Download PDF David Daniels* As we enter into 2011, things are looking up. The Dow Jones has recently broken through 12,000 and is climbing to pre-recession heights. The economy has emerged from the greatest downturn since the Great Depression and continues to show modest … [Read more...] about In Dodd-Frank’s Shadow: The Declining Competitiveness of U.S. Public Equity Markets
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Injury or Deterrence: The End of Class-Action Litigation and Its Benefit to Consumers
Download PDF Jason Sherman* On November 8, The Wall Street Journal asked, “Is D-Day Approaching For Class-Actions Lawsuits?” The next day, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments for AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion. The lower courts held AT&T Mobility’s (“ATTM”) … [Read more...] about Injury or Deterrence: The End of Class-Action Litigation and Its Benefit to Consumers
Distilling the Debate on Proxy Access
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
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