclaren

Golden Gate University Law Review

In Hocking v. Dubois, the Ninth Circuit held that where an arrangement to sell a condominium included an option to participate in a rental pool arrangement ("RPA"), the arrangement constituted an investment contract. Consequently, what appeared to be a simple sale of real estate was subject to the provisions of the federal securities laws including the antifraud provisions of Rule I0b-5. This note will examine the rationale supporting the Ninth Circuit's application of securities law to condominium sales, examine the application of rules limiting private causes of action, and analyze the issues presented by the facts of Hocking.


Leveraged Etfs: The Trojan Horse Has Passed The Margin-Rule Gates, William M. Humphries Aug 2010

Leveraged Etfs: The Trojan Horse Has Passed The Margin-Rule Gates, William M. Humphries

Seattle University Law Review

What do the Great Depression, the Great Recession, and the demise of Lehman Brothers and Bear Sterns all have in common? One word: leverage. The misuse of leverage, in all its forms, contributed greatly to all of these events. Yet even today, common investors can purchase a leveraged exchange-traded fund (leveraged ETF), a complex product that uses leverage to increase returns, without triggering applicable laws designed to regulate the use of leverage. This Comment articulates the basics surrounding the functions and operations of leveraged ETFs and margin rules in order to assess the compatibility of the two. The Comment argues …


Lying And Getting Caught: An Empirical Study Of The Effect Of Securities Class Action Settlements On Targeted Firms, Lin (Lynn) Bai, James D. Cox, Randall S. Thomas Jun 2010

Lying And Getting Caught: An Empirical Study Of The Effect Of Securities Class Action Settlements On Targeted Firms, Lin (Lynn) Bai, James D. Cox, Randall S. Thomas

Faculty Articles and Other Publications

Private suits have long been championed as a necessary mechanism not only to compensate investors for harms they suffer from financial frauds but also to enhance the deterrence of wrongdoing. But many critics have claimed that there is a hidden dark side to the successful prosecution of a securities class action. In this paper, we shed light on these issues by examining whether the revelation of earlier misstatements, the initiation of private suit, and the payment of a substantial settlement, weaken the defendant firm so that the firm is permanently worse off as a consequence of the settlement.

We find …


Blue Skies Ahead: Auction Rate Securities And The Need For A Private Right Of Action For New York Investors, Stephanie Myers Apr 2010

Blue Skies Ahead: Auction Rate Securities And The Need For A Private Right Of Action For New York Investors, Stephanie Myers

Pace Law Review

No abstract provided.


Evolving Regulation Of Corporate Governance And The Implications For D&O Liability: The United States And Australia, Joan T.A. Gabel, Nancy R. Mansfield, Paul Von Nessen, Austin W. Hall, Andrew Jones Mar 2010

Evolving Regulation Of Corporate Governance And The Implications For D&O Liability: The United States And Australia, Joan T.A. Gabel, Nancy R. Mansfield, Paul Von Nessen, Austin W. Hall, Andrew Jones

San Diego International Law Journal

This Article compares the modern corporate regulatory environments in the United States and Australia, including an analysis of the climate for Directors & Officers (D & O) liability coverage. Comparing these regulations across two large markets with similar historical bases for assessing director and officer liability allows us to explore which reforms may be more effective as new scandals emerge.


Removal Of Covered Class Actions Under Slusa: The Failure Of Plain Meaning And Legislative Intent As Interpretative Devices, And The Supreme Court's Decisive Solution, J. Tyler Butts Feb 2010

Removal Of Covered Class Actions Under Slusa: The Failure Of Plain Meaning And Legislative Intent As Interpretative Devices, And The Supreme Court's Decisive Solution, J. Tyler Butts

William & Mary Business Law Review

No abstract provided.


Keynote Address: The Conflicted Trustee Dilemma, Steven L. Schwarcz Jan 2010

Keynote Address: The Conflicted Trustee Dilemma, Steven L. Schwarcz

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.