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.

U.S. Business Law

Increased Antitrust Merger Enforcement: Considerations for Your Next Deal

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Download PDF Michael B. Bernstein, Justin P. Hedge, and Francesca Pisano† I.               Introduction Antitrust merger enforcement has become increasingly aggressive in recent years with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Antitrust Division of the Department of … [Read more...] about Increased Antitrust Merger Enforcement: Considerations for Your Next Deal

Bitcoin and Virtual Currencies: Welcome to Your Regulator

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Download PDF Matthew Kluchenek† I.               Introduction Among all the U.S. regulators interested in regulating Bitcoin and virtual currencies, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is determined to be at the forefront. Since the announcement by CFTC … [Read more...] about Bitcoin and Virtual Currencies: Welcome to Your Regulator

It Ain’t Broke: The Case For Continued SEC Regulation of P2P Lending

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Download PDF Benjamin Lo† Introductory Note In 2008, the Securities and Exchange Commission made waves by deciding to regulate the nascent peer-to-peer lending industry. Only two lending platforms survived the SEC’s entry into a previously lightly-regulated market. Under … [Read more...] about It Ain’t Broke: The Case For Continued SEC Regulation of P2P Lending

Memorandum to the Compliance Counsel, United States Department of Justice

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Download PDF Jonathan J. Rusch† Introductory Note Since 1977, with the enactment of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the United States Department of Justice has played a leading role with the Securities and Exchange Commission in applying the Act’s anti-bribery, books … [Read more...] about Memorandum to the Compliance Counsel, United States Department of Justice

Can Voluntary Price Disclosures Fix the Payday Lending Market?

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Download PDF Jim Hawkins† I.          Introduction Eric J. Chang’s provocative article, www.PayDayLoans.gov: A Solution for Restoring Price-Competition to Short-Term Credit Loans, offers a simple, market-based solution to the fundamental problem in payday lending … [Read more...] about Can Voluntary Price Disclosures Fix the Payday Lending Market?