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Anonymous Companies, William J. Moon
Anonymous Companies, William J. Moon
Faculty Scholarship
Hardly a day goes by without hearing about nefarious activities facilitated by anonymous “shell” companies. Often described as menaces to the financial system, the creation of business entities with no real operations in sun-drenched offshore jurisdictions offering “zero percent” tax rates remains in vogue among business titans, pop stars, multimillionaires, and royals. The trending headlines and academic accounts, however, have paid insufficient attention to the legal uses of anonymous companies that are both ubiquitous and almost infinite in their variations.
This Article identifies privacy as a functional feature of modern business entities by documenting the hidden virtues of anonymous companies—business …
Delaware's Global Competitiveness, William J. Moon
Delaware's Global Competitiveness, William J. Moon
Faculty Scholarship
For about a hundred years, Delaware has been the leading jurisdiction for corporate law in the United States. The state, which deliberately embarked on a mission to build a haven for corporate law in the early twentieth century, now supplies corporate charters to over two thirds of Fortune 500 companies and a growing share of closely held companies. But Delaware’s domestic dominance masks the important and yet underexamined issue of whether Delaware maintains its competitive edge globally.
This Article examines Delaware’s global competitiveness, documenting Delaware’s surprising weakness competing in the emerging international market for corporate charters. It does so principally …
Delaware's New Competition, William J. Moon
Delaware's New Competition, William J. Moon
Faculty Scholarship
According to the standard account in American corporate law, states compete to supply corporate law to American corporations, with Delaware dominating the market. This “competition” metaphor in turn informs some of the most important policy debates in American corporate law.
This Article complicates the standard account, introducing foreign nations as emerging lawmakers that compete with American states in the increasingly globalized market for corporate law. In recent decades, entrepreneurial foreign nations in offshore islands have used permissive corporate governance rules and specialized business courts to attract publicly traded American corporations. Aided in part by a select group of private sector …
The Criminalization Of Corporate Law, Lisa M. Fairfax
The Criminalization Of Corporate Law, Lisa M. Fairfax
Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Merck Kgaa V. Integra Lifesciences I Ltd.: How Broad Can You Go? The Supreme Court Makes Room For Preclinical Research In The Drug Price Competition And Patent Term Restoration Act's Safe Harbor Provision, Lauren B. Willis
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
On The Prospects Of Deterring Corporate Crime, Geraldine Szott Moohr
On The Prospects Of Deterring Corporate Crime, Geraldine Szott Moohr
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
Sarbanes-Oxley's Purported Over-Criminalization Of Corporate Offenders, Lisa H. Nicholson
Sarbanes-Oxley's Purported Over-Criminalization Of Corporate Offenders, Lisa H. Nicholson
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
The Impact On Director And Officer Behavior, Douglas M. Branson
The Impact On Director And Officer Behavior, Douglas M. Branson
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
The Impact On Shareholders And Other Constituents, Jill Fisch
The Impact On Shareholders And Other Constituents, Jill Fisch
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
The Impact On Shareholders And Other Constituents, Brett Mcdonnell
The Impact On Shareholders And Other Constituents, Brett Mcdonnell
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
The Impact On Shareholders And Other Constituents, Jennifer O'Hare
The Impact On Shareholders And Other Constituents, Jennifer O'Hare
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
The Impact Of Criminal Sanctions On Corporate Misconduct, Peter Henning
The Impact Of Criminal Sanctions On Corporate Misconduct, Peter Henning
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
The Impact Of Criminal Sanctions On Corporate Misconduct, Ellen S. Podgor
The Impact Of Criminal Sanctions On Corporate Misconduct, Ellen S. Podgor
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
Roundtable - The Criminalization Of Corporate Law - Foreword, Lisa M. Fairfax
Roundtable - The Criminalization Of Corporate Law - Foreword, Lisa M. Fairfax
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
Hell Hath No Fury Like An Investor Scorned: Retribution, Deterrence, Restoration, And The Criminalization Of Securities Fraud Under Rule 10b-5, Joan Macleod Heminway
Hell Hath No Fury Like An Investor Scorned: Retribution, Deterrence, Restoration, And The Criminalization Of Securities Fraud Under Rule 10b-5, Joan Macleod Heminway
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
The Perils Of Criminalizing Agency Costs, Larry E. Ribstein
The Perils Of Criminalizing Agency Costs, Larry E. Ribstein
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
Criminalization Of Corporate Law, David Anders
Criminalization Of Corporate Law, David Anders
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
The Impact On Director And Officer Behavior, Donald Langevoort
The Impact On Director And Officer Behavior, Donald Langevoort
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
The Impact On Shareholders And Other Constituents, Christine Hurt
The Impact On Shareholders And Other Constituents, Christine Hurt
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
The Impact Of Criminal Sanctions On Corporate Misconduct, Donna M. Nagy
The Impact Of Criminal Sanctions On Corporate Misconduct, Donna M. Nagy
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
The Impact On Shareholders And Other Constituents, David Millon
The Impact On Shareholders And Other Constituents, David Millon
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
The Impact Of Criminal Sanctions On Corporate Misconduct, David Skeel Jr.
The Impact Of Criminal Sanctions On Corporate Misconduct, David Skeel Jr.
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
The Impact Of Criminal Sanctions On Corporate Misconduct, Alan Palmiter
The Impact Of Criminal Sanctions On Corporate Misconduct, Alan Palmiter
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
The Fall And Rise Of Federal Corporation Law - Foreword, Richard A. Booth
The Fall And Rise Of Federal Corporation Law - Foreword, Richard A. Booth
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
The Direction Of Corporate Law: The Scholars' Perspective, John C. Coffee Jr., Richard A. Booth Marbury Research Professor Of Law, R. Franklin Balotti, David C. Mcbride, Edward P. Welch
The Direction Of Corporate Law: The Scholars' Perspective, John C. Coffee Jr., Richard A. Booth Marbury Research Professor Of Law, R. Franklin Balotti, David C. Mcbride, Edward P. Welch
Faculty Scholarship
Transcript of a panel on a scholar's approach to corporation law.
The Case For Federal Minimum Corporate Law Standards, Joel Seligman
The Case For Federal Minimum Corporate Law Standards, Joel Seligman
Maryland Law Review
No abstract provided.