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Full-Text Articles in Business Organizations Law
Team Production Theory And Private Company Boards, Elizabeth Pollman
Team Production Theory And Private Company Boards, Elizabeth Pollman
Seattle University Law Review
In their path-breaking article, A Team Production Theory of Corporate Law, Margaret Blair and Lynn Stout provided a new theory of the board of directors in a corporation. Drawing on the economic theory of team production, Blair and Stout argued that the board of directors serves as a mediating hierarchy for the firm as a whole, encouraging firm-specific investments from team members and reducing shirking and opportunistic behavior. While Blair and Stout provided a dramatically different view of the corporation from the conventional principal-agent account, they also delineated limitations to their proposed theory. Most importantly, they suggested that the …
The Corporation As Time Machine: Intergenerational Equity, Intergenerational Efficiency, And The Corporate Form, Lynn A. Stout
The Corporation As Time Machine: Intergenerational Equity, Intergenerational Efficiency, And The Corporate Form, Lynn A. Stout
Seattle University Law Review
This Symposium Article argues that the board-controlled corporation can be understood as a legal innovation that historically has functioned as a means of transferring wealth forward and sometimes backward through time, for the benefit of present and future generations. In this fashion the board-controlled corporation promotes both intergenerational equity and intergenerational efficiency. Logic and evidence each suggest, however, that the modern embrace of “shareholder value” as the only corporate objective and “shareholder democracy” as the ideal of corporate governance is damaging the corporate form’s ability to serve this economically and ethically important function.
Litigating Consumer Protection Acts In The Hamp Context, Amanda Martin
Litigating Consumer Protection Acts In The Hamp Context, Amanda Martin
Seattle University Law Review
The foreclosure crisis has lingered despite the improving economy. To alleviate this crisis, the U.S. government implemented the Home Affordable Mortgage Program (HAMP), a Treasury-sponsored initiative that aims to prevent foreclosure by encouraging mortgage loan servicers to modify the mortgages of qualified homeowners. The Treasury Department has extended HAMP multiple times—from its original ending date in 2013 to its present ending date in 2016. While HAMP has indeed helped homeowners avoid foreclosure, the program has spawned an array of litigation as servicer misconduct runs rampant. As the Ninth Circuit recently noted, “the [HAMP] program seems to have created more litigation …
Copyright, Consumerism, And The Cloud: Proposing Standards-Essential Technology To Support First Sale In Digital Copyright, Marco Puccia
Copyright, Consumerism, And The Cloud: Proposing Standards-Essential Technology To Support First Sale In Digital Copyright, Marco Puccia
Seattle University Law Review
America’s entertainment industry, and the creative talent that drives it, is a national treasure. Equally valuable, however, is America’s drive and commitment toward technological innovation. These two sectors have been in tension since at least 1908, when the U.S. Supreme Court was asked to determine whether the makers of piano rolls for automatically playing pianos had to pay royalties to the composers. Since that time, the entertainment industry has continued to use copyright law to resist advances in technological innovation that it views as a threat to its existing business models. This Note seeks to provide the necessary context and …
Shareholder Wealth Maximization As Means To An End, Robert P. Bartlett, Iii
Shareholder Wealth Maximization As Means To An End, Robert P. Bartlett, Iii
Seattle University Law Review
In several recent cases, the Delaware Chancery Court has emphasized that where a conflict of interest exists between holders of a company’s common stock and holders of its preferred stock, the standard of conduct for directors requires that they strive to maximize the value of the corporation for the benefit of its common stockholders rather than for its preferred stockholders. This article interrogates this view of directors’ fiduciary duties from the perspective of incomplete contracting theory. Building on the seminal work of Sanford Grossman and Oliver Hart, incomplete contracting theory examines the critical role of corporate control rights for addressing …
Lobbying, Pandering, And Information In The Firm, Adam B. Badawi
Lobbying, Pandering, And Information In The Firm, Adam B. Badawi
Seattle University Law Review
In their classic and insightful article on team production in corporate law, Margaret Blair and Lynn Stout identify the minimization of rent-seeking as one of the chief benefits of vesting ultimate authority over a firm with the board of directors. In their analysis, this problematic rent-seeking arises when parties need to divide the gains from production after the fact. The squabbling that is likely to ensue may threaten to eat away most, or all, of the gains that come from productive activity. If parties know that this sort of rent-seeking will occur, they may not engage in productive activity in …
The History Of Team Production Theory, Ron Harris
The History Of Team Production Theory, Ron Harris
Seattle University Law Review
In this short Essay, the author consider the team production theory developed by Margaret Blair and Lynn Stout1 from a historical perspective, in three senses. First, does the theory fit the historical use of the corporate form? Second, can it explain the development of corporation law doctrines? And third, can we place the development of the theory as such into the intellectual history of corporation theories at large? The author will state my bottom line up front: while the Article finds the team production theory insightful and useful for my historical research, for teaching corporation law, and for thinking about …
Choosing The Partnership: English Business Organization Law During The Industrial Revolution, Ryan Bubb
Choosing The Partnership: English Business Organization Law During The Industrial Revolution, Ryan Bubb
Seattle University Law Review
For most of the period associated with the Industrial Revolution in Britain, English law restricted access to incorporation and the Bubble Act explicitly outlawed the formation of unincorporated joint stock companies with transferable shares. Furthermore, firms in the manufacturing industries most closely associated with the Industrial Revolution were overwhelmingly partnerships. These two facts have led some scholars to posit that the antiquated business organization law was a constraint on the structural transformation and growth that characterized the British economy during the period. Importantly, however, the vast majority of manufacturing firms in the modern sector were partnerships. An easy explanation for …
Ceo Retention, Lee Harris
Ceo Retention, Lee Harris
Florida Law Review
Again and again, economists, corporate law scholars, and Congress have turned to reforms, such as executive compensation reforms, as a solution to executive misbehavior. The root of the evil, they muse, is sky-high pay with only a flimsy connection to managerial performance. If CEO pay can only be rejiggered on the front end and tied to performance, the argument goes, executives can be expected to pursue shareholder interests and put aside egos, and firms will prosper. This Article argues that such reforms are, despite the best of intention, fool’s gold. The fallacy is not in thinking that CEOs and other …
Dampening Financial Regulatory Cycles, Brett Mcdonnell
Dampening Financial Regulatory Cycles, Brett Mcdonnell
Florida Law Review
Financial regulation should be countercyclical, strengthening during speculative booms to contain excessive leverage and loosening following crises so as to not limit credit extension in hard times. And yet, financial regulation in fact tends to be procyclical, strengthening following crises and loosening during booms. This Article considers competing descriptive and normative analyses of that procyclical tendency. All of the models and arguments considered are rooted in a public choice perspective on financial regulation, i.e., rational choice ideas drawn from economics and applied to politics, but with that perspective modified to take account of behavioralist biases in rationality, particularly the availability …
The Economics And Regulation Of Network Branded Prepaid Cards, Todd J. Zywicki
The Economics And Regulation Of Network Branded Prepaid Cards, Todd J. Zywicki
Florida Law Review
One of the fastest growing sectors of the consumer payments marketplace is the general-purpose reloadable prepaid card sector. Their importance accelerated as a consequence of new regulations enacted in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. This increased use of prepaid cards also increased angst among regulators, especially regarding the number and size of fees on prepaid cards. State and federal regulators as well as Congress are interested in imposing new regulations on prepaid cards. These calls for regulation, however, proceed in a largely fact-free environment. This Article describes the current economic and regulatory landscape for prepaid cards. The market …
Tax-Free Reorganizations: The Evolution And Revolution Of Triangular Mergers, Stephanie Hoffer, Dale A. Oesterle
Tax-Free Reorganizations: The Evolution And Revolution Of Triangular Mergers, Stephanie Hoffer, Dale A. Oesterle
Northwestern University Law Review
No abstract provided.
A Corporate Tax For The Next One Hundred Years: A Proposal For A Dynamic, Self-Adjusting Corporate Tax Rate, Adam H. Rosenzweig
A Corporate Tax For The Next One Hundred Years: A Proposal For A Dynamic, Self-Adjusting Corporate Tax Rate, Adam H. Rosenzweig
Northwestern University Law Review
No abstract provided.
Who Gets The Jewels When A Law Firm Dissolves? The Unfinished Business Doctrine And Hourly Matters, Peter W. Rogers
Who Gets The Jewels When A Law Firm Dissolves? The Unfinished Business Doctrine And Hourly Matters, Peter W. Rogers
Northwestern University Law Review
No abstract provided.
Of Bitcoins, Independently Wealthy Software, And The Zero-Member Llc, Shawn Bayern
Of Bitcoins, Independently Wealthy Software, And The Zero-Member Llc, Shawn Bayern
Northwestern University Law Review
No abstract provided.
Shareholders On Shaky Ground: Section 271'S Remaining Loophole, Alex Righi
Shareholders On Shaky Ground: Section 271'S Remaining Loophole, Alex Righi
Northwestern University Law Review
No abstract provided.
Jay Ordan, Order On Defendants' Motion For Summary Judgment, Elizabeth E. Long
Jay Ordan, Order On Defendants' Motion For Summary Judgment, Elizabeth E. Long
Superior Court of Fulton County: Metro Atlanta Business Case Division Opinions
No abstract provided.
Is There Anybody Out There? Analyzing The Regulation Of Children’S Privacy Online In The United States Of America And The European Union According To The Tbgi Analytical Framework By Eberlein Et Al, Nachshon Goltz
Transnational Business Governance Interactions Working Papers
This article analyzes the regulation of children’s privacy online, especially in the context of personal information collection as a commodity, in the United States of America (USA) and the European Union (EU) according to the Transnational Business Governance Interactions analytical framework proposed by Eberlein et al. This article reviews the regulatory structure of the field in these two jurisdictions, including global organizations, according to Elberlein et al components and questions. In the analysis, a map of the regulatory interactions within this global realm will be presented and discussed. Analysis of the influence of each interacting party and the degree of …
Transnational Governance Interactions: A Critical Review Of The Legal Literature, Stepan Wood
Transnational Governance Interactions: A Critical Review Of The Legal Literature, Stepan Wood
Transnational Business Governance Interactions Working Papers
Overlaps and interactions among diverse legal rules, actors and orders have long preoccupied legal scholars. This preoccupation has intensified in recent years as transnational efforts to regulate business have proliferated. This proliferation has led to increasingly frequent and intense interactions among transnational regulatory actors and programs. These transnational business governance interactions (TBGI) are the subject of an emerging interdisciplinary research agenda. This paper situates the TBGI research agenda in the broader field of transnational legal theory by presenting a critical review of the ways in which legal scholars have addressed the phenomenon of governance interactions. Legal scholars frequently recognize the …
Transnational Governance Interactions: A Critical Review Of The Legal Literature, Stepan Wood
Transnational Governance Interactions: A Critical Review Of The Legal Literature, Stepan Wood
Transnational Business Governance Interactions Working Papers
Overlaps and interactions among diverse legal rules, actors and orders have long preoccupied legal scholars. This preoccupation has intensified in recent years as transnational efforts to regulate business have proliferated. This proliferation has led to increasingly frequent and intense interactions among transnational regulatory actors and programs. These transnational business governance interactions (TBGI) are the subject of an emerging interdisciplinary research agenda. This paper situates the TBGI research agenda in the broader field of transnational legal theory by presenting a critical review of the ways in which legal scholars have addressed the phenomenon of governance interactions. Legal scholars frequently recognize the …
The New Global Financial Regulatory Order: Can Macroprudential Regulation Prevent Another Global Financial Disaster?, Behzad Gohari, Karen E. Woody
The New Global Financial Regulatory Order: Can Macroprudential Regulation Prevent Another Global Financial Disaster?, Behzad Gohari, Karen E. Woody
Scholarly Articles
This Article posits that the success of macroprudential regulation will depend on four factors. First, the economic philosophy of the central banker in charge of the domestic institution with jurisdiction over macroprudential regulation will prove crucial in the implementation of adopted regulation. If, like Chairman Greenspan, the banker is averse to the exercise of the Central Bank's regulatory oversight authority, then no amount or volume of policy or regulation will prevent or mitigate systemic risks and the accompanying shocks. Second, a sufficiently deep level of international cooperation is required to mitigate regulatory arbitrage, without being so broad that the ensuing …
Fundamental Changes In The Llc: A Study In Path Divergence And Convergence, Joan Macleod Heminway
Fundamental Changes In The Llc: A Study In Path Divergence And Convergence, Joan Macleod Heminway
Book Chapters
No abstract provided.
Reforming The Global Value Chain Through Transnational Private Regulation, Kishanthi Parella
Reforming The Global Value Chain Through Transnational Private Regulation, Kishanthi Parella
Scholarly Articles
In many industries, corporations have changed the organization of their production from a vertically integrated model to a model that is often characterized by outsourcing-shifting business activities to external parties -and offshoring, where production occurs at sites overseas. The global value chain (GVC) for an American corporation often involves several tiers of suppliers. One end of the GVC is often occupied by a multinational buyer (MNB), such as a large brand name corporation. At the opposite end of the value chain are the factories, farms, and other production sites that supply multinational corporations with their goods. This organization of production …
Ending Corporate Inversions: Past Failures, Continued Controversy, And Proposals For Reform, Shane Zahrt
Ending Corporate Inversions: Past Failures, Continued Controversy, And Proposals For Reform, Shane Zahrt
William Mitchell Law Review
No abstract provided.
Lessons From Institutional Shareholder Services: Governing Benefit Corporations' Third-Party Standard, Tammi S. Etheridge
Lessons From Institutional Shareholder Services: Governing Benefit Corporations' Third-Party Standard, Tammi S. Etheridge
Scholarly Articles
Third-party standard providers for benefit corporations will likely acquire the same level of success as Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). Consequently, the public should be leery of encountering the same concerns, specifically, a lack of transparency, including undefined analytic models, inaccurate and incomplete information, and conflicts of interest. Going forward, the public should also be especially mindful of standard-providing organizations that also sell consulting services. As more states pass benefit corporation legislation, it is imperative that these issues be addressed and that solutions be proposed. Lax and uneven implementation of the third-party standard could mean that benefit corporation regulation, despite being …
The Fiduciary Gap, Kelli A. Alces
Balance And Team Production, Kelli A. Alces
Balance And Team Production, Kelli A. Alces
Scholarly Publications
No abstract provided.
Adjudicating Corporate Auctions, Jay B. Kesten
Adjudicating Corporate Auctions, Jay B. Kesten
Scholarly Publications
In light of recent developments in auction theory, this Article re-examines Delaware corporate law governing directors' actions when structuring the sale of a corporation. A foundational doctrine of Delaware law is that when the board of directors resolves to sell a corporation, it must obtain the highest price reasonably available. Auction theory posits that, in certain circumstances germane to corporate takeovers, revenues can be maximized through the use of ex ante precommitments to the rules of the auction. Delaware law, however, does not fully endorse directors' ability to make such precommitments, primarily out of the concern that the board will …
Sac Capital: Firm Criminal Liability, Civil Fines, And The Insulated Ceo, Frances E. Chapman, Marianne Jennings, Lauren Tarasuk
Sac Capital: Firm Criminal Liability, Civil Fines, And The Insulated Ceo, Frances E. Chapman, Marianne Jennings, Lauren Tarasuk
American University Business Law Review
No abstract provided.
Zakaz Nadużywania Pozycji Dominującej Na Rynkach Telekomunikacyjnych W Prawie Unii Europejskiej, Konrad Stolarski
Zakaz Nadużywania Pozycji Dominującej Na Rynkach Telekomunikacyjnych W Prawie Unii Europejskiej, Konrad Stolarski
Monografie CARS/CARS Monographs
Przedmiot publikacji obejmuje problematykę funkcjonowania zakazu nadużywania pozycji dominującej na rynkach telekomunikacyjnych w prawie Unii Europejskiej. Stanowi ona pogłębioną, kompleksową analizę powyższej instytucji, która ukierunkowana jest na wyjaśnienie problemów, które mogą pojawiać się w związku z jej funkcjonowaniem w praktyce. Co do zasady, punktem odniesienia dla analizy jest prawo Unii Europejskiej, niemniej dla celów komparatystycznych autor podejmuje się również ustalenia w jaki sposób podobne regulacje funkcjonują w systemach prawnych Polski oraz wybranych państw członkowskich. Głównym celem pracy jest wykazanie w jaki sposób specyficzna natura ściśle regulowanych rynków telekomunikacyjnych wpływa na stosowanie instytucji prawa konkurencji, a w szczególności art. 102 TFUE. …