Shareholder Activism, the Short-Termist Red-Herring, and the Need for Corporate Governance Reform

By Jeffrey N. Gordon March 28, 2016 by ilyabeylin

The “meh” economy that accounts for some of the sourness in the American electorate is partly due to a design flaw in the US corporate governance system. One proffered diagnosis is that companies invest for the short term and are …

RICO 2.0: State RICO Statutes in Opt-Out Securities Litigation

By Wendy Gerwick Couture February 18, 2016 by ilyabeylin

The rise and fall of federal RICO claims in securities litigation is well-known. During the 1980s and early 1990s, plaintiffs increasingly asserted RICO claims premised on alleged securities fraud, drawn by the potential for treble damages. In 1995, however, Congress …

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Shareholder Activism, the Short-Termist Red-Herring, and the Need for Corporate Governance Reform

RICO 2.0: State RICO Statutes in Opt-Out Securities Litigation