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Irving R. Kaufman Memorial Securities Law Moot Court Competition
Each spring, Fordham University School of Law hosts the Irving R. Kaufman Memorial Securities Law Moot Court Competition. We are currently soliciting practitioners and academics to judge oral argument rounds and grade competition briefs. No securities law experience is required to participate and CLE credit is available [...]
Zombies Among Us: The Threat of Cybercrime and Botnets
On September 19, 2012, the Fordham Corporate Law Center hosted a lecture by Lanny A. Breuer, Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Mr. Breuer’s program was entitled “The Threat of Cybercrime and What the Justice Department is Doing About It.” The full text of Mr. Breuer’s speech [...]
What’s Worse
A white-collar criminal, in a fine suit and with a perfect smile, nefariously bamboozles a single-parent widow into investing $25,000 into a ponzi scheme. But wait, a dangerous gang member robs the same widow on the street, at gunpoint, stealing her car, jewelry, and other belongings, totaling $25,000. What’s worse? All sorts of people, teachers, [...]
Hank Greenberg and the Fifth Amendment
Maurice “Hank” Greenberg has had three years to think about the takeover of American International Group, Inc., and now he’s fighting back, to the tune of a $25 billion. Greenberg, once considered one of the most powerful CEOs in America, was the long time chief executive of AIG. Here is the Wall Street Journal article [...]
Irving R. Kaufman Memorial Securities Law Moot Court Competition
Each spring, Fordham University School of Law hosts the Irving R. Kaufman Memorial Securities Law Moot Court Competition. Held in honor of Chief Judge Kaufman, a Fordham Alumnus who served on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the Kaufman Competition has a rich tradition of bringing together complex securities law issues, [...]
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New Hope for Greece Amidst Rising Uncertainty
Though stocks have taken a recent upswing, seeming to bring with it anticipation for a brighter, more stable future, the battle with the ever-oscillating financial status of the euro zone is far from being settled. With a new interim government in place, and new ideas and policies to be voted upon and implemented, hope runs [...]
Olympus: Business Decisions or Misconduct?
Poor decisions by high ranking company officials and board members have been the center of recent headlines. Decades of hidden investments by Olympus Corp. were uncovered by recently ousted Chief Executive Michael Woodford. Dating back to the 1990s, Olympus executives failed to disclose investment losses and then, between 2006 and 2008, tried to clean up [...]
News of the World Compensation Plan: Attempts to Right an Incomprehensible Wrong
The world was rocked when it was announced in July that the News of the World was being shut down in light of cell phone hacking revelations. The aforementioned paper was 168 years old and sold approximately 3 million copies per week. The Sunday tabloid frequently targeted celebrities, the royal family and world leaders in [...]
Symposium on Regulatory Capture: Part 2 (2.7.11)
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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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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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- Can Woman Have It All? A Live Webcast with Anne-Marie Slaughter (4/24/2013)
- 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)
- Fordham Corporate Center