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Peru (Mergers & Acquisitions Review), José Antonio Payet, Carlos A. Patrón Jan 2008

Peru (Mergers & Acquisitions Review), José Antonio Payet, Carlos A. Patrón

Carlos A. Patrón

Multi-contributor collection designed to help general counsel, government agencies and private practice lawyers understand the conditions that have been prevailing in global M&A markets in 2007 and 2008.


Algorithmic Entities, Lynn M. Lopucki Jan 2008

Algorithmic Entities, Lynn M. Lopucki

UF Law Faculty Publications

In a 2014 article, Professor Shawn Bayern demonstrated that anyone can confer legal personhood on an autonomous computer algorithm by putting it in control of a limited liability company. Bayern’s demonstration coincided with the development of “autonomous” online businesses that operate independently of their human owners—accepting payments in online currencies and contracting with human agents to perform the off-line aspects of their businesses. About the same time, leading technologists Elon Musk, Bill Gates, and Stephen Hawking said that they regard human-level artificial intelligence as an existential threat to the human race. This Article argues that algorithmic entities—legal entities that have …


Approaching Comparative Company Law , David C. Donald Jan 2008

Approaching Comparative Company Law , David C. Donald

Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law

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