The Conglomerate
This blawg is a collaborative project covering business, law, economics and society.
Author: Law professor contributors include Gordon Smith of the University of Wisconsin, Christine Hurt of University of Illinois, Vic Fleischer of the University of Colorado, Fred Tung of Emory University, Lisa Fairfax of the University of Maryland and David Zaring of Washington and Lee University. Smith, Hurt, Tung and Fairfax teach corporate law, and Fleischer teaches tax law.
Blawg Related Categories: Corporate Law • Law Firms • Law Professors • Law Schools • Securities Law • Tax Law • Emory University • University of Colorado • University of Illinois • University of Maryland • University of Wisconsin • Washington and Lee University • Law Professor • Blawg 100 • Business Law • Economics
Recent Posts from The Conglomerate
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In Berle's Footsteps
Chuck O'Kelley has assembled a fascinating group of scholars to examine the legacy of Adolf A. Berle, Jr. at a...
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Will Sarbanes-Oxley Be A Casualty of the Financial Crisis?
Floyd Norris says yes, and I must say I'm surprised. Despite the raft of academic criticism about Sarbanes-Oxley, it is...
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Thank you, Masters!
On behalf of the Glom, I'd like to thank the Masters for making our first Forum such a success. If...
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Judicial, Legislative, and Executive Responses to Jones v. Harris
With Jones v. Harris now submitted to the justices for their consideration, academics can fill the next few months of...
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Jones v. Harris and the Role of Government in Business
One interesting aspect of the Jones v. Harris is how this case and the controversy surrounding it reflect an apparent...
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A fiduciary by any other name . . . .
Thanks to Gordon, Usha, Michelle, Larry, and others who've written here and elsewhere on the fiduciary duty issue. I admit...
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Regulating Derivatives, as a Question of Defining Them
A brief break from the Jones v. Harris dialogue to point you to this letter from Barney Frank updating everyone...
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"Is the fiduciary standard the same?"
This is the question that preoccupied Justice Kennedy in yesterday's oral argument in Jones v. Harris. He asked it over...
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Jones v. Harris: The Worst Alternative (Except for all the others)
I don't think I buy the crucial arguments for either side in Jones v. Harris. Judge Easterbrook thinks the market...
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Independence and Jones v. Harris
Here's my Jones v. Harris analogy: say on the University of Georgia's campus each Coke machine was set up by...