Securities Law Prof Blog

Emory Law Conference on Teaching Transactional Law and Skills Seeks Proposals

Emory University School of Law’s Center for Transactional Law and Practice will hold its second biennial conference on the teaching of transactional law and skills, Transactional Education:  What’s Next?  The conference will be held at Emory Law on Friday, June 4, and Saturday, June 5, 2010.

The Steering Committee is soliciting proposals immediately, but in no event later than 5:00 p.m., February 1, 2010. It welcomes proposals on any subject of interest to current or potential teachers of transactional law and skills.

 

Capital University Law School's 6th Annual Business & Tax Institute Focuses on Corporate Governance

Capital University Law School’s Sixth Annual Business and Tax Institute is shifting its focus this year from tax and estate planning to new corporate governance issues emerging out of the financial crisis, and transaction options for distressed companies trying to stay afloat in choppy economic waters.  The conference topic is “The Financial Crisis: New Administration Initiatives and How Practitioners Should Advise Clients as a Result.” It will be held Friday, Oct. 16, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio, 275 E. Broad St., in downtown Columbus.
 
The morning sessions will focus on the financial crisis and the governance of private and publicly held for-profit and nonprofit corporations. Afternoon sessions will address financial transactions for distressed companies, including bankruptcy, restructuring and raising capital. Featured speakers and panelists include nationally recognized practicing attorneys, business financial advisors and academics.  

Up to 7.0 continuing legal education credits are available.  More information is found at the school's website. 

Seton Hall Symposium on The Global Economic Crisis

The Seton Hall Law Review is sponsoring a Symposium entitled "Securities Regulation and the Global Economic Crisis: What Does the Future Hold?", which will take place on Friday, October 30, 2009, at Seton Hall University School of Law in Newark, NJ.  The event is free and open to all and offers six (6) New York CLE credits for full-day attendance.

Further information about the Symposium, a list of presenters, and a link to register can be found at http://law.shu.edu/lawreviewsymposium.  

Call for Papers -- Law, Entrepreneurship & Economic Recovery

CALL FOR PAPERS

UMKC LAW REVIEW

Fall 2009 Symposium Issue

LAW, ENTREPRENEURSHIP & ECONOMIC RECOVERY

The UMKC Law Review, published by the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, is calling for papers by legal scholars addressing the potential for law and legal education to promote entrepreneurship and innovation and facilitate economic recovery and growth.  Articles and essays accepted for publication will appear in the Fall 2009 Law, Entrepreneurship & Economic Recovery issue of the Law Review.

Suitable topics for this symposium issue would include critical analysis of the role of laws generally, or of particular laws, in either supporting or inhibiting the opportunity identification, creativity and business models that fuel successful entrepreneurial ventures; proposals for legal reforms to foster the generation of new ideas and inventions and to provide viable paths and regulatory climates for the commercialization of innovations; and ways in which law schools can improve the education of law students to better position them to become lawyers who are effective and valuable contributors to the success of entrepreneurial endeavors.

Submissions should be made by August 1, 2009.  We welcome both articles (under 25,000 words) and essays (10,000-15,000 words). I am the coordinator of the Symposium, and you may contact me at the address below if you are interested in writing a topical article or essay.

   Professor Anthony Luppino
    UMKC School of Law
    500 E. 52nd St.
    Kansas City, Missouri  64110
    e-mail: luppinoa@umkc.edu
    phone: 816-235-6165

Call for Papers -- AALS Section on Securities Regulation

Call for Papers

AALS Section on Securities Regulation

"Responding to the Financial Crisis: Change is in the Air"
2010 AALS Annual Meeting
New Orleans, Louisiana

The Executive Committee of the AALS Section on Securities Regulation invites you to submit a proposal on the topic "Responding to the Financial Crisis: Change is in the Air" for the 2010 AALS Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana.
 
About the Topic:  In keeping with the theme of this year's Annual Meeting, the Executive Committee invites papers that explore the transformative power of the law in addressing the ongoing economic crisis.  The panel seeks to address the fundamental question of how to respond to the current crisis by asking:  Where have we been?  Where are we now?  And, finally, where are we going?  Without a doubt, financial products and financial markets have played a pivotal role in contributing to the recent downturn in economic activity and thus raise a host of important and pressing questions regarding securities regulation.  These questions include:
To what extent did gaps in the financial regulatory system generally, and securities regulation in particular, contribute to the recent financial turmoil?
How can organizational reform help improve the efficacy and independence of securities regulation?
What should be the primary focus of future securities regulation efforts:  Consumer protection?  Investor protection? Financial market efficiency?  Systemic risk containment?  All of the above?
In what ways should the regulation of derivatives markets, futures markets, money market funds, private equity funds, or hedge funds be modified in light of recent developments?
Given recent events, should the definition of a sophisticated investor be revised? If so, to what degree?
What are the similarities and differences between the current financial crisis and previous financial crises?  What is the relevance of these parallels to securities regulation?
How does the current crisis impact efforts to coordinate securities regulation on a global basis?
Should financial accounting standards and the process by which these standards are established be modified?
How can a regulatory agency charged with reducing systemic risk best achieve this objective?  Is there a role for securities regulation in achieving the objective of reducing systemic risk?
The Executive Committee encourages submissions related to these topics, or other issues involving securities regulation and recent developments in the financial markets.

How to Apply: If you are interested in presenting a paper, please submit a draft manuscript (an abstract or three-page summary is acceptable, if a draft is not available) to Professor Therese Maynard, Chair of the Section on Securities Regulation by August 15, 2009.  E-mail submissions are preferred and should be sent to: therese.maynard@lls.edu  
 
You may also submit your proposal by mail to:

Professor Therese H. Maynard
Loyola Law School - Los Angeles,
919 Albany Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015.

Submissions will be reviewed by the Executive Committee of the Section on Securities Regulation, and decisions will be communicated no later than October 1, 2009.  The AALS Annual Meeting will be held January 6 - January 10, 2010, and our section meeting is currently scheduled for Saturday, January 9, from 10:30 am - 12:15 pm.

Selected speakers may submit their paper to AALS prior to the Annual Meeting for posting to the AALS website.  Papers which are already accepted for publication may be submitted, so long as the paper is not anticipated to be published before the Annual Meeting.  All participants will be responsible for their own travel and conference registration expenses.
 
Please feel free to forward this Call for Papers to colleagues who may be interested.
 
 
 

Seton Hall Symposium Call for Papers

SETON HALL LAW REVIEW Symposium

October 30, 2009
Seton Hall Law School
Newark, NJ

Securities Regulation and the Global Economic Crisis: What Does the Future Hold?

CALL FOR PAPERS

 The SETON HALL LAW REVIEW will be hosting a Symposium on October 30, 2009, at Seton Hall Law School in Newark, NJ, to address the role of securities regulation in the current global financial crisis.  Specifically, this event will examine the origins and genesis of the crisis, address the future of securities regulation domestically and internationally, and attempt to anticipate the role of government agencies, self-regulatory organizations, and private market participants in shaping and effectuating regulation. This Symposium will bring together experts from both public and private sectors, as well as from the legal and academic communities, to explain, debate, and assess the challenges and opportunities presented by the current and prospective landscape of global securities regulation.

 Persons interested in participating as a speaker and/or in publishing a piece in the special Symposium issue of the SETON HALL LAW REVIEW should submit a CV and a 200-word abstract of their presentation to Laura Fant, Symposium Editor, by May 15, 2009.  Laura Fant may be reached at (617) 480-7428 / Laura.Fant@student.shu.edu.  Prospective speakers or panelists should indicate whether they would be interested in submitting a paper based on their presentation for publication.  Contributions are welcome from scholars and practitioners in all disciplines.

ILEP's Conference on Recoveries for Victims of Securities Fraud

I am participating in the 15th Institute of Law and Economic Policy (ILEP) conference in Scottsdale Arizona on "Recoveries for Victims of Securities Fraud."  ILEP is a public policy research and educational foundation established to preserve, study and enhance access to the civil justice system by all consumers.  This year the conference was co-sponsored by Iowa College of Law, which will publish the papers.

The program began Thursday evening with a lively roundtable discussion moderated by Francis McGovern (Duke) on The Role of Mediating in Compensating Plaintiffs.  Other participants included Kenneth Feinberg and retired U.S. District Judge Stanley Sporkin.

Friday's morning sessions dealt with the difficult issues of Dura and Daubert as panelists discussed loss causation and damages.  Frank Partnoy (San Diego) analyzed the concept of Dura fraud and the ability of management to engage in strategic behavior to mask the price decline after corrective disclosure that post-Dura courts focus on.  Allen Farrell (Harvard) and Atanu Sahara (Compass Lexecon) presented a paper focusing on the foreseeability of the housing market downtown and presented data to show that it was not until the end of 2007/beginning of 2008 that the market anticipated a serious downturn in housing prices. 

Michael Saks (Arizona) provided background and context on Daubert and judicial treatment of expert testimony.  Fred Dunbar (NERA Economic Consultants) presented a paper on Estimating Financial Fraud Damages with Response Coefficients, and Frank Torchio (Forensic Economics) presented a paper on Proper Event Study Analysis in Securities Litigation.  While the titles may sound dry, the presentations generated lively discussion and debate among the panelists and audience.

The afternoon session dealt with the Global Economy.  Stephen Choi and Linda Silberman (both of NYU) presented their paper on Transnational Litigation and Global Securities Class Action Lawsuits, and Hannah Buxbaum (Indiana-Bloomington) presented her paper on Personal Jurisdiction over Foreign Directors in Cross-Border Securities Litigation.

Another session, led by Francis McGovern (Duke), focused on practical issues involving Distribution of Funds in Class Actions and Claims Administration.

Finally, SEC Commissioner Elisse Walter was the dinner speaker, speaking about reforming the regulation of broker-dealers and investment advisers and suggesting an approach that would harmonize the current inconsistent regulation and the divergent duties financial professionals owe retail investors.

I hope this brief synopsis conveys the variety and depth of the presentations at this conference.  Those interested in the topic will look forward to reading the papers in final form in Iowa's Journal of Corporation Law.

NASAA Sponsors Program on Regulatory Reform

NASAA will host its annual Public Policy Conference on April 28 in Washington, D.C. to discuss the challenges facing the current financial services regulatory structure and outline policy proposals to strengthen regulatory safeguards for Main Street investors.  The conference will open with a keynote speech by U.S. Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D-PA), who serves on the House Financial Services Committee and is chairman of its Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises. The conference also features two panel discussions.

Panel One: Answering an Angry Public: Restructuring Our Regulatory System and Restoring Investor Confidence

Moderator: James Cox, Duke University School of Law
Panelists: Mark Cooper, Director of Research, Consumer Federation of America 
                Matt Kitzi, Missouri Commissioner of Securities 
                Donald Langevoort, Georgetown University School of Law

Panel Two: Risky Business: Rebuilding Market Integrity through Systemic Risk Regulation

Moderator: Joseph Borg, Alabama Securities Commission Director
Panelists:  Monica Lindeen, Montana State Auditor 
                 Sarah Bloom Raskin, Maryland Commissioner of Financial Regulation 
                 Dean Shahinian, Senior Counsel, U.S. Senate Banking Committee

More information is available at the NASAA website.

University of Cincinnati Presents Symposium on Regulatory Reform

The University of Cincinnati College of Law presents its annual Corporate Law Symposium tomorrow  April 3 on New Models of Regulating the Financial Markets: The SEC's Future as it Turns 75.  Here is a brief description:

April 3, 2009 — 8:00 a.m. - 4 p.m.
The U.S. financial markets and financial institutions have long enjoyed a reputation for promoting capital formation, market stability, and investor protection. The financial meltdown and other market events, however, have renewed criticisms of the U.S. regulatory model as outmoded, anticompetitive, and ineffective.  In addition, the collapse of major financial services companies and the Bernard Madoff scandal have seriously damaged the Securities and Exchange Commission’s reputation as regulator of the securities markets.

The 75th Anniversary of the Securities and Exchange Commission marks an appropriate occasion for an examination of these issues.  The Symposium’s speakers will address proposals for regulatory reform from a variety of perspectives, both academic and practical.

Speakers include James Cox (Duke), Adam Pritchard (Michigan), Roberta Karmel (Brooklyn), Jerry Markham (Florida International), Olufunmilayo Arewa (Northwestern), Janis Sarra (British Columbia) and Jonathan Sokobin (SEC Risk Assessment). 

The event is being webcast.  For further information, see the website.

University of Dayton Law Presents Program on Bailout

The University of Dayton Law School is presenting The Fallout from the Bailout: The Impact of the 2008 Bailout on Lending Regulation, Securities Regulation, and Business Ethics, a day-long program tomorrow. Former SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt is a featured speaker, and I am a panelist on the panel addressing the role of the SEC in the 2008 Financial Meltdown. For further information, see the Law School's website.

Ketchum Appointed FINRA CEO

As expected, Richard G. (Rick) Ketchum has been appointed FINRA's Chief Executive Officer, replacing the new SEC Chair Mary Schapiro. Ketchum currently serves as CEO of New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Regulation and as Chairman of FINRA's Board of Governors, a position he has had since FINRA was created in 2007 through the consolidation of NASD and the member regulation, enforcement and arbitration operations of NYSE Regulation. He will continue in his role as FINRA's Chairman.  Finra also announced that Steve Luparello, currently FINRA's Interim CEO, will become Vice Chairman and continue to oversee FINRA's regulatory operations.

Prior to becoming CEO of NYSE Regulation, Ketchum served as the first chief regulatory officer of the New York Stock Exchange, a position he began in 2004. Ketchum was also one of the lead architects of the consolidation of NASD and major portions of NYSE Regulation into FINRA.  From June 2003 to March 2004, Mr. Ketchum was General Counsel of the Corporate and Investment Bank of Citigroup Inc., and a member of the unit's planning group, Business Practices Committee and Risk Management Committee.

Earlier in his career, Ketchum spent 12 years at NASD and The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., where he served as president of both organizations. He also spent 14 years at the SEC, eight of those as director of the division of Market Regulation.

Ketchum is a 1972 graduate of Tufts University and earned his Juris Doctor degree from New York University School of Law in 1975. He is a member of the bar in both New York and the District of Columbia.

Regulatory Reform Symposium at UCincinnati April 3

University of Cincinnati College of Law Corporate Law Center and Law Review's Twenty Second Annual Symposium: 

New Models of Regulating the Financial Markets:  The SEC's Future as It Turns 75

April 3, 2009   8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

The U.S. financial markets and financial institutions have long enjoyed a reputation for promoting capital formation, market stability, and investor protection. The financial meltdown and other market events, however, have renewed criticisms of the U.S. regulatory model as outmoded, anticompetitive, and ineffective.  In addition, the collapse of major financial services companies and the Bernard Madoff scandal have seriously damaged the Securities and Exchange Commission’s reputation as regulator of the securities markets.

The 75th Anniversary of the Securities and Exchange Commission marks an appropriate occasion for an examination of these issues.  The Symposium’s speakers will address proposals for regulatory reform from a variety of perspectives, both academic and practical.

Confirmed Speakers:

James D. Cox, Brainerd Currie Professor, Duke University School of Law

Roberta S. Karmel, Centennial Professor, Brooklyn Law School

Jerry W. Markham, Professor of Law, Florida International University

Adam C. Pritchard, Professor of Law, University of Michigan School of Law

Janis Sarra, The University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law

William K. Sjostrom, Jr., Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University

Jonathan S. Sokobin, Director of the Office of Risk Assessment, Securities and Exchange Commission

Cynthia A. Williams, Osler Chair in Business Law, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University

CLE Credit Applied For and Is Expected.

The Event will be Webcast.

SIFMA's Website on Lehman

SIFMA has set up a useful website devoted to Information on Lehman Bankruptcy and Related Issues, with links to other relevant sites.  There I found an announcement about a group of global commercial and investment banks, including Bank of America, Barclays, Citibank, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, and UBS, that initiated a series of actions "to help enhance liquidity and mitigate the unprecedented volatility and other challenges affecting global equity and debt markets."

SEC Sponsors Cybersecurities Fraud Symposium

The SEC announces a Cybersecurities Fraud Conference, co-sponsored by the Litigation Section of the ABA, on Sept. 23 in Washington D.C.  Here is the description:

What is the "state of the union" in the world of Internet securities regulation? Where do we stand? What are the prevailing trends and where are the next big threats coming from? Once, not so long ago, online trading seemed like something out of science fiction. Now, it is a firmly-established way of doing business, and online account security is a cornerstone of every brokerage's compliance practice. The hacker, once an anomaly like something from a cyberpunk novel, is now as omnipresent an actor on the scene as the old bucket-shop phone salesman.
In 2008, volatility is the norm and triple-digit swings in the Dow are the rule, not the exception. So how can the Internet be used for good or ill in this environment? Stealing data, funneling money across borders in the blink of an eye, and working a manipulation with stolen identities are just a few of the tools available to today’s financial criminals. What can be done? How much should be done? And how do we let investors know the signs that they are being used as pawns in schemes?
Explore these themes with us at the 2008 CyberSecurities Fraud Symposium, where we will examine these and other questions with staff from the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other key law enforcement and regulatory agencies. All of the day's panels feature time for questions and answers, and it is sure to be a thought-provoking, challenging and, maybe even a little bit contentious program.

Going Fishing

I will be on vacation until August 4.

SEC's Emergency Order on Short-Selling

The SEC issued an emergency order to enhance investor protections against "naked" short selling in the securities of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and primary dealers at commercial and investment banks. The SEC's order will require that anyone effecting a short sale in these securities arrange beforehand to borrow the securities and deliver them at settlement. The order will take effect at 12:01 a.m. ET on Monday, July 21. In addition to this emergency order, the SEC will undertake a rulemaking to address these issues across the entire market.

The Commission's emergency order, pursuant to its authority under Section 12(k)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, will be effective at 12:01 a.m. ET on July 21, 2008 and will terminate at 11:59 p.m. ET on July 29, 2008. The Commission may extend the order to continue it in effect thereafter if the Commission determines that the continuation of the order is necessary in the public interest and for the protection of investors, but for no more than 30 calendar days in total duration.

The securities identified in the Commission's order:

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.   
Bank of America Corporation   
Barclays PLC   
Citigroup Inc.   
Credit Suisse Group
Daiwa Securities Group Inc.   
Deutsche Bank Group AG   
Allianz SE   
Goldman, Sachs Group Inc   
Royal Bank ADS   
HSBC Holdings PLC ADS   
J. P. Morgan Chase & Co.   
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.   
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.   
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.   
Morgan Stanley   
UBS AG   
Freddie Mac 
Fannie Mae   

AALS Section on Securities Regulation Call for Papers

Call for Papers: AALS Section on Securities Regulation
New Challenges in Dynamic Markets
AALS Annual Meeting
January 6-10, 2009 in San Diego, California

The subprime crisis and the resulting fallout have placed new pressures on the financial markets, reflected perhaps most vividly in the collapse of Bear Stearns.  The sale of mortgage-backed securities has resulted in a flood of litigation, involving underwriters, issuers, and investors.  The resulting lawsuits will have to contend with the changing legal landscape created by recent Supreme Court decisions such as Dura Pharmaceuticals, Tellabs and Stoneridge.  At the same time, the global financial turmoil has led to a host of reform proposals, including changes to the regulation of private offerings, reform of the rating agencies, and a single financial regulator combining the SEC and CFTC.

We are seeking papers for the January 2009 meeting of the AALS Securities Regulation Section in San Diego discussing any aspect of these developments.  Our section meeting is scheduled for Friday January 9, 2009, from 10:30 am-12:15 pm.  A broad range of topics is possible, and we welcome submissions on any aspect of the recent market and regulatory developments.

Submissions will be reviewed by the Section on Securities Regulation Executive Committee.  Decisions will be communicated no later than September 15, 2008.

Please submit an abstract and a draft, if available to Professor Jill Fisch, Chair of the Section on Securities Regulation by July 30, 2008.  E-mail submissions are preferred and should be sent to jfisch@law.fordham.edu. You may also submit your proposal by mail to Jill Fisch, Fordham Law School, 140 West 62nd Street, New York, NY  10023.

Please feel free to forward this Call for Papers to anyone who might be interested.

AALS Section on Business Associations Call for Papers

                                                    AALS SECTION ON BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS

Call for Papers

JANUARY 2009 ANNUAL MEETING

 

The AALS Section on Business Associations will meet during the AALS Annual Meeting in San Diego, from 9:00am-noon on Saturday, January 10, 2009.

The topic for this year's session is "What, If Anything, Can Finance Teach Law (and vice versa)."  During the first half of the session, there will be a roundtable discussion and debate by a group of distinguished commentators, including prominent law and business school faculty.  During the second half of the session, legal scholars will present papers related to the topic.

Papers will be selected based on submissions made in response to this Call for Papers.  Possible topics include corporate governance and the role of the board, executive compensation and decision making, financial innovation, legal issues related to behavioral economics and finance, shareholder and stakeholder rights, and the theory of the firm, as well as recent market dislocations and the contributions of finance to reform proposals.  The Executive Committee encourages submissions on a broad range of issues related to the topic, including empirical and theoretical perspectives.

If you are interested in presenting a paper, please submit a summary of no more than three double-spaced pages, preferably by e-mail, before Friday, August 15, 2008.  In addition to the summary, you also may submit a complete draft of your paper.  Direct your submission to: Professor Frank Partnoy
fpartnoy@sandiego.edu 
University of San Diego School of Law
5998 Alcala Park
San Diego, CA 92110

Papers will be selected after review by members of the Executive Committee of the Section on Business Associations, including:

Richard Booth (Villanova)   
Eric Chiappinelli (Creighton, Dean) 
Lisa Fairfax (Maryland, Chair-Elect)
Frank Gevurtz (McGeorge)   
Christine Hurt (Illinois)   
Therese Maynard (Loyola-Los Angeles)
Brett McDonnell (Minnesota)   
Frank Partnoy (San Diego, Chair)
Margaret Sachs (Georgia)
David Skeel (Penn)
Gordon Smith (BYU, Past Chair)
Guhan Subramanian (Harvard)
Cynthia Williams (Osgoode Hall)

Authors of accepted papers will be notified by Friday, September 19, 2008.  Please feel free to pass this Call for Papers along to any colleagues who may be interested.

Law & Society Annual Meeting Sessions from Corporate and Securities Law Women Scholars

For those attending the Law and Society Annual Meeting next week (May 29-June 1) in Montreal, I hope you will mark the following six programs on your calendar.  All are organized by the Corporate and Securities Law Women Scholars under the capable leadership of Faith Stevelman (NYLS).

Thursday 8:15 - 10:00 a.m.  Securities Markets, Risk and Corporate Fraud: Looking Beyond Private Civil Litigation. Principal presenters include: Jayne Barnard (William & Mary), Donna Nagy (Indiana-Bloomington), Rebecca Roiphe (NYLS).

Friday 12:30 -- 2:15 p.m.  Firms, Markets, and Social Welfare: The Role of Business Law.  Principal presenters include: Claire Moore Dickerson (Tulane), Renee Jones (Boston College), Christiana Ochoa (Indiana-Bloomington), Janis Sarra (British Columbia).

Saturday 8:15 -- 10:00 a.m. Law, Value, and Wealth: Markets and Securities Law.  Principal presenters include: Christine Hurt (Illinois), Lisa Fairfax (Maryland), Elizabeth Nowicki (Tulane).

Saturday 4:30 -- 6:15 p.m.  Corporate Governance and Employees: Caught in the Crossfire.  Principal presenters include: Kelli Alces (Florida State), Katrice Bridges (Penn State), Julie Goldscheid (CUNY).

Sunday 8:15 -- 10:00 a.m.  Changing Perspectives on the Corporate Board, its Role and Functions.  Principal presenters include: Lynne Dallas (San Diego), Kimberly Krawiec (UNC), Erica Beecher-Monas (Wayne State).

Sunday 10:15 -- noon.  Trends in Securities Litigation and Settlements.  Principal presenters include: Margaret V. Sachs (Georgia), Verity Winship (Fordham), Faith Stevelman (NYLS).

I hope to see you there!

Warren Buffett on Corporate America

Larry Cunningham (GW) has edited a second edition of Warren Buffett's legendary essays.  Among the "hot topics" touched upon in this edition are stock options, excessive CEO pay, derivatives, foreign currency trading, and management succession.  You can preorder the book in time for Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting.