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Full-Text Articles in Law
Creating A Stakeholder Democracy Under Existing Corporate Law, Justin Blount
Creating A Stakeholder Democracy Under Existing Corporate Law, Justin Blount
Faculty Publications
Much of the current debate in corporate governance is framed in terms of stakeholder versus shareholder forms of corporate governance. While one would find little debate that stakeholders’ interests are important to any business, there is substantial debate regarding whether any stakeholder besides shareholders should have a formal role in corporate governance. What has been largely ignored in this debate is the issue of private ordering: since corporate law is largely enabling rather than mandatory, can stakeholder governance structures be voluntarily created within the current shareholder-centric default corporate law structure? This article argues that this is clearly the case, sets …
Pricing Disintermediation: Crowdfunding And Online Auction Ipos, A. Christine Hurt
Pricing Disintermediation: Crowdfunding And Online Auction Ipos, A. Christine Hurt
Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Homeland Self Storage Management, Llc, Et Al., Various Discovery Motions, John J. Goger
Homeland Self Storage Management, Llc, Et Al., Various Discovery Motions, John J. Goger
Georgia Business Court Opinions
No abstract provided.
On Public Versus Private Provision Of Corporate Law, Gillian Hadfield, Eric Talley
On Public Versus Private Provision Of Corporate Law, Gillian Hadfield, Eric Talley
Gillian K Hadfield
Law in modern market societies serves both democratic and economic functions. In its economic function, law is a service, a means of enhancing the value of transactions and organizations. Yet modern market economies continue to rely on the state, rather than the market, to provide this service. This paper investigates whether private provision of law may be superior to public provision. We look in particular at corporate law, where there is a substantial literature exploring the efficiency implications of "regulatory competition" and compare this competition with market competition between private providers. Drawing from the well-known framework of spatial models of …
The New Road To Serfdom: The Curse Of Bigness And The Failure Of Antitrust, Carl T. Bogus
The New Road To Serfdom: The Curse Of Bigness And The Failure Of Antitrust, Carl T. Bogus
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
This Article argues for a paradigm shift in modern antitrust policy. Rather than being concerned exclusively with consumer welfare, antitrust law should also be concerned with consolidated corporate power. Regulators and courts should consider the social and political, as well as the economic, consequences of corporate mergers. The vision that antitrust must be a key tool for limiting consolidated corporate power has a venerable legacy, extending back to the origins of antitrust law in early seventeenth century England, running throughout American history, and influencing the enactment of U.S. antitrust laws. However, the Chicago School’s view that antitrust law should be …
An "Officer" And A G[Old]Man: The Third Circuit Finds Ambiguous Corporate Titles Jeopardize Right To Advancement Under Delaware Law In Aleynikov V. Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Carina M. Meleca
Villanova Law Review
No abstract provided.
Business Associations, Crystal J. Clark
Business Associations, Crystal J. Clark
Mercer Law Review
This Article surveys notable cases in the areas of corporate, limited liability company, partnership, agency, and joint venture law decided between June 1, 2014 and May 31, 2015 by the Georgia Supreme Court, the Georgia Court of Appeals, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and the United States district courts located in Georgia.
Rethinking Chutes: Incentives, Investment, And Innovation, Simone M. Sepe, Charles K. Whitehead
Rethinking Chutes: Incentives, Investment, And Innovation, Simone M. Sepe, Charles K. Whitehead
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
Eighty-two percent of public firms have golden parachutes (or “chutes”) under which CEOs and senior officers may be paid tens of millions of dollars upon their employer’s change in control. What justifies such extraordinary payouts?
Much of the conventional analysis views chutes as excessive compensation granted by captured boards, focusing on the payouts that occur following a takeover. Those explanations, if they ever were complete, miss the mark today. This Article demonstrates, theoretically and empirically, that chutes are less relevant to a firm during a takeover than they are before a takeover, particularly in relation to firms that invest in …
Political Uncertainty And The Market For Ipos, Jay B. Kesten, Murat C. Mungan
Political Uncertainty And The Market For Ipos, Jay B. Kesten, Murat C. Mungan
Faculty Scholarship
This Article presents a simple theory and model of the effects of political uncertainty on the market for IPOs. Our model generates four central predictions: (i) increased political uncertainty reduces the frequency of IPOs; (ii) firms that choose to conduct an IPO during periods of political uncertainty are, on average, of higher quality and generate greater return on investment in the secondary market; (iii) political uncertainty increases the cost of capital for IPO firms; but (iv) underpricing is less pronounced during periods of heightened political uncertainty. We demonstrate that each of these predictions is consistent with available empirical evidence.
Our …
The Social Relations Of Consumption: Corporate Law And The Meaning Of Consumer Culture, David G. Yosifon
The Social Relations Of Consumption: Corporate Law And The Meaning Of Consumer Culture, David G. Yosifon
BYU Law Review
A mature assessment of the society we are making for ourselves, and the legacy we are leaving to the future, must come to terms with consumer culture. Theoretical discourse, as well as common experience, betray persistent ambiguity about what consumerism means to and says about us. In this Article, I argue that this ambiguity can in part be explained by examining the social relations of consumption in contemporary society. These involve, crucially, the relationship between producer and consumer that is dictated by corporate governance law, and embodied in the decision-making dynamics of the directors who command corporate operations. The enigmatic …
Alternative Entities And Fiduciary Duty Waivers In Delaware, Michael Despres
Alternative Entities And Fiduciary Duty Waivers In Delaware, Michael Despres
BYU Law Review
No abstract provided.
Newsroom: Practicing Law With Amazon.Com, Roger Williams University School Of Law
Newsroom: Practicing Law With Amazon.Com, Roger Williams University School Of Law
Life of the Law School (1993- )
No abstract provided.
The Three Causes Of Inversions: Reflections On Pfizer/Allergan And Notice 2015-79, Reuven S. Avi-Yonah
The Three Causes Of Inversions: Reflections On Pfizer/Allergan And Notice 2015-79, Reuven S. Avi-Yonah
Law & Economics Working Papers
On November 19, 2015, Treasury released Notice 2015-79 (the “Notice”). The Notice represents Treasury’s most recent response to the second wave of inversions, i.e., transactions in which US corporations become subsidiaries of foreign corporations without a meaningful change in their underlying business or in the location of their corporate headquarters. It follows on the heels of the announcement that Pfizer Inc. is considering a merger with Allergan PLC, an inverted Irish company, and supplements Notice 2014-52 from September 2014. Unfortunately, just like Notice 2014-52, the Notice is unlikely to stem the tide, and is even unlikely to stop Pfizer/Allergan. For …
Locked In: The Competitive Disadvantage Of Citizen Shareholders, Anne M. Tucker
Locked In: The Competitive Disadvantage Of Citizen Shareholders, Anne M. Tucker
Anne Tucker
In this Essay, I challenge the conventional corporate law wisdom that unhappy mutual fund investors paying high fees don’t need litigation or regulation to protect their interests because they should simply exit a fund and reinvest elsewhere. The exit solution, advanced by Professors John Morley and Quinn Curtis in Taking Exit Rights Seriously provided an elegantly simply solution to the problem of unhappy indirect investors (e.g., mutual fund investors) given that they are often low-dollar, low-incentive, rationally-apathetic investors facing enormous information asymmetries and collective action problems. According to their view, competition produced by exit, or the threat of exit, is …
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Pleading ParentSubsidiary Liability, Alexander Avery
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Pleading ParentSubsidiary Liability, Alexander Avery
Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary
No abstract provided.
Summary Of Recent Amendments To Business Corporation Code, Limited Partnership Act, And Limited Liability Company Act With Respect To Entity Conversions, Cassady W. Brewer
Summary Of Recent Amendments To Business Corporation Code, Limited Partnership Act, And Limited Liability Company Act With Respect To Entity Conversions, Cassady W. Brewer
Cassady V. Brewer
No abstract provided.
Gift Horses, Choosy Beggars, And Other Reflections On The Role And Utility Of Social Enterprise Law, Cassady V. Brewer
Gift Horses, Choosy Beggars, And Other Reflections On The Role And Utility Of Social Enterprise Law, Cassady V. Brewer
Cassady V. Brewer
The U.S. law of social enterprise is growing rapidly. Since 2008, one-half of all U.S. states have modified their business law to establish special legal forms designed for social enterprise. Meanwhile, even with twenty-five states adopting special laws for social enterprise, the legal debate surrounding social enterprise continues. Rather than rehashing that debate, this essay sets forth the author’s personal perspective on the role and utility of social enterprise. The essay argues that, except in limited circumstances, social enterprise is superior to traditional philanthropy when it comes to solving longstanding humanitarian or environmental problems. U.S. business law thus should continue …
Report From Chair Of Partnership Committee, Cassady V. Brewer
Report From Chair Of Partnership Committee, Cassady V. Brewer
Cassady V. Brewer
No abstract provided.
Homeland Self Storage Management, Llc, Et Ai., Order On Emergency Motion For Order To Show Cause Why Causes Of Action Should Not Be Stricken, John J. Goger
Georgia Business Court Opinions
No abstract provided.
Revising The U.S. Vertical Merger Guidelines: Policy Issues And An Interim Guide For Practitioners, Steven C. Salop, Daniel P. Culley
Revising The U.S. Vertical Merger Guidelines: Policy Issues And An Interim Guide For Practitioners, Steven C. Salop, Daniel P. Culley
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
Mergers and acquisitions are a major component of antitrust law and practice. The U.S. antitrust agencies spend a majority of their time on merger enforcement. The focus of most merger review at the agencies involves horizontal mergers, that is, mergers among firms that compete at the same level of production or distribution.
Vertical mergers combine firms at different levels of production or distribution. In the simplest case, a vertical merger joins together a firm that produces an input (and competes in an input market) with a firm that uses that input to produce output (and competes in an output market). …
Employee Benefits In Acquisitions, Paul M. Hamburger
Employee Benefits In Acquisitions, Paul M. Hamburger
William & Mary Annual Tax Conference
No abstract provided.
21st Century State Taxation Of The Closely Held Business, D. French Slaughter Iii, Duane Dobson
21st Century State Taxation Of The Closely Held Business, D. French Slaughter Iii, Duane Dobson
William & Mary Annual Tax Conference
No abstract provided.
Corporate Tax Update, Andrew F. Gordon, Lisa M. Zarlenga
Corporate Tax Update, Andrew F. Gordon, Lisa M. Zarlenga
William & Mary Annual Tax Conference
No abstract provided.
Getting Up To Speed On Partnership Basis Adjustments, James B. Sowell
Getting Up To Speed On Partnership Basis Adjustments, James B. Sowell
William & Mary Annual Tax Conference
No abstract provided.
Locked In: The Competitive Disadvantage Of Citizen Shareholders, Anne M. Tucker
Locked In: The Competitive Disadvantage Of Citizen Shareholders, Anne M. Tucker
Faculty Publications By Year
In this Essay, I challenge the conventional corporate law wisdom that unhappy mutual fund investors paying high fees don’t need litigation or regulation to protect their interests because they should simply exit a fund and reinvest elsewhere. The exit solution, advanced by Professors John Morley and Quinn Curtis in Taking Exit Rights Seriously provided an elegantly simply solution to the problem of unhappy indirect investors (e.g., mutual fund investors) given that they are often low-dollar, low-incentive, rationally-apathetic investors facing enormous information asymmetries and collective action problems. According to their view, competition produced by exit, or the threat of exit, is …
How Algorithmic Trading Undermines Efficiency In Capital Markets, Yesha Yadav
How Algorithmic Trading Undermines Efficiency In Capital Markets, Yesha Yadav
Vanderbilt Law Review
This Article argues that the rise of algorithmic trading undermines efficient capital allocation in securities markets. It is a bedrock assumption in theory that securities prices reveal how effectively public companies utilize capital. This conventional wisdom rests on the straightforward premise that prices reflect available information about a security and that investors look to prices to decide where to invest and whether their capital is being productively used. Unsurprisingly, regulation relies pervasively on prices as a proxy for the allocative efficiency of investor capital. Algorithmic trading weakens the ability of prices to function as a window into allocative efficiency.
This …
Predictix, Llc, Order And Final Judgment On Business Valuation Proceeding Pursuant To O.C.G.A. § 14-11-1011, Elizabeth E. Long
Predictix, Llc, Order And Final Judgment On Business Valuation Proceeding Pursuant To O.C.G.A. § 14-11-1011, Elizabeth E. Long
Georgia Business Court Opinions
No abstract provided.
Protecting The State From Itself? Regulatory Interventions In Corporate Governance And The Financing Of China's 'State Capitalism', Nicholas C, Howson
Protecting The State From Itself? Regulatory Interventions In Corporate Governance And The Financing Of China's 'State Capitalism', Nicholas C, Howson
Book Chapters
From the start of China’s “corporatization without privatization” process in the late 1980s, a Chinese corporate governance regime, apparently shareholder-empowering and determined by enabling legal norms, has been altered by mandatory governance mechanisms imposed by a state administrative agency, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC). This has been done to protect minority shareholders against exploitation by the Party-state controlling shareholders, the power behind China’s “state capitalism.” This chapter reviews the path of this benign intervention by the CSRC and the structural reasons for it, and then speculates on why this novel example of the China’s “fragmented authoritarianism” continues to be …
Could Corporations Become A Vehicle For Social Change?, Michele Benedetto Neitz
Could Corporations Become A Vehicle For Social Change?, Michele Benedetto Neitz
Publications
The for-profit tide is changing. The rising number of business owners using the corporate form to achieve goals other than profits raises an interesting question: Are we entering a new post-profit era for corporations?
Becker V. Becker, 131 Nev. Adv. Op. 85 (Oct. 29, 2015), Paul George
Becker V. Becker, 131 Nev. Adv. Op. 85 (Oct. 29, 2015), Paul George
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
In response to a certified question by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada, the Court concluded that under NRS 21.090(1)(bb) a debtor can exempt his stock in the corporations described in NRS 78.746(2), but his economic interest in that stock is still subject to the charging order remedy in NRS 78.746(1).