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Why Care About The Polar Bear?: Economic Analysis Of Natural Resources Law And Policy [Outline], Lisa Heinzerling Jun 2007

Why Care About The Polar Bear?: Economic Analysis Of Natural Resources Law And Policy [Outline], Lisa Heinzerling

The Future of Natural Resources Law and Policy (Summer Conference, June 6-8)

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"Lisa Heinzerling, Georgetown Law School" -- Agenda


Staying In Front, Roger Bernhardt Mar 2007

Staying In Front, Roger Bernhardt

Publications

This article examines option to purchase agreements and when the doctrine of relation back applies, with a warning as to the effect of altering the terms of an existing deal.


Unpacking Backdating: Economic Analysis And Observations On The Stock Option Scandal, David I. Walker Jan 2007

Unpacking Backdating: Economic Analysis And Observations On The Stock Option Scandal, David I. Walker

Faculty Scholarship

The corporate stock option backdating scandal has dominated business page headlines since the summer of 2006. The SEC has launched investigations of more than one hundred companies with respect to the timing and pricing of stock options granted during the boom years of the late 1990s and early 2000s, and the number of firms caught up in the scandal continues to increase. This Article contributes to our understanding of the backdating phenomenon by analyzing the economics of backdating and the characteristics of the firms under investigation. Its main points are the following: First, given the high volatilities of the stocks …