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Lock-Up Creep, Christina M. Sautter, Steven M. Davidoff Jul 2013

Lock-Up Creep, Christina M. Sautter, Steven M. Davidoff

Journal Articles

The article discusses a reported increase in the number of merger agreement lock-ups that have occurred as of June 2013, focusing on the causes of lock-up creep and its potential impact on the takeover market. It states that lock-up creep is a phrase that is used to describe a rise in the number and type of merger agreement contractual devices that buyers and sellers negotiate in an acquisition agreement. Attorney negotiations, bidders, and various legal cases are examined.


The Stored Communications Act: An Old Statute For Modern Times., Melissa Medina Jan 2013

The Stored Communications Act: An Old Statute For Modern Times., Melissa Medina

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Situating Staley: Investigating The Constitutionality Of Forcibly Medicating A Texas Death Row Inmate To Render Him Competent For Execution, Megan A. Rusciano Jan 2013

Situating Staley: Investigating The Constitutionality Of Forcibly Medicating A Texas Death Row Inmate To Render Him Competent For Execution, Megan A. Rusciano

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Surrogate Mothers: An Exploration Of The Empirical And The Normative, Lina Peng Jan 2013

Surrogate Mothers: An Exploration Of The Empirical And The Normative, Lina Peng

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Sudden Death: A Federal Trial Judge's Reflections On The Aba Guidelines For The Appointment And Performance Of Defense Counsel In Death Penalty Cases, Mark W. Bennett Jan 2013

Sudden Death: A Federal Trial Judge's Reflections On The Aba Guidelines For The Appointment And Performance Of Defense Counsel In Death Penalty Cases, Mark W. Bennett

Hofstra Law Review

An experienced federal district judged discuss the role of the ABA Guidelines for the Appointment Performance of Defense Counsel in Death Penalty Cases. This includes his personal experiences from two lengthy federal death penalty trials where both defendants received the death penalty. The Guidelines were even more crucial in a 18 trial day, 28 U.S.C. 2255 proceeding, where the judge granted an new penalty phase re-trial based, in part, on significant ineffective assistance of counsel for many violations of the Guidelines and the 6th Amendment. It is a sad narrative of what can go wrong when the Guidelines are not …