Business Law Prof Blogtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1156852484437173892023-06-24T02:12:08-07:00A Member of the Law Professor Blogs NetworkTypePadErnst and Ernst and Hochfelder and Powelltag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02c1b257747d200d2023-06-24T02:12:08-07:002023-06-24T02:12:08-07:00Last week, I had the pleasure of attending one of my favorite conferences: NBLSC, hosted this year in Knoxville by Joan Heminway and by Eric Chafee. While there, I took part in a panel discussion of Adam Pritchard and Robert...Ann LiptonCalifornia Western School of Law Faculty Hiring Announcement – Professional Responsibility and Director of STEPPStag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02b751a8e82f200c2023-06-22T12:00:22-07:002023-06-22T12:00:22-07:00California Western School of Law (CWSL) is seeking lateral candidates for a full-time faculty position teaching Professional Responsibility and serving as a Director of CWSL's STEPPS Program. STEPPS is a key component of CWSL's innovative sequential experiential curriculum, bridging the...Benjamin P. EdwardsCall for Papers - Wharton Conference on Liquidity and Financial Fragility tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02c1a6cb557d200b2023-06-21T10:10:58-07:002023-06-21T10:10:58-07:00Dear BLPB Readers: Below is an excerpt from the call for papers for the upcoming Wharton Conference on Liquidity and Financial Fragility "Liquidity and financial fragility concerns have captured the attention of financial market participants, macroeconomists, and policymakers in recent...Colleen BakerCelebrating Juneteenth: Corporate Governance Intersectionstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02c1a6cb2ca8200b2023-06-19T21:30:36-07:002023-06-19T21:30:36-07:00Corporate governance has become a bit of an alphabet soup over the years--CSR,* DEIB,** and ESG*** (among other initialisms) are all part of the current practical lexicon for those of us working with businesses. As a day celebrating the emancipation...joanheminway"In connection with" is everywhere nowtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02c1a6cac8c5200b2023-06-17T02:00:00-07:002023-06-17T05:10:05-07:00I’m interested in this district court opinion issued in May regarding Section 10(b) claims against Mylan. Plaintiffs claim that Mylan’s Morgantown, West Virginia manufacturing facility was dramatically out of compliance with FDA manufacturing requirements – to the point where it...Ann LiptonBaker on Trading in the Cloudstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02c1a6ca71e4200b2023-06-14T10:00:00-07:002023-06-14T10:00:00-07:00This week, Nasdaq, “the second-largest stock exchange in the US,” announced its biggest deal yet: the $10.5 billion acquisition of Adenza, a software company focused on financial risk. As I note in Derivatives and ESG, trading exchanges’ traditional business models...Colleen BakerNational Business Law Scholars 2023 - This Thursday and Friday!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02b751a7c95a200c2023-06-12T19:42:11-07:002023-06-12T19:42:11-07:00If you happen to be traveling in the region of Knoxville, Tennessee on Thursday or Friday, feel free to stop by and catch all or part of this year's National Business Law Scholars Conference, hosted by the Clayton Center for...joanheminwayCabining MFWtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02b75182fe92200b2023-06-09T14:55:29-07:002023-06-10T01:51:05-07:00Regular readers know that I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about the problem of controlling shareholders. I’ve written a bunch of blog posts on the subject (prior posts here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here...Ann LiptonMore Teaching Insights from Professor Siedeltag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02b75182ce9a200b2023-06-07T18:56:53-07:002023-06-07T18:56:53-07:00In today’s post, I wanted to highlight two more works (previous posts here and here) of University of Michigan Professor Emeritus George Siedel. First, Siedel recently wrote an informative piece in the ABAJournal entitled, Consider teaching law in a business...Colleen BakerThe Gratitude of a Mini-Me: Honoring Helen S. Scotttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02b751a71c4b200c2023-06-06T21:55:52-07:002023-06-06T21:56:28-07:00Earlier tonight, I had the opportunity of a lifetime: a chance to--in some small way--let a teacher-mentor know how much she means to me and has meant to my career. Specifically, I had the privilege of presenting an award to...joanheminway