BLPS
BLPS: Christopher Brennan ’00 – General Counsel, NBTY
Christopher Bennan (’00) spoke at the Corporate Center’s Business Law Practitioner’s Series on Tuesday, February 26th. Mr. Brennan is currently the General Counsel at NBTY, a major manufacturer of vitamins and nutritional supplements. Before that, he had worked as General Counsel to two other pharmaceutical companies and as an associate at Dechert LLP and Cravath, [...]
BLPS – Paul Robinson ’83, Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Warner Music Group
On October 23, 2012, Fordham Law welcomed Paul Robinson ‘83, Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Warner Music Group, back to campus. Mr. Robinson spoke with students as part of the Fordham Corporate Law Center’s Business Law Practitioner Series. Mr. Robinson manages a group of ninety (90) lawyers in thirteen (13) different countries at [...]
BLPS – Edward P. O’Keefe ’81, Executive Vice President and Chief General Counsel at Bank of America
On October 2, 2012, Fordham Law welcomed Edward P. O’Keefe ‘81, Executive Vice President and Chief General Counsel at Bank of America, back to campus. Mr. O’Keefe spoke with students as part of the Fordham Corporate Law Center’s Business Law Practitioner Series. Fordham Law is not all that different today than it was when Mr. O’Keefe [...]
BLPS – KEN HERSHMAN, HBO SPORTS
On September 18, Ken Hershman ‘88, President of HBO Sports spoke with Fordham Law students as part of the Fordham Corporate Law Center’s Business Law Practitioner Series. Mr. Hershman shared many of the legal issues relating to broadcasting professional boxing, such as contractual rights, IP issues, antitrust, torts, and, insurance. Mr. Hershman, a former corporate [...]
Feb. 28: BLPS – Michael Comstock & Rora Tanaka
Business Law Practitioners Series Date(s): 02.28.12 | Tuesday Time: 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Location: Room 205 Sponsor: Corporate Law Center Speaker: Michael Comstock & Rora Tanaka Affiliation: Investment/M&A Advisory and RORA Client Systems, TyMetrix The third Business Law Practitioners Series program for Spring 2012 is Tuesday, February 28, 2012. Come meet: Michael Comstock ’05 [...]
Jan. 31: BLPS – Andrew I. Chizzik
Business Law Practitioners Series Date(s): 01.31.12 | Tuesday Time: 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Location: Room 205 Sponsor: Corporate Law Center Speaker: Andrew I. Chizzik Affiliation: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP The second Business Law Practitioners Series program for Spring 2012 is Tuesday, January 31, 2012. Come meet: Andrew I. Chizzik ’04 Senior Associate (Private [...]
Business Law Practitioners Series – Fall 2011
This career-focused series introduces students to a variety of distinguished alumni and friends of the law school. Students explore business and legal specialties, network with established professionals, and engage in invigorating conversation over an informal lunch. September 13, 2011 Douglas Lankler Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer Pfizer, Inc. “Corporate Ethics & Compliance: The [...]
BLPS – Rory Cutaia ’85
On October 18, 2011, Fordham welcomed Rory Cutaia, Executive Director of Corinthian Capital, back to campus. Mr. Cutaia gave a thought-provoking lecture on his vision of law school as a training ground for entrepreneurs, and more broadly, about how despite the tenuous economic climate we are faced with, entrepreneurs have an opportunity like never before [...]
BLPS – Steven P. Vincent ’83 and Nancy Tormey Vincent ’82
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Eugene P. and Delia S. Murphy Conference on Corporate Law
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Representation Without Accountability?
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The Philosophy and Practice of Disclosure
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- The Looming Problems of The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
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Financial Reform Legislation: There Ought To Be A Law, But Is This It?
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. [...]
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- 13th Annual A.A. Sommer, Jr. Lecture on Corporate, Securities & Financial Law (4/18/2013)
- 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)
- Business Law Practitioners Series for students (4/16/2013)
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