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Book Review: The Emerging Personality Of The American Corporation, Cynthia A. Williams
Book Review: The Emerging Personality Of The American Corporation, Cynthia A. Williams
Cynthia A. Williams
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Is There An Emerging Fiduciary Duty To Consider Human Rights?, Cynthia A. Williams, John M. Conley
Is There An Emerging Fiduciary Duty To Consider Human Rights?, Cynthia A. Williams, John M. Conley
Cynthia A. Williams
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Corporate Social Responsibility And Corporate Governance, Cynthia A. Williams
Corporate Social Responsibility And Corporate Governance, Cynthia A. Williams
Cynthia A. Williams
Corporate social responsibility has become a subject of growing importance in business and law. Today, no analysis of corporate governance systems would be complete without considering the pressures on companies to be seen as responsible corporate citizens. This chapter first provides a descriptive overview of developments in the field, including increasing voluntary and required environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure; and proliferating voluntary and multilateral standards for responsible corporate behavior. This chapter then reviews some of the more significant empirical evidence on the financial results of companies’ implementation of corporate responsibility initiatives, including the effects of such initiatives on innovation, …
Don’T Ask, Just Tell: Insider Trading After United States V. O’Hagan, Kimberly D. Krawiec, Richard W. Painter, Cynthia A. Williams
Don’T Ask, Just Tell: Insider Trading After United States V. O’Hagan, Kimberly D. Krawiec, Richard W. Painter, Cynthia A. Williams
Cynthia A. Williams
The United States Supreme Court validated the misappropriation theory in United States v. O'Hagan, but unfortunately rendered a confusing opinion that left many questions unresolved. In this article we discuss the history of the Supreme Court's Section 10(b) jurisprudence as it relates to insider trading, giving particular attention to the Court's insistence prior to O'Hagan that "a material misrepresentation or material failure to disclose," not merely a breach of fiduciary duty, must exist to impose liability under Section 10(b). We then discuss the pervasive inconsistencies among lower courts in interpreting the misappropriation theory, and how the O'Hagan decision does little …