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.

Title II of Dodd-Frank

An Evaluation Of The U.S. Regulatory Response to Systemic Risk and Failure Posed by Derivatives

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Download PDF Kimberly Summe* Derivatives, understood by few but disparaged by many, are often blamed for the collapse of the United States economy in the wake of Lehman Brothers’ bankruptcy in September 2008.[1] A legislative response to the crisis was inescapable and on … [Read more...] about An Evaluation Of The U.S. Regulatory Response to Systemic Risk and Failure Posed by Derivatives

One Way That Dodd-Frank’s Liquidation Authority Could Achieve Parity With The Bankruptcy Code

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Download PDF Harvey R. Miller & Maurice Horwitz* On October 19, 2010, the FDIC published a proposed rule governing the implementation of Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”).[1] Title II of Dodd-Frank creates an … [Read more...] about One Way That Dodd-Frank’s Liquidation Authority Could Achieve Parity With The Bankruptcy Code