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The New Global Financial Landscape: Why Egregious International Corporate Fraud Should Be Cognizable Under The Alien Tort Claims Act, Joel Slawotsky Oct 2006

The New Global Financial Landscape: Why Egregious International Corporate Fraud Should Be Cognizable Under The Alien Tort Claims Act, Joel Slawotsky

Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law

No abstract provided.


Too Many Bells? Too Many Whistles? Corporate Governance In The Post-Enron, Post-Worldcom Era, Douglas M. Branson Oct 2006

Too Many Bells? Too Many Whistles? Corporate Governance In The Post-Enron, Post-Worldcom Era, Douglas M. Branson

South Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.


Why We Need Global Standards For Corporate Disclosure, Allen L. White Jul 2006

Why We Need Global Standards For Corporate Disclosure, Allen L. White

Law and Contemporary Problems

After two years of gradual revelations concerning undisclosed information on suicidal risks to children on antidepressants, a federal advisory committee in Sep 2004 recommended that such drugs be labeled to alert physicians and consumers of this risk. The antidepressant story is noteworthy in its own right, shedding light on the tangled web of legal, regulatory, economic, and ethical issues surrounding disclosure practices in the pharmaceutical industry. The complex interworkings of an emerging global economy make it necessary for corporate standards for disclosure to be established and enforced.


Brand New Deal: The Branding Effect Of Corporate Deal Structures, Victor Fleischer Jun 2006

Brand New Deal: The Branding Effect Of Corporate Deal Structures, Victor Fleischer

Michigan Law Review

Consider the unusual legal structures of the following four deals: When Google went public in 2004, it used an Internet auction to sell its stock to shareholders. When Ben & Jerry's went public in 1984, it sold its stock only to Vermont residents. Steve Jobs's contract with Apple entitles him to an annual cash salary of exactly one dollar. Stanley Works, a Connecticut toolmaker, considered reincorporating in Bermuda to reduce its tax liability. Under public pressure, it changed its mind and remains legally incorporated in Connecticut. What do these deals have in common? In each case, the legal infrastructure of …


The Political Dynamics Of Corporate Legislation: Lessons From Israel, Yael T. Ben-Zion Jan 2006

The Political Dynamics Of Corporate Legislation: Lessons From Israel, Yael T. Ben-Zion

Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law

No abstract provided.


Does The Law Encourage Unethical Conduct In The Securities Industry?, Di Lorenzo Vincent Jan 2006

Does The Law Encourage Unethical Conduct In The Securities Industry?, Di Lorenzo Vincent

Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law

No abstract provided.


The Next Generation: Milhaupt And West On Japanese Economic Law, Kent Anderson Jan 2006

The Next Generation: Milhaupt And West On Japanese Economic Law, Kent Anderson

Michigan Journal of International Law

Review of Economic Organizations and Corporate Governance in Japan: The Impact of Formal and Informal Rules by Curtis Milhaupt & Mark West


The Parallel Worlds Of Corporate Governance And Labor Law, Peer Zumbansen Jan 2006

The Parallel Worlds Of Corporate Governance And Labor Law, Peer Zumbansen

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

This paper engages the concept of transnational law (TL) in a way that goes beyond the by now accustomed usages with regard to the development of legal norms and the observation of legal action across nation-state boundaries, involving both state and nonstate actors. The concept of TL can serve to illustrate much further-reaching set of developments in norm creation and legal regulation. TL is here understood not only as a body of legal norms, but it is also employed as a methodological approach to illustrate common and shared challenges and responses to legal regulatory systems worldwide. In the case of …


Mutual Funds And Proxy Voting: New Evidence On Corporate Governance, Burton Rothberg, Steven Lilien Jan 2006

Mutual Funds And Proxy Voting: New Evidence On Corporate Governance, Burton Rothberg, Steven Lilien

Journal of Business & Technology Law

No abstract provided.


Should Shares Issued Directly From A Corporation Constitute A Control Share Acquisition? , Andrew J. Opiola Jan 2006

Should Shares Issued Directly From A Corporation Constitute A Control Share Acquisition? , Andrew J. Opiola

Journal of Business & Technology Law

No abstract provided.


A Tale Of Two Trajectories, Cynthia A. Williams Jan 2006

A Tale Of Two Trajectories, Cynthia A. Williams

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.