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Did Deregulation Contribute to the Financial Crisis?

By Reynolds Holding September 18, 2018 by Reynolds Holding

Today the CLS Blue Sky Blog presents a debate about the role of deregulation in contributing to the financial crisis of 2007-2009. Our columnists are Professor Paul G. Mahoney at the University of Virginia School of Law, Professor Arthur E. …

Our Experts Respond to President Trump on Securities Regulation

By Reynolds Holding August 27, 2018 by Reynolds Holding

The CLS Blue Sky Blog seeks to focus on current events, and the president has given us an opportunity. He has suggested a shift from a quarterly to a six-month reporting cycle. How would this proposal affect the cost of …

Columbia Law Professors Write Three of Top 10 Corporate and Securities Articles

By Reynolds Holding April 23, 2018 by Reynolds Holding

Zohar Goshen, Kathryn Judge, and Eric Talley were among the authors of three of the 10 best corporate and securities articles last year, the Corporate Practice Commentator has announced. The Columbia Law School professors were joined by Gabriel Rauterberg, a

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Blue Sky Banter Podcast: SEC’s Robert Jackson on Dual Class Shares and More

By Reynolds Holding April 19, 2018 by Reynolds Holding
Robert Jackson, a commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and a former professor at Columbia Law School, speaks with Reynolds Holding about becoming a commissioner, the problem of perpetual dual class stock, and what the commission can do
…

Columbia Law School to Hold 2018 M&A and Corporate Governance Conference in New York City

By Reynolds Holding April 9, 2018 by Reynolds Holding

On April 20, 2018, Columbia Law School will hold its 2018 Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Governance Conference at Convene in midtown Manhattan. The event is co-sponsored by the law firms Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & …

Video: Inside the NFL Concussion Case

By Reynolds Holding March 8, 2018 by Reynolds Holding

Watch lawyers, scholars, and a federal judge discuss the thorny issues involved in settling the high-profile class action filed by former players against the pro football league. John C. Coffee, Jr., the Adolf A. Berle Professor of Law at Columbia …

Blue Sky Banter Podcast: Donald Langevoort on Insider Trading, Disclosure, and Disasters

By Reynolds Holding March 2, 2018 by Reynolds Holding

Professor Donald Langevoort of Georgetown Law speaks with Reynolds Holding about how two duties — the obligation to disclose or abstain from trading on material  information and the duty to reveal corporate secrets — evolved from the Second Circuit’s Texas …

Blue Sky Banter: Judge Rakoff on Science and the Law

By Reynolds Holding January 24, 2018 by Reynolds Holding

The U.S. district court judge in Manhattan speaks with Reynolds Holding about the surprising ways in which science intersects with the law. From forensic evidence in criminal cases to gambling addictions in financial fraud cases to global warming disputes in …

Happy Holidays

By Reynolds Holding December 24, 2017 by Reynolds Holding

The Blue Sky Blog will be quiet for the next week but back, better than ever and with new features, for the New Year. Happy Holidays.…

Columbia Law Professors Write Three of Top 10 Corporate and Securities Articles

By Reynolds Holding May 4, 2017 by Reynolds Holding

Merritt Fox, Zohar Goshen, and Eric Talley were among the authors of three of the 10 best corporate and securities articles last year, the Corporate Practice Commentator has announced. The Columbia Law School professors were joined by Gabriel Rauterberg, who …

Insider Trading, Delaware Courts and SEC Regulation Get Lively Airing at M&A and Corporate Governance Conference

By Reynolds Holding April 25, 2017 by Reynolds Holding

Insider trading law may be headed for even more disruption, as federal and state watchdogs press broad theories that include hacking and so-called Insider Trading 2.0, the early release of information for a fee, a panel of legal experts said …

Blue Sky Banter: Elizabeth Cabraser on the Volkswagen Settlement

By Reynolds Holding March 30, 2017 by Reynolds Holding

Elizabeth Cabraser, a renowned litigator and name partner in the plaintiffs’ law firm of Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann &  Bernstein, speaks with Reynolds Holding about settling the class action against Volkswagen for rigging emissions tests, the challenges of mass actions generally …

Blue Sky Banter: Lynn LoPucki on Corporate Charter Competition

By Reynolds Holding March 13, 2017 by Reynolds Holding

Professor Lynn LoPucki of UCLA School of Law speaks with Reynolds Holding about the competition among states for corporate  charters. Many people assume that the game is over and Delaware — the corporate home of more than half of U.S. …

Blue Sky Banter: Travis Laster on Appraisal Rights

By Reynolds Holding February 28, 2017 by Reynolds Holding

The Delaware Chancery Court’s vice chancellor speaks with Reynolds Holding about Dell, DFC Global and appraisal actions, which allow holdout shareholders who didn’t vote for a deal to ask the court to set a  higher price for their stock. The …

DFC Global Appraisal Battle Draws Opposing Briefs From Professors

By Reynolds Holding February 7, 2017 by Reynolds Holding

An M&A appraisal case before the Delaware Supreme Court has drawn amicus briefs from two groups of esteemed professors — including three from Columbia Law School — with opposing views on how a company should be valued.

The case involves …

Happy Holidays

By Reynolds Holding December 24, 2016 by Reynolds Holding

The Blue Sky Blog will be quiet for the next week, but we will be back, better than ever, for the New Year. Happy Holidays.…

Supreme Court Hears Salman Insider Trading Case

By Reynolds Holding October 5, 2016 by Reynolds Holding

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments today — transcript here —  in U.S. v. Salman, the first insider trading case to land before the justices in almost 20 years. The issue:  What counts as the “personal benefit” to the …

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