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.

Business Roundtable

Complexity of Regulation

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Download PDF Chester S. Spatt† It is a great pleasure to provide keynote remarks at this weekend’s conference on “Complexity and Change in Financial Regulation” at the Harvard Law School. In my comments tonight I will try to build from my experiences as a former Chief … [Read more...] about Complexity of Regulation

Distilling the Debate on Proxy Access

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Download PDF David Page* In August 2010, the SEC issued its final rule on proxy access, which gives shareholders the right to place director nominees directly on the company’s proxy card, thereby sparing shareholders a large part of the expense of waging a traditional proxy … [Read more...] about Distilling the Debate on Proxy Access

The Rise and Fall of the Proxy Access Idea: A Narrative

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Download PDF Laurenz Vuchetich* Every person involved in the creation or exercise of any discipline tends to strive toward absolutes. Is the idea of proxy access a step closer to immaculate corporate governance? According to the most recent actions of its introducers, it is … [Read more...] about The Rise and Fall of the Proxy Access Idea: A Narrative