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Full-Text Articles in Business Organizations Law
Lawyers In The Moral Maze , Mark A. Sargent
Lawyers In The Moral Maze , Mark A. Sargent
Working Paper Series
This article overviews the various forms of lawyer complicity in illegal or immoral behavior by corporate managers in the corporate scandals of the last three years, but focuses primarily on the question of why lawyers so often seemed willing to engage in or ignore behavior that presumably violated their own personal moral codes (whether religious or secular) as well as their professional role morality. The article draws on Robert Jackall's Moral Mazes (1988) for an answer derived from the sociology of corporate bureaucracies. Jackall's case studies of corporate managers found that managers adhered to the moral "rules-in-use" developed in their …
Lawyers In The Perfect Storm, Mark A. Sargent
Lawyers In The Perfect Storm, Mark A. Sargent
Working Paper Series
The multiple corporate collapses and scandals of recent years, for which "Enron" is a convenient shorthand, resulted from a perfect storm in which regulatory oversight, the law of fiduciary duty, gatekeepers, market discipline, and contractual incentives all failed to prevent gross self-dealing, conflicts of interest, and deception, or themselves produced perverse consequences. The story of this simultaneous failure of the structures in place since the New Deal and before, has received considerable attention in both the popular and scholarly literature, but is summarized here to provide a context for consideration of the contributions that lawyers made to the perfect storm. …
Using Environmental Insurance To Manage Risk Encountered In Non-Traditional Transactions, Janice E. Falini
Using Environmental Insurance To Manage Risk Encountered In Non-Traditional Transactions, Janice E. Falini
Villanova Environmental Law Journal (1991 - )
No abstract provided.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act And The Reinvention Of Corporate Governance, Lawrence E. Mitchell
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act And The Reinvention Of Corporate Governance, Lawrence E. Mitchell
Villanova Law Review (1956 - )
No abstract provided.
Managing And Monitoring Conflicts Of Interest: Empowering The Outside Directors With Independent Counsel, James D. Cox
Managing And Monitoring Conflicts Of Interest: Empowering The Outside Directors With Independent Counsel, James D. Cox
Villanova Law Review (1956 - )
No abstract provided.
Observations On The Role Of Commodification, Indpendence, And Governance In The Accounting Industry, Jonathan Macey, Hillary A. Sale
Observations On The Role Of Commodification, Indpendence, And Governance In The Accounting Industry, Jonathan Macey, Hillary A. Sale
Villanova Law Review (1956 - )
No abstract provided.
Enron - When All Systems Fail: Creative Destruction Or Roadmap To Corporate Governance Reform, Douglas M. Branson
Enron - When All Systems Fail: Creative Destruction Or Roadmap To Corporate Governance Reform, Douglas M. Branson
Villanova Law Review (1956 - )
No abstract provided.
Is There A Role For Lawyers In Preventing Future Enrons, Jill E. Fisch, Kenneth M. Rosen
Is There A Role For Lawyers In Preventing Future Enrons, Jill E. Fisch, Kenneth M. Rosen
Villanova Law Review (1956 - )
No abstract provided.
Managing The Expectations Gap In Inventor Protection: The Sec And The Post-Enron Reform Agenda, Donald C. Langevoort
Managing The Expectations Gap In Inventor Protection: The Sec And The Post-Enron Reform Agenda, Donald C. Langevoort
Villanova Law Review (1956 - )
No abstract provided.
A Revisionist View Of Enron And The Sudden Death Of May, Frank Partnoy
A Revisionist View Of Enron And The Sudden Death Of May, Frank Partnoy
Villanova Law Review (1956 - )
No abstract provided.
Convergence In Corporate Governance - Possible, But Not Desirable, Brett H. Mcdonnell
Convergence In Corporate Governance - Possible, But Not Desirable, Brett H. Mcdonnell
Villanova Law Review (1956 - )
No abstract provided.
And The Winner Is - Interpreting The Lead Plaintiff And The Lead Counsel Provisions Of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act Of 1995, Ashe P. Puri
Villanova Law Review (1956 - )
No abstract provided.
All Quiet On The Paper Front: Asserting A Fifth Amendment Privilege To Avoid Production Of Corporate Documents In In Re Three Grand Jury Subpoenas Duces Tecum Dated January 29, 1999, Thomas J. Koffer
Villanova Law Review (1956 - )
No abstract provided.
Regulation Fd Provides Firm Footing On Selective Disclosure High Wire, Anthony T. Horgan
Regulation Fd Provides Firm Footing On Selective Disclosure High Wire, Anthony T. Horgan
Villanova Law Review (1956 - )
No abstract provided.
Dead End: Delaware's Response To The Recent Innovation In Corporate Antitakeover Measures, The So-Called Dead Hand Poison Pill, In Carmody V. Toll Brothers, Inc., Michael B. Regan
Dead End: Delaware's Response To The Recent Innovation In Corporate Antitakeover Measures, The So-Called Dead Hand Poison Pill, In Carmody V. Toll Brothers, Inc., Michael B. Regan
Villanova Law Review (1956 - )
No abstract provided.
Corporate Decisionmaking And The Moral Rights Of Employees: Participatory Management And Natural Law, Stephen M. Bainbridge
Corporate Decisionmaking And The Moral Rights Of Employees: Participatory Management And Natural Law, Stephen M. Bainbridge
Villanova Law Review (1956 - )
No abstract provided.
Limiting Operator Liability For Parent Corporations Under Cercla: United States V. Cordova Chemical Co., Amy C. Stovall
Limiting Operator Liability For Parent Corporations Under Cercla: United States V. Cordova Chemical Co., Amy C. Stovall
Villanova Law Review (1956 - )
No abstract provided.
A Primer On The Basics Of Directors' Duties In Delaware: The Rules Of The Game (Part Ii), Craig W. Palm, Mark A. Kearney
A Primer On The Basics Of Directors' Duties In Delaware: The Rules Of The Game (Part Ii), Craig W. Palm, Mark A. Kearney
Villanova Law Review (1956 - )
No abstract provided.
Indemnification Of Directors And Officers: The Double Whammy Of Mandatory Indemnification Under Delaware Law In Waltuch V. Conticommodity Services, Inc., Kurt A. Mayr Ii
Indemnification Of Directors And Officers: The Double Whammy Of Mandatory Indemnification Under Delaware Law In Waltuch V. Conticommodity Services, Inc., Kurt A. Mayr Ii
Villanova Law Review (1956 - )
No abstract provided.
Kahn V. Virginia Retirement System: The Impact Of Rule 10b-5'S Corporate Disclosure Requirements On The Williams Act's Tender Offer And Best Price Rules, Henry L. Scott Nearing Iii
Kahn V. Virginia Retirement System: The Impact Of Rule 10b-5'S Corporate Disclosure Requirements On The Williams Act's Tender Offer And Best Price Rules, Henry L. Scott Nearing Iii
Villanova Law Review (1956 - )
No abstract provided.
A Primer On The Basics Of Directors' Duties In Delaware: The Rules Of The Game (Part I), Craig W. Palm, Mark A. Kearney
A Primer On The Basics Of Directors' Duties In Delaware: The Rules Of The Game (Part I), Craig W. Palm, Mark A. Kearney
Villanova Law Review (1956 - )
No abstract provided.
Nodak Bancorporation V. Clarke: Redefining The Rights Of Minority Shareholders In A Freeze-Out Merger Under The National Bank Act, Diana R. Ivanovic
Nodak Bancorporation V. Clarke: Redefining The Rights Of Minority Shareholders In A Freeze-Out Merger Under The National Bank Act, Diana R. Ivanovic
Villanova Law Review (1956 - )
No abstract provided.
Corporate Law - Developing Uniformity In Limitations Periods For Implied Private Actions Under The Securities Exchange Act Of 1934, Gregory W. Ladner
Corporate Law - Developing Uniformity In Limitations Periods For Implied Private Actions Under The Securities Exchange Act Of 1934, Gregory W. Ladner
Villanova Law Review (1956 - )
No abstract provided.
Corporate Law - Mergers And Double Derivative Actions: The New Frontiers In Derivative Standing, Christopher M. Harvey
Corporate Law - Mergers And Double Derivative Actions: The New Frontiers In Derivative Standing, Christopher M. Harvey
Villanova Law Review (1956 - )
No abstract provided.
Liability Of Officers, Directors And Stockholders Under Cercla: The Case For Adopting State Law, Richard G. Dennis
Liability Of Officers, Directors And Stockholders Under Cercla: The Case For Adopting State Law, Richard G. Dennis
Villanova Law Review (1956 - )
No abstract provided.
Delaware's Omnipotent Business Judgment Rule: Who Speaks For The Shareholders, Chris J. Pietrafitta
Delaware's Omnipotent Business Judgment Rule: Who Speaks For The Shareholders, Chris J. Pietrafitta
Villanova Law Review (1956 - )
No abstract provided.
Pennsylvania Says, Not In My House, Paul D. Weller
Pennsylvania Says, Not In My House, Paul D. Weller
Villanova Law Review (1956 - )
No abstract provided.
The S.E.C. And The Sale Of Control: Ambivalence, Vacillation Or Pusillanimity, David Cowan Bayne
The S.E.C. And The Sale Of Control: Ambivalence, Vacillation Or Pusillanimity, David Cowan Bayne
Villanova Law Review (1956 - )
No abstract provided.
The Horizontal Merger Guidelines Of The Department Of Justice And The National Association Of Attorneys General Compared In The Context Of Recent Cases And Consent Decrees, John Cirace
Villanova Law Review (1956 - )
No abstract provided.
Continuity And Change: Partnership Formation Under The Common Law, Deborah W. Post
Continuity And Change: Partnership Formation Under The Common Law, Deborah W. Post
Villanova Law Review (1956 - )
No abstract provided.