Behind the Corporate Veil: The SEC’s Persuasive Guidance or an Overreach of Authority?
Credit: lexiconimages Introduction As Wall Street’s primary regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plays a critical role...
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Tanking Tesla – Delaware To Be De-Delegated As The First-Choice State for National Incorporation?
Credit: FT montage/Getty/Bloomberg Examining Delaware’s Role as the Preferred Corporate Jurisdiction Why Delaware is Historically Favored...
Felix Sicard
Nov 27
Jackpot: Can the CFTC Do Anything to Prevent Election Betting?
Credit: Kalshi The house always wins, and online prediction markets are proving to be no exception—for now. Polymarket , one such...
When Public Service Meets Private Gain: Restoring Trust by Restricting Congressional Stock Trading
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Reuters/Getty Introduction Imagine you are a member of Congress. During an...
AI on the Hot Seat: Are Companies’ Tech Aspirations Undermining Climate Commitments in the Wake of the SEC’s ESG Task Force Disbandment?
Credit: Louisa Svensson “This is fine,” federal regulators exclaimed, as the proverbial climate house continues to burn. As the United...
From Memes to Millions: Reddit’s Influence on Market Trends
Photo by GuerrillaBuzz on Unsplash At the speed of one click, thousands were virtually united, triggering a massive shift in the stock...
Vanishing Listings: The Shifting Paradigm of Public Companies
Credit: Dries Buytaert In 1996, there were 7,300 public companies in the United States. Today, that number has dropped to 4,300 . ...
Ether as a Security
On February 7, 2024, Prometheum, a crypto company boasting approval from FINRA to manage digital asset securities, announced its plan to...
Murray v. UBS Securities
Introduction In Murray v. UBS Securities, the Supreme Court of the United States interpreted the phrase “discriminate against an employee...
The SPAC-tacular Rise and Fall of Blank Check Companies
Imagine being able to bypass the complexities and expenses of a traditional Initial Public Offering (IPO), opting instead for a faster,...
Johnathan Shawel
Nov 21, 2023
Dancing Around the Law: Texas Two-Step's Controversial Role in Mass Tort Bankruptcy
Confronted with more than 50,000 asbestos related claims linked to its baby products, Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) recent legal maneuvers...
Michael Garabedian, Monise Ghandchi
Oct 31, 2023
50 Shades of Green: Mighty Earth’s Green Bonds Challenge
Credit: Vector Portal Introduction In the world of sustainable finance, green bonds have emerged as a catalyst of positive environmental...
Johnathan Shawel
Oct 3, 2023
Crypto Breakthrough: Grayscale's Victory Tips the Scales Against SEC Resistance
Introduction For years, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has squashed the efforts of cryptocurrency proponents in launching...
Kale Olmstead
Sep 5, 2023
Officer Exculpation: Changes to Delaware’s Corporate Code and Shareholder’s General Acceptance
Since enacted, Title 8, Section 102(b)(7) of Delaware's Corporate Code has allowed Delaware corporations to exculpate their directors...
Tom Kunkel, Taylor Ishida
Apr 28, 2023
Agency Problems of Debt and Equity
For many companies starting off in Silicon Valley, capital is raised through a combination of debt and equity financing.
Erik Echeona, Geoffrey Boulger, Marlene Sawhill
Apr 27, 2023
Executive Compensation: The Mouse and its Money
Disney directors decided in November 2022 to fire Bob Chapek and rehire previous Disney CEO, Bob Iger.
James Barlupo, Sion Yans, Ethan Cruz
Apr 13, 2023
Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank: The Effect on the Banking Sector
Banking is a confidence trick. A depositor puts money in the bank because they are confident they can take it out tomorrow.
Ethan Cruz, Adam Yeomans, Lance Burrows
Apr 13, 2023
Post-SVB Collapse: The Legal Impact on Silicon Valley
The recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has caused concern among investors and entrepreneurs in the startup world.
Geoffrey Boulger, Kavya Madhavpeddi, John Shawel
Apr 13, 2023
Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank: Setting the Groundwork
Stakeholders and financial systems alike are still reeling from the collapse of powerhouse lender Silicon Valley Bank (SVB).
John Shawel, Angie Wong, & Alexis Eliopoulos
Mar 9, 2023
Fraud in 280 Characters or Less: SEC Enforcement and the Privatization Process
Tesla CEO once dubbed “Teflon” Elon, for his ability to escape unscathed from legal fights, wins again.
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