Monday, August 31, 2009

Weil Really Gotthem & Mangled Them

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Recently a colleague of mine, Susan Hauser, who writes extensively in the area of bankruptcy, sent me a copy of Weil, Gotshal & Manges, ...
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Friday, August 28, 2009

shareholder primacy?

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One response to the financial market meltdown is a proposed rule by the Securities and Exchange Commission that would allow greater contro...
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Thursday, August 27, 2009

Honoring Ronald H. Brown: Symbol of Economic Justice

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Ronald H. Brown, the first African American to become U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Chair of the Democratic National Committee, graduated f...

Brown and the Rule of Law

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I have always been astounded that a significant number of legal academics suggest that the Brown v. Board of Education decision was somehow...
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Capital University Law School Brings Distinguished Alumnus Ronald Shuff, Flowserve SVP/GC, to Visit Law School as Second Alumnus-in-Residence

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On October 24 and 25, Ronald Shuff, Senior Vice President - Secretary and General Counsel of Flowserve Corporation will visit his law school...

Federal Reserve Bank Leadership Remains Intact Despite the Collapse of the Financial Markets

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President Obama nominated Ben S. Bernanke to a second four-year term as chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank , which is the central bank of ...
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Saturday, August 22, 2009

Systemically Important Financial Institutions: The Cleveland Federal Reserve Turns To YouTube To Show The Way Forward

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What should we do about systemically important financial institutions moving forward? Consider implementing a three-tiered regulatory system...
Friday, August 21, 2009

The Financial Crisis: Regulatory and Corporate Governance Critiques and Reforms

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The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law will host a financial crisis symposium on September 25, 2009. The event " The Fin...
Thursday, August 20, 2009

Will talk of economic recovery preclude consideration of the causes of the financial collapse?

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In the last few months, some have asserted that the economic downturn is slowing . And, this month, The Federal Reserve announced that the ...
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Proposed Legislation Will Allow CFTC and SEC to Regulate Derivatives Market

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A few years ago, I wrote an article entitled Controlling a Financial Jurassic Park which analyzed the unregulated Forex market , derivative...
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Monday, August 17, 2009

The Rule of Law and 9/9/09

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On September 9, 2009, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear re-argument in the case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Comm...
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Sunday, August 16, 2009

Just what the doctor ordered: corporate accountability

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It appears, at least at some companies, that the bailout plan has caused some boards of directors to more closely securitize the actions of ...
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The Subprime Mortgage Crisis: Debunking Myth and Reality?

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Recently, Yuliya Demyanyk, a Senior Research Economist, at the Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank issued a very interesting Economic Commentary ...
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Friday, August 14, 2009

Predatory Lending and the Racial Wealth Gap

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Disparities in wealth between white Americans and people of color have grown in the last thirty years in spite of dramatically increasing le...
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Thursday, August 13, 2009

Symposium in Central Ohio: The Financial Crisis: New Administration Initiatives and How Practitioners Should Advise Clients as a Result

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On Friday, October 16, 2009, Capital University Law School Graduate Law Programs will present a conference on “The Financial Crisis: New Adm...