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Further Perspectives On Corporate Wrongdoing, In Pari Delicto, And Auditor Malpractice, Deborah A. Demott Jan 2012

Further Perspectives On Corporate Wrongdoing, In Pari Delicto, And Auditor Malpractice, Deborah A. Demott

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Meaning, Purpose, And Cause In The Law Of Deception, Gregory Klass Jan 2012

Meaning, Purpose, And Cause In The Law Of Deception, Gregory Klass

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

Laws designed to affect the flow of information take many forms: rules against misrepresentation, disclosure requirements, secrecy requirements, rules governing the formatting or packaging of information, and interpretive rules designed to give people new reasons to share information. Together these and similar rules constitute the law of deception: laws that aim to prevent or cure deception. One encounters similar problems of design, function and justification throughout the law of deception. Yet very little has been written about the category as a whole. This article begins to sketch a general theory. It identifies three regulatory approaches. Interpretive laws, such as common …


The Arbitrage Of Truth: Combating Dissembling Disclosure, Derivatives, And The Ethic Of Technical Compliance, William H. Widen Jan 2012

The Arbitrage Of Truth: Combating Dissembling Disclosure, Derivatives, And The Ethic Of Technical Compliance, William H. Widen

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


Shareholder Litigation After The Meltdown, Daniel J. Morrissey Jan 2012

Shareholder Litigation After The Meltdown, Daniel J. Morrissey

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Righting Others' Wrongs: A Critical Analysis Of Clawback Suits In The Wake Of Madoff-Type Ponzi Schemes And Other Financial Frauds, Amy Sepinwall Dec 2011

Righting Others' Wrongs: A Critical Analysis Of Clawback Suits In The Wake Of Madoff-Type Ponzi Schemes And Other Financial Frauds, Amy Sepinwall

Amy J. Sepinwall

In a typical Ponzi scheme, early investors earn “profits” not through any legitimate investment activity on the part of the Ponzi scheme operator; instead the operator simply transfers money that later investors deposit to the earlier investors who seek redemptions. As such, when the scheme goes bust, as it must, the Ponzi scheme operator will not have enough money to cover all of the investors’ deposits, let alone the earnings on those deposits that the investors thought they were owed. Should the scheme’s winners – i.e., those who withdrew more money than they deposited – be compelled to return their …


Consent In Context: Fulfilling The Promise Of International Arbitration (Multiparty, Multi-Contract, And Non-Contract Arbitration), Preface By Jan Paulsson, Karim Youssef Dec 2011

Consent In Context: Fulfilling The Promise Of International Arbitration (Multiparty, Multi-Contract, And Non-Contract Arbitration), Preface By Jan Paulsson, Karim Youssef

Dr. Karim Y Youssef

No abstract provided.