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Volume 2

Restructuring Sovereign Debt Under Local Law: Are Retrofit Collective Action Clauses Expropriatory?

May 8, 2012 By wpengine

Euro Crisis

Download PDF Melissa A. Boudreau* The European sovereign debt crisis has generated a number of controversial restructuring proposals that would have seemed appropriate only for emerging markets just a few years ago, but now are among the few options available to sustain the … [Read more...] about Restructuring Sovereign Debt Under Local Law: Are Retrofit Collective Action Clauses Expropriatory?

Filed Under: Home, International Business Law, Volume 2 Tagged With: collective action clauses, Debt crisis, European Union, Front Page, Greece, sovereign debt

Capturing Time in Financial Statements

March 13, 2012 By wpengine

Download PDF George M. Williams jr* The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act[1] applies a number of heightened standards to bank holding companies with consolidated assets of $50 billion or more and to nonbank financial companies that have been … [Read more...] about Capturing Time in Financial Statements

Filed Under: Home, Volume 2 Tagged With: Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, Dodd-Frank, Financial Regulation, Financial Statements

Comments on Seasoning of Reverse Merger Companies Before Uplisting to National Securities Exchanges

March 12, 2012 By wpengine

Download PDF David N. Feldman* Introduction Blockbuster Entertainment, Occidental Petroleum, Turner Broadcasting, Tandy Corp. (Radio Shack), Texas Instruments, Jamba Juice, and Berkshire Hathaway are just a few well-known companies that went public through a "reverse … [Read more...] about Comments on Seasoning of Reverse Merger Companies Before Uplisting to National Securities Exchanges

Filed Under: Home, Volume 2 Tagged With: IPO, Reverse mergers, SEC

Economic Crises and Emergency Powers in Europe

March 10, 2012 By wpengine

Download PDF Ragnhildur Helgadóttir* 1.  Introduction This article discusses the state reactions to financial crises from the point of view of domestic constitutional law and the main international obligations of European countries. State reactions in such circumstances … [Read more...] about Economic Crises and Emergency Powers in Europe

Filed Under: Home, International Business Law, Volume 2 Tagged With: Constitutional Law, Debt crisis, European Convention on Human Rights, European Union, Iceland

What is the Practical Importance of Default Rules under Delaware LLC and LP Law?

January 23, 2012 By wpengine

Download PDF Mohsen Manesh* Despite much academic debate, it is now well settled that in Delaware at least, corporate law differs from unincorporated alternative entity law in one fundamental respect. Under Delaware corporate law, fiduciary duties are mandatory. These … [Read more...] about What is the Practical Importance of Default Rules under Delaware LLC and LP Law?

Filed Under: Home, Volume 2 Tagged With: Corporate Governance, Delaware law, fiduciary duties, limited liability

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