ICYMI: #corpgov Midweek Roundup (June 12, 2019)

Good 13 min overview: "the history of antitrust law, the consumer welfare standard, & the tech giants... Proponents of 'populist' or 'hipster' antitrust advocate for limiting the size of firms... changing the Consumer Welfare Standard" https://t.co/Yx5O3G6jZW #corpgov via @FedSoc

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) June 11, 2019

Citizens United "is grounded on the erroneous theory that corporations are 'associations of citizens' rather than what they actually are: legally autonomous entities that are conceptually distinct from those who own their stock." Macey & Strine, 2019 Wis. L. Rev. 451 #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) June 9, 2019

"economic dysfunction ... seems to be infecting Germany .... simultaneous decline of Volkswagen, Deutsche Bank, & Bayer has been ... stunning. It raises the question as to whether it is merely coincidence, or if there is a larger systemic issue" https://t.co/NAnVheweXz #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) June 6, 2019

"https://t.co/xqaYosaZ3R, will cover the total cost for employees to earn a master’s degree in computer science online. Those who complete the degree get three more big perks—a $25,000 cash bonus, a guaranteed 15% raise and a stock grant." https://t.co/ohAOsVJBi6 #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) June 7, 2019

"Before signing the settlement agreement, the board should make sure it has thought through all of the ways in which this activist can harm the board and management [Shouldn't this be "harm the corporation"?] during the term of the agreement." https://t.co/Dc3mqOWW4s #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) June 10, 2019