Education Law, Securities Law

Banking & Financial Services E-Note - March 28, 2013

by Jason Beckham, Rachel Cash, Benjamin Coulter, David Elliott, Jacquelyn Hutzell, Joseph King, Mignon Lunsford, Zachary Miller, Kristin Peters, Ed Snow, Adam Sonenshine, Frank Springfield, more +Jordan Teague | Burr & Forman on 4/3/2013

In This Issue: - Global Banking Group Calls for Several Rates to Replace Libor - U.S. Applies Money-Laundering Rules to "Virtual Currencies" - SEC Says Big Banks Don't Have to Hold Shareholder Break-Up Votes -...more

Weekly Brief: Rakoff Orders Gupta To Pay Goldman Sachs' Legal Fees [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 2/28/2013

Feb. 28 (Bloomberg Law) -- Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia runs through the legal news for the week. Manhattan Federal Judge Jed Rakoff ordered former Goldman Sachs' director Rajat Gupta to reimburse the investment bank for fees...more

Bill on Bankruptcy: Delaware to Continue Dominating Bankruptcy [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 2/6/2013

Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- The dominance of Delaware and New York bankruptcy courts is secure for another two years, for reasons Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia and Bloomberg News bankruptcy columnist Bill Rochelle explain on their...more

New State Laws Prohibit Employers and Academic Institutions from Requesting Usernames and Passwords to Monitor Social Media...

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 1/23/2013

An increasing number of states are passing laws that prohibit employers and academic institutions from requesting or requiring employees, job applicants, students, and prospective students to turn over their social media...more

Cleaning Up Past Offerings to Investors

by The California Securities Attorneys on 5/11/2012

Many offerings to investors require that forms be filed with one or more securities agencies within 15 days of the first sale. Still, even if the forms were not filed on time, it’s often possible to file them even though...more

Regression Models and Discount for lack of Marketability

by Ashok Abbott on 2/15/2012

Recent publication of the Discount for Lack of Marketability(DLOM) Job aid for IRS Valuation Professionals has brought fresh scrutiny to the various methods used by valuation practitioners for determining discount for lack of...more

The Academics Are Just Plain Wrong: The Trust Is Not a Contract

by Charles E. Rounds, Jr. on 12/1/2011

Since the 1960s, the trust has been under attack on two fronts in the American law school. First, the traditional Trusts course has been down-graded to elective status, a misguided curricular “reform” that Charles E. Rounds,...more

In-House Law Clinics versus Doctrinal Instruction

by Charles E. Rounds, Jr. on 6/30/2011

It is the conventional wisdom among today’s academics that law students are better off participating in clinical programs administered in-house by the law schools than taking traditional courses in agency and trust law....more

How far would you go for success

by Piers French on 4/1/2010

White Collar Crime; Jerome Kerviel; Graduate recruitment; Risk Management; Nick Leeson; Risk management is built around greed. White collar criminals are uncovered due to excessive greed, or incompetence in the pursuit of...more

It's Only a Matter of Degree--Companies Find Trouble in Publicizing the Educational Backgrounds of Officers

by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 3/10/2009

Many companies disclose the educational achievements of their directors, officers and key employees. These disclosures can be found on company websites, in company press releases and in filings made with the Securities and...more