Harvard Business Law Review (HBLR)

The Harvard Business Law Review (HBLR) aims to be the premier journal covering the laws of business organization and capital markets. HBLR will publish articles from professors, practitioners, and policymakers on corporate law and governance, securities and capital markets law, financial regulation and financial institutions, law and finance, financial distress and bankruptcy, and related subjects.

Dodd-Frank Anniversary

Straight Talk from a Practitioner: Notes from Under the Wall

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Download PDF Steven Lofchie* with assistance from Theresa Perkins** As a financial regulatory lawyer, I am accustomed to being cautious in my pronouncements.  Equivocal and timid.  When clients ask me for hard advice, rather than answer them, I often just rub my hands … [Read more...] about Straight Talk from a Practitioner: Notes from Under the Wall

Dodd-Frank Act Has its First Birthday, But Derivatives End Users Have Little Cause to Celebrate

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Download PDF Michael Sackheim and Elizabeth M. Schubert* A year has passed since the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”).  Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act, entitled the Wall Street Transparency and Accountability … [Read more...] about Dodd-Frank Act Has its First Birthday, But Derivatives End Users Have Little Cause to Celebrate

Dodd Frank Act Will Transform the Investment Management Industry in Coming Years

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Download PDF John Schneider* A year after its enactment, the passing of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act[1] will likely result in the most comprehensive overhaul of financial market regulation since the Great Depression. Under Dodd-Frank, US … [Read more...] about Dodd Frank Act Will Transform the Investment Management Industry in Coming Years

Special Edition: Dodd-Frank – One Year Later

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The Harvard Business Law Review is pleased to announce a special online edition to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the signing of the Dodd-Frank Act. Starting on July 21, 2011, we will be featuring a variety of articles on the Act and the changes it has brought about … [Read more...] about Special Edition: Dodd-Frank – One Year Later