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.

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The CFTC’s Cross-Border Guidance for Swaps and Substituted Compliance Regime

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Download PDF James Schwartz* The derivatives market was seen as having contributed substantially to the financial crisis of 2007–08.[1] This led to efforts to regulate derivatives in many of the countries in which their use was commonplace.[2] Historically, the swaps market … [Read more...] about The CFTC’s Cross-Border Guidance for Swaps and Substituted Compliance Regime

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