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The Sum Of Its Parts: The Lawyer-Client Relationship In Initial Public Offerings, Jeremy R. Mcclane
The Sum Of Its Parts: The Lawyer-Client Relationship In Initial Public Offerings, Jeremy R. Mcclane
Fordham Law Review
This Article examines the impact of the quality of a lawyer's working relationship with his or her client on one of the most important types of capital markets deal in a company's existence: its initial public offering (IPO). Drawing on data from interviews with equity capital markets lawyers at major law firms, and analyzing data from IPOs in the United States registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission between June 1996 and December 2010, this study finds a strong association between several measures of IPO performance and the familiarity between the lead underwriter and its counsel, as measured by the …
Lessons From The Flash Crash For The Regulation Of High-Frequency Traders, Edgar Ortega Barrales
Lessons From The Flash Crash For The Regulation Of High-Frequency Traders, Edgar Ortega Barrales
Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
Are equity markets vulnerable to a sudden collapse if the traders who account for about half of the volume have no regulatory obligations to stabilize prices? After the “Flash Crash” of May 6, 2010, policymakers have resoundingly answered this question in the affirmative. During the worst of the crash, some of the so-called high-frequency trading firms that dominate equity markets stopped trading and prices collapsed, momentarily wiping out almost $1 trillion in market value. In response, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is considering whether high-frequency trading firms should be required to act as the traders of last resort. This …
The Incoherence Of American Corporate Governance And The Need For Federal Standards, Timothy De Lizza
The Incoherence Of American Corporate Governance And The Need For Federal Standards, Timothy De Lizza
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This Comment suggests that the U.S. Congress should expand the SEC’s mandate so that it has clear authority to implement corporate governance standards. Part I provides an overview of problems regarding how much executive pay is given, how pay is set, and how it is disclosed. It then highlights regulatory responses to those problems, including how they provide contradictory incentives and result in unpredictability and over-regulation. Part II considers the current scope of the SEC’s mandate, including courts’ and commentators’ difficulty in defining its boundaries. Part II concludes that this difficulty sometimes makes the SEC’s regulatory actions either ineffective or …
Structuring Transactions Outside All Holders/Best Price Rule, Mark Khmelnitskiy
Structuring Transactions Outside All Holders/Best Price Rule, Mark Khmelnitskiy
Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
No abstract provided.
Multinational Enforcement Of U.S. Securities Laws: The Need For The Clear And Restrained Scope Of Extraterritorial Subject-Matter Jurisdiction., Kun Young Chang
Multinational Enforcement Of U.S. Securities Laws: The Need For The Clear And Restrained Scope Of Extraterritorial Subject-Matter Jurisdiction., Kun Young Chang
Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
No abstract provided.
Inequities In The Resolution Of Securities Disputes: Individual Or Class Action; Arbitration Or Litigation, Farah Z. Usmani
Inequities In The Resolution Of Securities Disputes: Individual Or Class Action; Arbitration Or Litigation, Farah Z. Usmani
Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
No abstract provided.
The A.A. Sommer Annual Lecture On Corporate Securities & Financial Law, Foreward, John F.X. Peloso
The A.A. Sommer Annual Lecture On Corporate Securities & Financial Law, Foreward, John F.X. Peloso
Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
No abstract provided.
A Tribute To Sec Chairman Arthur Levitt: Inaugural A.A. Sommer, Jr. Lecturer In Corporate Securities & Financial Law, John D. Ferrick
A Tribute To Sec Chairman Arthur Levitt: Inaugural A.A. Sommer, Jr. Lecturer In Corporate Securities & Financial Law, John D. Ferrick
Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
No abstract provided.
What Did You Know And When Did You Know It?: Public Company Disclosure And The Mythical Duties To Correct And Update, Gregory S. Porter
What Did You Know And When Did You Know It?: Public Company Disclosure And The Mythical Duties To Correct And Update, Gregory S. Porter
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Have You Hedged Today? The Inevitable Advent Of Consumer Derivatives, Carolyn H. Jackson
Have You Hedged Today? The Inevitable Advent Of Consumer Derivatives, Carolyn H. Jackson
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
New Rules And Regulations, Constantine N. Katsoris, Richard Lindsey, Robert Mcsweeney, Eugene Lopez, Yusif Simaan, Edward Fleishmann
New Rules And Regulations, Constantine N. Katsoris, Richard Lindsey, Robert Mcsweeney, Eugene Lopez, Yusif Simaan, Edward Fleishmann
Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
No abstract provided.
Recklessness And The Rule 10b-5 Scienter Standard After Hochfelder , Jeanne P. Bolger
Recklessness And The Rule 10b-5 Scienter Standard After Hochfelder , Jeanne P. Bolger
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Recklessness And The Rule 10b-5 Scienter Standard After Hochfelder , Jeanne P. Bolger
Recklessness And The Rule 10b-5 Scienter Standard After Hochfelder , Jeanne P. Bolger
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Voluntary Disclosure Programs, Jacqueline C. Wolff
Voluntary Disclosure Programs, Jacqueline C. Wolff
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Section 18 Of The Securities Exchange Act Of 1934: Putting The Bite Back Into The Toothless Tiger, John A. Occhipinti
Section 18 Of The Securities Exchange Act Of 1934: Putting The Bite Back Into The Toothless Tiger, John A. Occhipinti
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Nonmutual Collateral Estoppel And The Seventh Amendment Jury Trial Right , Neil Novikoff
Nonmutual Collateral Estoppel And The Seventh Amendment Jury Trial Right , Neil Novikoff
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Securities Actions: Equitable Defenses And The Good Faith Defense For "Controlling Persons", Alice R. Belair
Securities Actions: Equitable Defenses And The Good Faith Defense For "Controlling Persons", Alice R. Belair
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Quality Advocacy And The Code Of Professional Responsibility, The Attorney-Client Relationship And The Code Of Professional Responsibility: Suggested Attorney Liability For Breach Of Duty To Disclose Fraud To The Securities Exchange Commission, Alan C. Myers
Fordham Law Review
The imposition of increased obligations and liabilities on securities lawyers threatens not onlly the attorney, but the quality of his representation as well. Alan Myers examines the possible consequences of the current expansion of liability, and suggests what the securities lawyer's obligations and liabilities should be under DR 7-102(B)(1) and DR 101(C)(3) of the Code of Professional Responsibility.