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Panelist, Oecd Conference On Intangibles, Hugh Ault Nov 2010

Panelist, Oecd Conference On Intangibles, Hugh Ault

Hugh J. Ault

No abstract provided.


Why Foreclosure Robo-Signers Should Be Everyone's Concern, Juliet Moringiello Oct 2010

Why Foreclosure Robo-Signers Should Be Everyone's Concern, Juliet Moringiello

Juliet M Moringiello

No abstract provided.


The Compliance Costs To Business And Government Versus The Expected Revenue Collection For The Overlapping Compliance Regimes Of The Usa (And Their Applicability To South Africa), William Byrnes Oct 2010

The Compliance Costs To Business And Government Versus The Expected Revenue Collection For The Overlapping Compliance Regimes Of The Usa (And Their Applicability To South Africa), William Byrnes

William H. Byrnes

No abstract provided.


Conference Organizer, Anatomy Of A Distressed Business, Ingrid Hillinger Sep 2010

Conference Organizer, Anatomy Of A Distressed Business, Ingrid Hillinger

Ingrid Michelsen Hillinger

This was a student/new associate conference open to all in the First Circuit. Over 120 students attended and 40 insolvency professionals.


Panelist, Max Planck Insitute For Taxation Advisory Board, Hugh Ault Jul 2010

Panelist, Max Planck Insitute For Taxation Advisory Board, Hugh Ault

Hugh J. Ault

No abstract provided.


Transfer Pricing, Hugh Ault Jul 2010

Transfer Pricing, Hugh Ault

Hugh J. Ault

Chaired meeting of 45 governmental and academic specialist


2010 Supreme Court Review, Ingrid Hillinger Jun 2010

2010 Supreme Court Review, Ingrid Hillinger

Ingrid Michelsen Hillinger

No abstract provided.


Important Bankruptcy-Article 9 Issues, Ingrid Hillinger Apr 2010

Important Bankruptcy-Article 9 Issues, Ingrid Hillinger

Ingrid Michelsen Hillinger

No abstract provided.


Jurisdiction And Internet In Relation To Commercial Law Disputes In A European Context, Ulf Maunsbach, Patrik Lindskoug Dec 2009

Jurisdiction And Internet In Relation To Commercial Law Disputes In A European Context, Ulf Maunsbach, Patrik Lindskoug

Ulf Maunsbach

No abstract provided.


The Corporation As Imperfect Society, Brian M. Mccall Dec 2009

The Corporation As Imperfect Society, Brian M. Mccall

Brian M McCall

Corporations are ubiquitous in modern society. They pervade every aspect of our life, consumer, professional, investment activity. Probably, people have more contact with corporations on a daily basis than any other institution, including government. From the South Sea Bubble to the Stock market Crash of 1929 to Enron to General Motors and Countrywide Mortgage, corporate scandals and controversies invite fundamental questions about corporate law. This article attempts to bring a fresh perspective to the question: “what is a corporation and how should the law treat it?” The article articulates a corporate metaphysics rooted in political philosophy. The dominant models of …


Harm, Ambiguity, And The Regulation Of Illegal Contracts, Adam B. Badawi Dec 2009

Harm, Ambiguity, And The Regulation Of Illegal Contracts, Adam B. Badawi

Adam B. Badawi

Prohibitions on contract are a common technique for achieving desired policy outcomes. By deeming certain bargains unlawful or contrary to public policy, judges and other policy actors expect to prevent some of the harm that these contracts can create. The presumptive remedy used to accomplish this goal is non-enforcement—which leaves the parties in the position that courts find them. But the standards that govern whether to impose this stern remedy do not place third-party harm at the forefront of the analysis. Consequently, the current framework can underdeter harmful contracts and overdeter contracts that may be harmless. These effects can be …