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Yates V. United States: Floundering About In The Choppy Waters Of Statutory Interpretation, Lindsay Defrancesco Feb 2016

Yates V. United States: Floundering About In The Choppy Waters Of Statutory Interpretation, Lindsay Defrancesco

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.


Japan's Financial Instruments And Exchange Law: Hercules Or Hydra?, Clark T. Wisenbaker Sep 2014

Japan's Financial Instruments And Exchange Law: Hercules Or Hydra?, Clark T. Wisenbaker

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Corporate Governance Issues, Peter Peterson, John Foster, Jeffrey M. Colon, William Treanor Aug 2013

Corporate Governance Issues, Peter Peterson, John Foster, Jeffrey M. Colon, William Treanor

Jeffrey M. Colon

No abstract provided.


The Political Economy Of Dodd-Frank: Why Financial Reform Tends To Be Frustrated And Systemic Risk Perpetuated, John C. Coffee Jr. Jan 2012

The Political Economy Of Dodd-Frank: Why Financial Reform Tends To Be Frustrated And Systemic Risk Perpetuated, John C. Coffee Jr.

Faculty Scholarship

A good crisis should never go to waste. In the world of financial regulation, experience has shown – since at least the time of the South Sea Bubble three hundred years ago – that only after a catastrophic market collapse can legislators and regulators overcome the resistance of the financial community and adopt comprehensive "re-form" legislation. U.S. financial history both confirms and conforms to this generalization. The Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 were the product of the 1929 stock-market crash and the Great Depression, with their enactment following the inauguration of President Franklin Roosevelt …


The Crescent And The Corporation: Analysis And Resolution Of Conflicting Positions Between The Western Corporation And The Islamic Legal System, Craig C. Briess Jan 2009

The Crescent And The Corporation: Analysis And Resolution Of Conflicting Positions Between The Western Corporation And The Islamic Legal System, Craig C. Briess

Richmond Journal of Global Law & Business

No abstract provided.


Confidence In The Nonprofit Sector Through Sarbanes-Oxley-Style Reforms, Joseph Mead Mar 2008

Confidence In The Nonprofit Sector Through Sarbanes-Oxley-Style Reforms, Joseph Mead

Michigan Law Review

Over the past several years, the nonprofit sector suffered a series of highly visible scandals that shook the public's confidence in charitable organizations. Concerned politicians and nonprofit leaders responded with a variety of reforms inspired by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The Note focuses on three such reforms: requiring nonprofit officers certify financial statements, mandating audits of nonprofits' financial statements, and imposing independent audit committees on nonprofit boards of directors. This Note argues that, contrary to the conclusions of many commentators, these reforms will provide a net benefit to the nonprofit sector by increasing donor confidence while imposing minimal costs.


Evaluating The Mission: A Critical Review Of The History And Evolution Of The Sec Enforcement Program, Paul S. Atkins, Bradley J. Bondi Jan 2008

Evaluating The Mission: A Critical Review Of The History And Evolution Of The Sec Enforcement Program, Paul S. Atkins, Bradley J. Bondi

Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law

No abstract provided.


Director Compliance With Elusive Fiduciary Duties In A Climate Of Corporate Governance Reform, Nadelle Grossman Jan 2007

Director Compliance With Elusive Fiduciary Duties In A Climate Of Corporate Governance Reform, Nadelle Grossman

Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law

No abstract provided.


Foreward, Faith Stevelman Jan 2007

Foreward, Faith Stevelman

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Breaking The Market's Dependence On Independence: An Alternative To The "Independent" Outside Auditor, Peter Km Chan Jan 2004

Breaking The Market's Dependence On Independence: An Alternative To The "Independent" Outside Auditor, Peter Km Chan

Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law

No abstract provided.


What Caused Enron? A Capsule Social And Economic History Of The 1990s, John C. Coffee Jr. Jan 2004

What Caused Enron? A Capsule Social And Economic History Of The 1990s, John C. Coffee Jr.

Faculty Scholarship

The sudden explosion of corporate accounting scandals and related financial irregularities that burst over the financial markets between late 2001 and the first half of 2002 – Enron, WorldCom, Tyco, Adelphia and others – raises an obvious question: Why now? What explains the concentration of financial scandals at this moment in time? Much commentary has rounded up the usual suspects and placed the blame on a decline in business morality, an increase in "infectious greed," or other similarly subjective trends that cannot be reliably measured. Although none of these possibilities can be dismissed out of hand, approaches that simply reason …


Gatekeeper Failure And Reform: The Challenge Of Fashioning Relevant Reforms, John C. Coffee Jr. Jan 2004

Gatekeeper Failure And Reform: The Challenge Of Fashioning Relevant Reforms, John C. Coffee Jr.

Faculty Scholarship

Securities markets have long employed "gatekeepers" – independent professionals who pledge their reputational capital – to protect the interests of dispersed investors who cannot easily take collective action. The clearest examples of such reputational intermediaries are auditors and securities analysts, who verify or assess corporate disclosures in order to advise investors in different ways. But during the late 1990s, these protections seemingly failed, and a unique concentration of financial scandals followed, all involving the common denominator .of accounting irregularities. What caused this sudden outburst of scandals, involving an apparent epidemic of accounting and related financial irregularities, that broke over the …


Corporate Governance Issues, Peter Peterson, John Foster, Jeffrey M. Colon, William Treanor Jan 2003

Corporate Governance Issues, Peter Peterson, John Foster, Jeffrey M. Colon, William Treanor

Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law

No abstract provided.


The New Mandate Of The Corporate Lawyer After The Fall Of Enron And The Enactment Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Christina R. Salem Jan 2003

The New Mandate Of The Corporate Lawyer After The Fall Of Enron And The Enactment Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Christina R. Salem

Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law

No abstract provided.


Rebuilding Accountability In The Boardroom, Stephen M. Davis Jan 2003

Rebuilding Accountability In The Boardroom, Stephen M. Davis

Richmond Journal of Global Law & Business

No abstract provided.


Exploring The Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Will Government Intervention In The Public Accounting Profession Prevent Another Enron?, Sally S. Spielvogel Jan 2003

Exploring The Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Will Government Intervention In The Public Accounting Profession Prevent Another Enron?, Sally S. Spielvogel

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.