Symposium – Harmonization Versus Diversification of Global Financial Regulations
On February 11th, 2013, The Fordham Corporate Law Center and the Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law, in conjunction with the Max... Read MoreNew Accredited Crowdfunding Platforms
The new registration exemption in connection with Rule 506 offerings and crowdfunding portals significantly expand the scope of activity that non-broker-dealer registered entities may conduct. Section 201(c) of the JOBS Act provides that in connection with securities offered and sold in compliance with Rule 506 of Regulation D certain intermediary parties will not be subject [...]
REVISION: Clearinghouses and the Rapid Resolution of Bankrupt Financial Firms
International In-House Counsel Breakfast Series, Brett I. Parker ’93
On Thursday, April 18, the Fordham Corporate Law Center and Office of International and Non-J.D. Programs hosted Bret I. Parker ’93, Vice President and Associate General Counsel for Elizabeth Arden, as the last speaker in this semester’s International In-House Counsel Breakfast Series. Mr. Parker’s career has spanned diverse types of legal practice in different industries. [...]
13th Annual A.A. Sommer Jr. Lecture– Benjamin M. Lawsky, Superintendent, New York State Dep’t of Financial Services
On Thursday, April 18, the 13th annual A.A. Sommer, Jr. Lecture was held in the McNally Ampitheatre at Fordham Law School. The lecture series was established by Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, and is focused on providing a venue for regulators and policy-makers in the global financial markets to share insights with students and faculty. [...]
The JOBS Act Turns One-Year-Old and It’s Clear that this Ill-Conceived “IPO On-Ramp” Needs an Off-Ramp
In the wake of a sweeping financial crisis that crippled U.S. capital markets and left millions of Americans out of work, Congress passed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act in 2012 to revitalize the economy. Commonly known as the “JOBS Act,” the statute was intended to create jobs for Americans by improving access to public [...]
New: Financial Literacy Teacher Training: A Multiple-Measure Evaluation
VisionChina: A Case about Reciprocity and Comity
While the world has become increasingly flat and globalization marches on, sovereignty and comity remain important considerations for U.S. businesses and investors with international aspirations. In particular, domestic investors would do well to remember both that the U.S. has few official treaties with other nations for the mutual recognition and enforcement of judgments, and that, [...]
REVISION: Clearinghouses and the Rapid Resolution of Bankrupt Financial Firms
Squeezed in the Middle: Nobody is Happy with the Pace of Implementation of the Volcker Rule
In 1933, Senator Carter Glass and Representative Henry B. Steagall, sponsored the Banking Act of 1933, which has been subsequently known as the Glass-Steagall Act. Its passage was prompted by the Great Depression, which was partially caused by commercial banks’ overexposure to risk. Part of this law forced commercial banks to cease brokerage and investment [...]
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Highlights From Volume 18 Book I
THE BEHAVIORAL PARADOX: WHY INVESTOR IRRATIONALITY CALLS FOR LIGHTER AND SIMPLER FINANCIAL REGULATION
It is widely believed that behavioral economics justifies more intrusive regulation of financial markets, because people are not fully rational and need to be protected from their quirks. This Article challenges that belief. Firstly, insofar as people can be helped to make better choices, that goal can usually be achieved through light-touch regulations. Secondly, faulty [...]
DEMANDING SUBSTANCE OR FORM? THE SEC’S PLAIN ENGLISH HANDBOOK AS A BASIS FOR SECURITIES VIOLATIONS
In 1998, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) released a style manual titled “The Plain English Handbook.” The culmination of a drive by its Chairman, Arthur Levitt, the Handbook drew upon the rules of grammar, best industry practice, and even the support of billionaire Warren Buffett in calling for a layman’s [...]
FULL OF HOT AIR? EVALUATING THE AIRGAS COURT’S RESERVATIONS ABOUT SHAREHOLDERS’ SHORT-TERM AND LONGTERM INTERESTS IN TAKEOVERS
This Note explores the incentives and preferences of shareholders in takeovers. This analysis is conducted in the context of the Delaware Chancery Court’s February 2011 decision in Air Products & Chemicals v. Airgas. In that case, the court’s decision largely turned on whether certain short-term and long-term shareholders have different preferences and incentives in takeovers. [...]
News & Events
- Can Woman Have It All? A Live Webcast with Anne-Marie Slaughter (4/24/2013)
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- 13th Annual A.A. Sommer, Jr. Lecture on Corporate, Securities & Financial Law (4/18/2013)
- International In-House Counsel Breakfast Forum Series for Students (4/18/2013)
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