Activist Short Selling Today: The Two Sides of the Coin

By John C. Coffee, Jr. July 7, 2020 by renholding

Two extraordinary accounting scandals — one at Luckin Coffee Inc. in China and the other at Wirecard AG, the German digital payments firm — have revealed brazen and bankrupting frauds, directed by the most senior executives at each firm. Together, …

Sexual Harassment and Corporate Law

By Daniel Hemel and Dorothy Shapiro Lund April 9, 2018 by renholding

Tronc Chairman Michael Ferro became the latest corporate executive to resign amid accusations of unwanted sexual advances when he stepped down from the helm of the newspaper publishing chain in mid-March. Ferro joins a long list of high-profile executives who …

Shareholder Activism in the Era of Trump: What Strategy Works?

By John C. Coffee, Jr. November 21, 2016 by renholding

In the approaching Era of Trump, we are likely to see much deregulation, reduced public enforcement, and possibly some curbs on private enforcement. Corporate compliance efforts may also be downsized, and compliance officials may learn again to defer to the …

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Activist Short Selling Today: The Two Sides of the Coin

Sexual Harassment and Corporate Law

Shareholder Activism in the Era of Trump: What Strategy Works?