Bailout, University of Illinois and People Magazine (December 01, 2008)
So, what is in the Venn diagram that has the financial bailout, the University of Illinois and People magazine meeting... (Category: Finance, Popular Culture)
Texas Football, Barack Obama and Threats Against the President (November 19, 2008)
I'm surprised that this story did not get more attention from either the popular media or the blogosphere. Back-up center... (Category: Politics, Sports)
University of Illinois Bookplating Ceremony (November 12, 2008)
The University of Illinois has a very nice tradition of selecting a book for the library in honor of recently... (Category: Books)
Hedging, Speculation, Investors and Customers (November 04, 2008)
I am working on a project exploring public perception of hedging and speculation. Because of this interest, I noticed two... (Category: Finance)
Voting! (November 04, 2008)
So, I thought I would be clever and get to my polling place at 6:00 a.m., when voting started. Unfortunately,... (Category: Politics)
No. 7 Texas Tech Defeats the Undefeated No. 1 Team in the Land, and It Just Happens to be Texas -- Sweet! (November 02, 2008)
So, what do you do when your college footbabll team (and the team from your hometown) plays your law school... (Category: Sports)
LSATs, SATs, Sound and Fury (October 15, 2008)
'Tis the season for many things, but mostly silly ranking things. Like others in the blogosphere, I received my U.S.... (Category: Law Schools/Lawyering)
Home for Sale: Finished Basement & $7500 Tax Credit (October 10, 2008)
A couple of months ago I blogged about provisions that might help homeowners in what was then called "The Bailout... (Category: Financial Crisis)
Financial Crisis Soundbites: I Guess That Journalist Won't Call Again (October 09, 2008)
Awhile back, Gordon posted about speaking with journalists on the phone, and even sponsored a poll seeking to get professor-reader... (Category: Finance)
Topic Fatigue: Women, Blogging, Etc., Etc. (October 06, 2008)
About a month ago, a reporter called and asked my views on "why don't more women blog?" My first response... (Category: Blogs and Blawgs)
The Short Life of the Short-Selling Ban (October 06, 2008)
With the bailout bill now signed by the President, the temporary ban on short-selling will now end on Wednesday, October... (Category: Securities)
ChristyTV Blogging: Grey's Anatomy (September 26, 2008)
Whenever I meet new people who say that they read the blog, about half of them say they always read... (Category: Television)
Risk Stories, Fraud Stories & the Making the Problem Sound as Big as the Cure (September 24, 2008)
This past week, I've been drafting a blog post in my head (yes, it's been that kind of week) about... (Category: White Collar Crime)
Random Thoughts on the Financial State of Affairs (September 22, 2008)
I have been traveling all week, but trying to keep up with the biggest U.S. government bailout since, well, since... (Category: Finance)
University of Illinois -- The Most Wired Campus (September 12, 2008)
PC Magazine has named the University of Illinois -- Urbana-Champaign the most wired campus in the U.S., up from 6th... (Category: Technology)
One Small Tidbit for FRC Candidates (September 10, 2008)
I do want to make one last point about the nerve-wrecking waiting for interviews/waiting for offers game: Many times you... (Category: Law Schools/Lawyering)
Wikis, Markets and Incomplete Information: The Law School Hiring Version (September 10, 2008)
Dan Markel at Prawfs is asking for both FAR recruits and appointments committee members to divulge information on interviews that... (Category: Law Schools/Lawyering)
The Elephant in the Room/Blogosphere (September 03, 2008)
I have not posted anything this week. This is because for the past three days I can only think about... (Category: Politics)
Welcome to the Blogosphere: Marquette Faculty Blog (August 29, 2008)
Welcome to a recent entrant into the blogosphere: Marquette University Law School Faculty Blog. Some veteran bloggers and guest bloggers,... (Category: Blogs and Blawgs)
Who is the World's Greatest Athlete? (August 29, 2008)
This past week in Sports Illustrated, Dan Patrick interviewed Bruce Jenner, gold medalist in 1976 in the decathlon. Patrick asks... (Category: Sports)
The Thompson McNulty Filip Memorandum (August 28, 2008)
White collar crime followers will remember that before we started being concerned about DOJ hiring practices, we had begun to... (Category: White Collar Crime)
Family Film Blogging: The Clone Wars (August 18, 2008)
Although I repeatedly made statements that I would not see The Clone Wars, on Sunday I found myself saying to... (Category: Film)
Conglomerate: What's in a Name? (August 16, 2008)
Apparently, it escaped our attention last December that two bloggers out there were having a go at our name and... (Category: Blogs and Blawgs)
The Auction-Rate Bond Mess: What Happened? (If Anything) (August 14, 2008)
So, you've probably heard sometime during the past week or so that major Wall Street Firms have been cooperating with... (Category: Securities)
Penelope Everett Fleischer (August 13, 2008)
. . . arrived at 2:56 p.m. yesterday, August 12, 2008! She is obviously objectively beautiful and weighed in at... (Category: Administrative)
Ethan Leib Takes Friends as Fiduciaries to the Freakonomics Blog (August 11, 2008)
For those of you who couldn't get enough of the debate sparked by Fourth Annual Conglomerate Junior Scholars Workshop participant... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Plagiarism, Starting Points and Your Syllabus (August 11, 2008)
So, it's that time of year when new law profs or profs teaching a course for the first time ask... (Category: Law Schools/Lawyering)
Fourth Annual Conglomerate Junior Scholars Workshop -- Minor Myers on The Decisions of Special Litigation Committees: An Empirical Investigation (August 11, 2008)
Welcome back to the final installment of the Fourth Annual Conglomerate Junior Scholars Workshop! Today's junior scholar is Minor Myers,... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Barbara Black on Special Litigation Committees (August 11, 2008)
Is the entire special litigation committee (SLC) enterprise just “a high-class whitewash?” Every semester, when I cover SLCs in my... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Bob Lawless on Myers' Special Litigation Committees (August 11, 2008)
In "The Decisions of Corporate Special Litigation Committees: An Empirical Investigation," Minor Myers makes an important claim. Contrary to the... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Paul Rose on Myers' Special Litigation Committees (August 11, 2008)
Minor Meyers’s paper on the decisions of special litigation committees is a welcome and timely edition to recent discussions of... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Bill Henderson on Myers' Special Litigation Committees (August 11, 2008)
Minor Myers may be new to the legal academy, but already he was written a paper that up-ends the conventional... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Reminder: Conglomerate Junior Scholars Workshop Concludes Monday, August 11 (August 08, 2008)
We have had four great papers with extensive valuable commentary from our commentators and readers. Next Monday, August 11, 2008,... (Category: Junior Scholars)
FavreWatch2008: When You're a Jet, You're a Jet All the Way (August 07, 2008)
So, we wake up to find (unless you watch ESPN all night long) that Brett Favre has been traded to... (Category: Sports)
FavreWatch2008: Favre Has Left the (Lambeau) Building (August 06, 2008)
A Texas friend of ours emailed today, wishing we still lived in Wisconsin. He said that getting Brett Favre updates... (Category: Sports)
Fourth Annual Conglomerate Junior Scholars Workshop -- James Park on Assessing Materiality of Financial Misstatements (August 06, 2008)
Welcome back to the fourth day of the Fourth Annual Conglomerate Junior Scholars Workshop. Today's author is James Park, an... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Adam Pritchard on Park's Financial Misstatements (August 06, 2008)
I have long thought that the doctrine relating to materiality suffered from a fundamental contradiction. On the one hand, Basic... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Larry Cunningham on Park's Financial Misstatements (August 06, 2008)
Professor James Park’s paper makes at least two excellent contributions to the literature on materiality in financial reporting: (1) the... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Joan Heminway on Park's Financial Misstatements (August 06, 2008)
[Professor Heminway has written on this topic before here -- eds.] Professor James Park’s Assessing the Materiality of Financial Misstatements... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Michael Guttentag on Park's Financial Misstatements (August 06, 2008)
The nettlesome issue of how to implement the materiality standard is one of the crucial open questions in securities regulation.... (Category: Junior Scholars)
David Hoffman on Park's Financial Misstatements (August 06, 2008)
Assessing the Materiality of Financial Misstatements usefully highlights the intersection of accounting law and securities law. As Larry Cunningham wrote... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Elizabeth Nowicki on Park's Financial Misstatements (August 06, 2008)
Assessing the Materiality of Financial Misstatements: Two Articles for the Price of One. Many thanks to Christine Hurt and the... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Every once in awhile I just have to blog about the folks who escaped having to go to law school... (Category: Securities)
Fourth Annual Conglomerate Junior Scholars Workshop: Heather Field on Checking in on Check-the-Box (August 04, 2008)
Welcome to the second week of the Fourth Annual Congloemrate Junior Scholars Workshop. Today's featured scholar is Heather Field, an... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Steven Dean on Field's Check-the-Box (August 04, 2008)
I want to thank Christine and Vic for inviting me to participate in this Workshop. I enjoyed having the opportunity... (Category: Junior Scholars)
David Gamage on Field's Check-the-Box (August 04, 2008)
I greatly enjoyed Heather’s paper and found it to be an important contribution to the literature. As is the nature... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Leandra Lederman on Field's Check-the-Box (August 04, 2008)
Heather Field’s thoughtful paper, Checking In on "Check-the-Box," is a timely analysis of the check-the-box regulations, which have been in... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Gregg Polsky on Field's Check-the-Box (August 04, 2008)
In her paper, Heather Field analyzes the effectiveness of the check-the-box (CTB) regulations. She suggests that the CTB regime represents... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Enron's Lou Pai -- The Rest of the Story (August 01, 2008)
If you saw Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, then you may well remember the discussion of Lou Pai,... (Category: Enron)
College Football Fantasy Sports on CBS Website (July 31, 2008)
According to the Chronicle of Higher Education (gated version here), CBS Sports is creating a fantasy football league (no entry... (Category: Gambling)
Next Week at the Fourth Annual Conglomerate Junior Scholars Workshop (July 31, 2008)
Thanks to authors, commentators and readers who chimed in this week on our great papers by Brian Broughman and Ethan... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Fourth Annual Conglomerate Junior Scholars Workshop: Ethan Leib on Friends as Fiduciaries (July 30, 2008)
Welcome back to the second round in the Fourth Annual Conglomerate Junior Scholars Workshop. Today's featured author is Ethan Leib,... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Eric Goldman on Friends as Fiduciaries (July 30, 2008)
I’m Not Sure I Want to Be Ethan Leib’s Friend Any More By Eric Goldman Ethan Leib is a nice... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Doug Moll on Leib's Friends as Fiduciaries (July 30, 2008)
I found Ethan’s article to be very interesting and thought-provoking. My stream-of-consciousness comments are largely addressed to what I consider... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Brett McDonnell on Leib's Friends as Fiduciaries (July 30, 2008)
In “Friends as Fiduciaries”, Ethan Leib argues that some close friends should be treated as fiduciaries for each other, at... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Curtis Bridgeman on Leib's Friends as Fiduciaries (July 30, 2008)
The thesis of Ethan Leib’s ambitious new article, “Friends as Fiduciaries,” is that the law should recognize some friendship relations... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Your Life as a Transfer Student (July 29, 2008)
Orin Kerr at Volokh Conspiracy is asking students who have transferred law schools to talk about their experiences in the... (Category: Law Schools/Lawyering)
Fourth Annual Conglomerate Junior Scholars Workshop: Brian Broughman on The Role of Independent Directors in VC-Backed Firms (July 28, 2008)
Welcome to the first week of the Fourth Annual Conglomerate Junior Scholars Workshop! We don't have lanyards, gimme bags or... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Bill Carney on Broughman's Independent Directors (July 28, 2008)
Sorting out how investors in closely held firms arrange their governance under conditions of bounded rationality is a wide open... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Larry Ribstein on Broughman's Independent Directors (July 28, 2008)
Brian Broughman’s Role of Independent Directors in VC-Backed Firms shows why these closely held firms have independent directors – not... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Tom Ulen on Broughman's Independent Directors (July 28, 2008)
I very much enjoyed Brian Broughman’s “The Role of Independent Directors in VC-Backed Firms.” There is much law and economics... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Gordon Smith on Broughman's Independent Directors (July 27, 2008)
[The following comments were edited by Gordon after Gordon and Brian discussed the paper offline. Gordon misread the section containing... (Category: Junior Scholars)
What Does the Housing Bill Do? (July 25, 2008)
The news has been abuzz this week after President Bush signalled he would not veto the housing bill, H.R. 3221,... (Category: Economics)
How Horrible Will Airlines Have to Become Before We Stop Flying? (July 23, 2008)
My six year-old is stomping around the house changing, "I hate United Airlines." I'm sure he's not the first person... (Category: Rants)
Papers for Fourth Annual Conglomerate Junior Scholars Workshop Week #1 (July 21, 2008)
Just a reminder that the Fourth Annual Conglomerate Junior Scholars Workshop begins a week from today, Monday, July 28, 2008.... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Bill Henderson's Bimodal Distribution of Law Firm Salaries & "The Two Americas" (July 21, 2008)
Bill Henderson has more interesting data at Empirical Legal Studies on exactly when the U.S. legal market for new law... (Category: Law Schools/Lawyering)
VLG, Part II: The Virtual Law Firm -- VLP (July 16, 2008)
Remember Venture Law Group, or VLG? I studied this firm for one of my first articles about law firms, mostly... (Category: Law Schools/Lawyering)
Announcement: Fourth Annual Conglomerate Junior Scholars Workshop -- (July 15, 2008)
Mark your calendars: Monday, July 28, 2008 the Conglomerate Junior Scholars Workshop begins! As a junior scholar, I have had... (Category: Junior Scholars)
New Podcasting Project from Professor Meredith Miller: The Slippery Slope (July 15, 2008)
Meredith Miller, a professor at Touro Law Center, has started a very interesting podcasting project on a wide variety of... (Category: Blogs and Blawgs)
Mitu Gulati's Response: Mr. Presidential Candidate: Whom Would You Nominate? (July 11, 2008)
Mitu Gulati asked me to post his thoughtful rejoinder to my comments yesterday to his paper with Stuart Benjamin: Many... (Category: Politics)
Prediction Markets & Being Blacklisted at Volokh Conspiracy (July 11, 2008)
Jonathan Adler today quotes from an opinion in the NYT by Northwestern professor on whether prediction markets should be granted... (Category: Gambling)
Gulati & Benjamin: Mr. Presidential Candidate: Whom Would You Nominate? (July 10, 2008)
My friend Mitu Gulati has co-written a timely essay with his colleague Stuart Benjamin entitled "Mr. Presidential Candidate: Whom Would... (Category: Politics)
What Should a Progressive, Liberal Person Think About the Death Penalty for Rape of a Child? (July 03, 2008)
Here at the Glom, we love to post about Supreme Court cases that affect the world of business and securities... (Category: Supreme Court)
The Illegal Ethicist in the NYT (July 02, 2008)
I cannot possibly be the only person who hates Randy Cohen's "The Ethicist" column in the NYT Sunday Magazine. Readers... (Category: Securities)
Diversity at Skadden (July 02, 2008)
As a Skadden alum, I often receive promotional literature from the firm, as well as invitations to alumni events. Yesterday,... (Category: Law Schools/Lawyering)
Family Film Blogging: Wall-E (June 30, 2008)
Saturday night, we took 9 children to see Wall-E as part of the "tweener" birthday sleepover at our house. All... (Category: Film)
Bitter Much? NYT Letter to Editor Writer Regrets Judicial Career (June 30, 2008)
So, here's the letter -- you guess the identity (or position) of the writer: After a career in public service,... (Category: )
Proposed Change in USNWR Ranking Methodology (June 27, 2008)
Via Tax Prof Blog, the U.S. News & World Report is "seriously studying" two suggested improvements to next year's law... (Category: Rankings)
AALS Teaching Materials Network (June 25, 2008)
Bridget Crawford at Feminist Law Professors reminds us that the New Law professors Workshop is upon us and that attendees... (Category: Law Schools/Lawyering)
Am I Afraid of Northwestern's Two-Year Program? (June 24, 2008)
While I was racking my brain about the optimal car purchase, the rest of the blogosphere was debating whether Northwestern's... (Category: Law Schools/Lawyering)
New Car Alert: We Are Hybrid Owners Now (June 23, 2008)
We are car-keepers. Our 1993 Camry (aka "the best car ever") stayed with us for 10 years, and we still... (Category: Miscellany)
Reminder: Call for Papers for the Fourth Annual Conglomerate Junior Scholars Workshop (June 20, 2008)
Just a reminder -- the Call for Papers for the Fourth Annual Conglomerate Junior Scholars Workshop is open until June... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Are Consumers Irrational About Gas Prices? (June 19, 2008)
With gas prices hovering around $4 most places, gas users seem to be doing some silly things to save on... (Category: Economics)
Scientific Experiments and our Children (June 18, 2008)
Working at one of the standout research universities in the United States, we are often solicited to participate in various... (Category: Science)
Who Should Bear the Cost of the Bandwidth Hog? (June 17, 2008)
In Sunday's NYT, an article reported that Time Warner, Comcast and AT&T were all pursuing strategies aimed at curbing so-called... (Category: Internet)
Family Film Blogging: Kung Fu Panda (June 16, 2008)
Last Friday, the two older kids and I went to see Kung Fu Panda. All day long I was making... (Category: Film)
Family Film Blogging: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (June 16, 2008)
I'm doing some catching up on family film blogging. Hold on. So,t he first weekend the movie was out, we... (Category: Film)
Fourth Annual Conglomerate Junior Scholars Workshop -- Call for Papers (June 12, 2008)
Back by popular demand: the Conglomerate Junior Scholars Workshop for untenured law professors or candidates entering the law teaching market... (Category: Junior Scholars)
American Airlines to Implement New Luggage Policies Just to Annoy Us Into Driving (May 22, 2008)
In the next two weeks, I am traveling on American Airlines twice: once with my daughter to Montreal for the... (Category: Travel)
eBay v. Craigslist, Part II: Craigslist Strikes Back in California (May 16, 2008)
On Wednesday, I posted about the complaint that eBay filed against craigslist on April 22, 2008 in Delaware state court,... (Category: eBay)
eBay v. Craigslist: David & Goliath or Clash of the Titans? (May 14, 2008)
Forget all the manuevering in the Microsoft/Yahoo dance, the real excitement in the tech world could be two lawsuits arising... (Category: eBay)
Something Store: Grab Bag or Gambling? (May 14, 2008)
Sometimes I think while teaching Securities Regulation that I could make an argument that anything is a security, and the... (Category: Gambling)
Catching Up on the Deal or No Deal Gambling Lawsuits (May 13, 2008)
This semester has been fairly busy, so I have not been following gambling issues in the news as well as... (Category: Gambling)
Family Film Blogging: Speed Racer (May 12, 2008)
Because I'm the best mom ever, I spent Mother's Day at the movies with my older two watching Speed Racer.... (Category: Film)
Lonely Planet Travel Writer Thomas Kohnstamm Gives New Meaning to the Phrase "Phone It In" (May 12, 2008)
Forget backdating scandals and accounting scandals, a new fraud revelation is shaking the travel guide industry! Thomas Kohnstamm, a travel... (Category: Books)
Law Schools & "Practitioner Deans" (May 07, 2008)
As I mentioned yesterday, being in the middle of a Dean search forces one to engage in many big-picture conversations... (Category: Law Schools/Lawyering)
Law Schools & Shiny New Buildings (May 06, 2008)
I have had the great honor and opportunity for awhile to be on the Dean Search Committee here at UIUC.... (Category: Law Schools/Lawyering)
Mechele Dickerson Live-Blogging UIUC Debt Conference (May 02, 2008)
I notice that Michele Dickerson, who is guest-blogging up a storm at Credit Slips, is doing a much more thorough... (Category: Conferences)
A Debtor World Conference: Are You Afraid of Debt? (May 02, 2008)
I am sitting in on the fascinating conference "A Debtor World: Interdisciplinary Academic Symposium on Debt" hosted by the University... (Category: Bankruptcy)
Who Wants in on the Nineteenth Edition of the Bluebook? (April 28, 2008)
The editors of the Bluebook are at it again! In anticipation of leaving their mark on the citation world in... (Category: Legal Scholarship)
Life, Art & Hannah Montana (April 28, 2008)
It sounds like the plot of a Hannah Montana episode: Hannah Montana/Miley Stewart is super-excited when she finds out that... (Category: )
University of Illinois College of Law Launches Illinois Academic Fellowship Program for Aspiring Law Professors (March 31, 2008)
For many years, Illinois has hosted a more-or-less informal VAP program for its own graduates, one of the more famous... (Category: Law Schools/Lawyering)
Movie Review: Penelope (March 25, 2008)
I haven't family-movie blogged in awhile, but over the break I did take three law professor daughters (only one mine)... (Category: Film)
Law and Order and "Libel-in-Fiction" (March 24, 2008)
I am an admitted L&O junkie, and everytime the "all persons portrayed herein are fictional" disclaimer pops up, viewers know... (Category: Torts)
Politics Meets Moment of Truth and Disclosure Regimes (March 19, 2008)
In a freakish turn, new NY Governor David Paterson and his wife held a press conference yesterday in which he... (Category: Politics)
Spitzer, Prostitution and Names "like Christine" (March 10, 2008)
I am poised at the computer, refreshing the NYT front page every few minutes so I don't miss the statement... (Category: Politics)
Cereal Entrepreneurs: Follow-Up on Cereal Restaurants (March 09, 2008)
Last year, I blogged about a restaurant called Cereality, which is simply a restaurant that sells existing cereals, either alone... (Category: Food)
Shareholder Action Filed Against Yahoo For "Just Say No" Defense to Microsoft Bid (February 26, 2008)
The WSJ Law Blog reported today that three cases have been filed in Delaware against Yahoo in connection with its... (Category: M&A)
Larry Solum's Annual Entry-Level Hiring Survey -- First Installment (February 21, 2008)
Larry Solum's first iteration of his annual entry-level hiring survey is here. If you can assist Larry in filling out... (Category: Law Schools/Lawyering)
Microsoft-Yahoo: Preparing for Battle (February 20, 2008)
One gets the feeling that Microsoft and Yahoo are both putting their armor on, in preparation for a hostile fight.... (Category: M&A)
Conference Announcement: A Debtor World: Interdisciplinary Academic Symposium on Debt (February 18, 2008)
On May 2-3, 2008, the University of Illinois and American Bankruptcy Institute will host A Debtor World and "invite you... (Category: Conferences)
Welcome to the Blogosphere: Millennial Law Prof (February 13, 2008)
My friend and co-author (Interactive Citation Workbook), Tracy McGaugh, has launched a new blog, Millennial Law Prof, to discuss her... (Category: Blogs and Blawgs)
Super Tuesday! (February 05, 2008)
Happy Voting Day! Illinois is part of Super Tuesday, but you wouldn't know it around here. I suppose the conventional... (Category: Politics)
Monday Morning Quarterbacking on Microsoft-Yahoo (February 04, 2008)
This morning's financial news is all-Microsoft/Yahoo, all the time! The most important development in the saga of Microsoft's unsolicited bid... (Category: M&A)
Microsoft Hearts Yahoo? (February 01, 2008)
So we are snowy here in Champaign (and at home due to K-12 school closures), but things seem to be... (Category: M&A)
Finally, a Market in Good Ice (January 30, 2008)
I admit it -- I'm an ice connoisseur. I love good ice. Good ice to me is pellet ice, or... (Category: Food)
Banking Crisis: Has Second Life Become Pottersville? (January 29, 2008)
We'v ehad some interesting discussions here on the blog about Second Life. (See Leandra Lederman's posts on taxation here; mine... (Category: Internet)
Morality, Debt and the Subprime Mortgage Crisis: Is it Immoral to Let a House Go Into Foreclosure? (January 28, 2008)
Last night I flipped past 60 Minutes, then noticed the segment was on the subprime mortgage crisis, and flipped back... (Category: Finance)
What's the Discount Rate for a Minor League Sports Athlete? (January 23, 2008)
Today in Securities Regulation we briefly talked about valuation of going concerns. We even compared the problems with valuating a... (Category: Securities)
SCOTUS Denies Cert. in Enron Case (January 22, 2008)
I'm running off to class, but I just noticed this WSJ article reporting that the U.S. Supreme Court has refused... (Category: Enron)
Larry Solum on Interdisciplinarity and the Future of Law School Faculties (January 18, 2008)
I've basically been skimming the blogospheric discussion of Brian Tamanaha's post on whether nonelite law schools should invest in interdiscplinary... (Category: Law Schools/Lawyering)
Google.org (January 18, 2008)
When Google announced its IPO, it promised potential investors that it would invest 1% of its profits into philanthropic ventures.... (Category: Google)
"Given the gas-guzzling behemoths that so many of us in the West feel entitled to, it would seem hypocritical to begrudge people in poor countries an affordable car." (January 16, 2008)
But the NYT editorial page goes ahead and does just that. As I posted a few days ago, we cannot... (Category: )
Stoneridge Opinion Out: 5 to 3 for the Status Quo (January 15, 2008)
I'm running off to a workshop and then to class, but I just received an alert that the Supreme Court's... (Category: Supreme Court)
NetSuite's Dutch Auction IPO (January 11, 2008)
NetSuite Inc., a business software company owned primarily by Oracle's Larry Ellison, went public on December 20, 2007 using the... (Category: IPOs)
The $2500 Car (January 10, 2008)
I'm not sure what is more ironic -- that the car industry is now focused on making smaller rather than... (Category: Economic Development)
Deal or No Deal and Prospect Theory (January 07, 2008)
I know that blog posts on the behavioral economic aspects of Deal or No Deal are a bit trite at... (Category: Law & Economics)
Family Film Blogging: Enchanted is Enchanting! (December 19, 2007)
Last week, I took all three kids to see Enchanted. (One thing I've learned -- you can easily take infants... (Category: Film)
Sign of the Apocalypse: Suing Over Grades (December 19, 2007)
I think even the most pro-plaintiff of us (that would be me) will start screaming for tort reform when law... (Category: Law Schools/Lawyering)
Facebook and IRB Approval (December 17, 2007)
The NYT today has an article about university professors and graduate students using Facebook for research purposes. The whole time... (Category: Empirical Legal Studies)
Opting in for Retirement Savings: Who Wins? (December 17, 2007)
I've been collecting blog fodder for awhile, and now that the semester is over (all over but the grading!), I... (Category: Finance)
Bad Movie Meme: The "Made-for-Movie TV Show" (December 07, 2007)
Matt Bodie has tagged me in the blogospheric Bad Movie Tag game, and I seize the opportunity! I believe that... (Category: Film)
Confessions of a Seconded Associate (December 05, 2007)
The WSJ Law Blog asks if any readers have ever been "seconded" -- loaned by their law firm to a... (Category: Law Schools/Lawyering)
Amo, Amas, Amat: Does Anyone Learn Latin Anymore? (December 03, 2007)
I suppose that presidential campaign trivia is no sillier than other types of trivia. "Teams that win the toss at... (Category: Politics)
Update: NatWest Three Pleads Guilty in Return for 37-month Sentences (November 30, 2007)
Tom Kirkendall has all the details of the real story behind the NatWest Three case and resulting plea bargain. Here. (Category: Enron)
NatWest Three to Plead Guilty Today in Enron Case (November 28, 2007)
I've blogged before about the bizarre case pending in the Southern District of Texas against the "NatWest Three" -- three... (Category: Enron)
Champaign-Urbana: "The Heart of the Agricultural Intelligence Center of the World" (November 26, 2007)
Move over Wall Street and check out the corner of Church & Neil, here in downtown Champaign! If you've been... (Category: Finance)
Director's Compensation (November 12, 2007)
Via Feminist Law Professors, this study of U.S. publicly-held corporations pegs the current median director compensation at just over $100k.... (Category: Corporate Governance)
Bee Movie: Back to Family Film Blogging (November 12, 2007)
My blogging has definitely been light the last few months, what with giving birth and all, and I'm sure many... (Category: Film)
The Illinois Fighting Illini Beats #1 Ohio State! (November 11, 2007)
I usually leave the football blogging to Gordon, but surely we must take note when Illinois defeats a #1 ranked... (Category: Sports)
McDermott, Will & Emery: New Track, Sidetrack or Mommy Track? (November 02, 2007)
The Recorder reports that McDermott, Will & Emery has announced that it will create a new track of attorneys within... (Category: Law Schools/Lawyering)
A Decline in Corporate Crime or Willful Blindness to It? (November 01, 2007)
The American Lawyer has an article posing the provocative question of whether, with criminal fraud indictments down, has the Corporate... (Category: White Collar Crime)
When Everyone Breaks the Rules (NBA Style) (October 29, 2007)
I've often been intrigued by the question of whether, if an entire industry can be negligent, can an entire industry... (Category: White Collar Crime)
Corporate Social Responsibility: Think Before You Pink (October 18, 2007)
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and it seems like everywhere a consumer turns there is an ad to purchase... (Category: Social Responsibility)
Welcome to the Blogosphere: Indisputably (October 17, 2007)
My great friend Andrea Schneider has started a new blog, Indisputably, which focuses on topics related to dispute resolution. Other... (Category: Blogs and Blawgs)
"The Mystery of Delaware's Success" at University of Illinois College of Law, Friday, October 19, 2007 (October 17, 2007)
A reminder that the University of Illinois College of Law is hosting "The Mystery of Delaware's Success" this Friday, October... (Category: Conferences)
New Hope for Jamie Olis? (October 09, 2007)
Jamie Olis, now represented by Houston plaintiffs' lawyer John O'Quinn, has filed a petition in federal court claiming multiple instances... (Category: White Collar Crime)
Are Female Entrepreneurs Different? (October 05, 2007)
Gordon wondered aloud the other day whether directors who are women act differently than directors who are men. Yesterday, an... (Category: Entrepreneurs)
Did You Notice the New TV Season? (October 05, 2007)
One fond memory I have of growing up was the fanfare with which the new fall TV season arrived. Of... (Category: Television)
Female Law School Applicants Declining: Opportunity Costs or Lifestyle Choice? (October 03, 2007)
Yesterday I noticed this article from Law.com that reports that the number of women both applying to law school (larger... (Category: Gender Issues)
The Future of LRW: Stand-Alone "Department" or Not? (September 27, 2007)
OK, so I'm out of pocket for one week staring at the best baby in the world, and Gordon calls... (Category: Law Schools/Lawyering)
Juice Must Have a Great PR Person (September 17, 2007)
How can you be anti-juice? Commercials with cute kids singing songs about their juice, which looks jummy and sweet through... (Category: Food)
Overcriminalization in the Eye of the Beholder: Scrushy, Gov. Siegelman & the U.S. Attorney Question (September 17, 2007)
So, what do the ongoing criticism of DOJ hiring/firing priorities and the overcriminalization of corporate law have in common? So... (Category: White Collar Crime)
Skilling Files Appeal in Enron Case (September 07, 2007)
Here's some light weekend reading for you -- the 239-page appellate brief filed on behalf of Jeff Skilling. I have... (Category: Enron)
Dean Search at the University of Illinois College of Law (September 07, 2007)
As some readers may know, our exceptional dean here at U. of Illinois for the past five years, Heidi Hurd,... (Category: Law Schools/Lawyering)
Pricing Risk: Payday Loans (August 28, 2007)
Today the NYT has a story on a nonprofit organization that is offering payday loans in order to help debtors... (Category: Finance)
Mark Your Calendars: "The Mystery of Delaware's Success" at the University of Illinois College of Law: October 19, 2007 (August 20, 2007)
If you're like me, you often receive postcards about interesting conferences the week before (or after) the conference and think,... (Category: Conferences)
What Does Your State Require You to Do To Prepare For the First Day of School? (August 20, 2007)
Happy First Day of School! Today is the first day of Fall classes at the College of Law, and also... (Category: Rants)
Are You Having a High School Musical 2 Premiere Party? (August 17, 2007)
If you are lucky enough to be spared daily doses of the Disney Channel, you may be completely unaware of... (Category: Film)
Where Were You 30 Years Ago. . . . (August 16, 2007)
when Elvis died? On August 16, 1977, I was in the car with my mom. She must have just changed... (Category: Art & Culture)
My Post is Up at the ELS Blog's Forum on Student-Run Law Reviews (August 15, 2007)
My remarks on the Nance-Steinberg study are here. (Category: Legal Scholarship)
Blog Forum on Law Review Selection Process at ELS Blog (August 14, 2007)
Bill Henderson at ELS Blog is hosting a forum on law journal submissions and a recent paper that has gotten... (Category: Legal Scholarship)
Do Our Neighbors Make Us Fat and Rich? (August 14, 2007)
In recent weeks we've learned what we all sort of knew before: our friends influence our eating patterns and can... (Category: Investing)
Is There a 20% Chance That Life As We Know It Is a Computer Simulation? (August 14, 2007)
This article makes me very sad. I have enough existential angst without now wondering whether my life is really being... (Category: Technology)
Big Ten Aspiring Scholars Conference (August 06, 2007)
Seven of us from the U. of Illinois (Amitai Aviram, Margareth Etienne, Vic Fleischer, Miranda Fleischer, Pat Keenan, Paul Stancil... (Category: Conferences)
Differential Pricing at Law Firms & Gender (August 03, 2007)
I know I am weeks (or months) behind on this topic, but I have been half-following the recent raises of... (Category: Gender Issues)
Dangerous Advertising for Children? (August 02, 2007)
Recently, much time and attention has been given to advertisements of unhealthy food for children during children's programming; so much... (Category: Marketing)
"Family-Leave Values" & Parent Discrimination (July 31, 2007)
I'm always a few days behind in reading the NYT Magazine, so I had already seen this post by Frank... (Category: Gender Issues)
Law Blogger Census at Concurring Opinions (July 31, 2007)
Dan Solove has made his (semi-annual, now annual) contribution to the study of the blogosphere: Law Professor Blogger Census 2007.... (Category: Blogs and Blawgs)
Differential Pricing in Higher Education (July 30, 2007)
Yesterday's NYT had an interesting column by Jonathan Glater on public universities charging more for some degrees than others. The... (Category: Economics)
Should Vehicle Thief Be Responsible for News Helicopter Crash? (July 28, 2007)
Today news outlets are reporting that two news helicopters in Phoenix that were covering a police chase collided, killing all... (Category: Crime Generally)
How Would You Defend Michael Vick? (July 26, 2007)
Having married into a half UVa family/half Virginia Tech family, I sort of know who Michael Vick is and have... (Category: Crime Generally)
Webkinz: A Mother's Work is Never Done (July 26, 2007)
Like other law professor moms that I know, I have spent untold hours and energy creating a crazy quilt of... (Category: Marketing)
Academic Conferences & Gender (July 25, 2007)
A few weeks ago, Eugene Volokh addressed complaints about the paucity of women panelists at a recent Federalist Society conference.... (Category: Gender Issues)
Free Speech, Efficient Markets, and the Overstock.com Case (July 17, 2007)
Yesterday, I blogged about the Overstock.com suit that has had some success in California state court. This suit alleges that... (Category: Torts)
Initial Public Offerings and the Failed Promise of Disintermediation (July 17, 2007)
Last March, I had the privilege of speaking at the second annual symposium of the Ohio State Entrepreneurial Business Law... (Category: IPOs)
Marquette First Annual Dispute Resolution Works in Progress Conference (July 16, 2007)
Under the amazing direction of Andrea Schneider, Marquette University Law School is announcing its First Annual Dispute Resolution Works in... (Category: Conferences)
Overstock.com v. Gradient (and the Rest of the World) (July 16, 2007)
While the blogosphere (even here) has been debating the propriety (and legality) of the CEO of a publicly-held corporation to... (Category: Securities)
I Hope You Have an Extra Quarter or Two. . . . (July 16, 2007)
This week, the WSJ newsstand price goes up to $1.50. Today, the NYT "suggested" newsstand price rises to $1.25. We... (Category: Marketing)
Midwest Airlines and the Wisconsin Constituency Statute (July 13, 2007)
I've been a little behind in blogging about current events the past couple of weeks, and I let pass some... (Category: M&A)
Survey Design & Political Bias in Higher Education (July 12, 2007)
OK, I'm just seeing if anyone else has some problems with this survey: As highlighted in Inside Higher Ed, a... (Category: Rants)
Lady Bird Johnson Passes Away at 94 (July 12, 2007)
A Texas legend has died at the age of 94 -- Lady Bird Johnson. Many tales of Lady Bird sound... (Category: Environment)
Thank You to Conglomerate Junior Scholars Workshop Participants!! (July 12, 2007)
We have finished up the five papers in the Third Annual Conglomerate Junior Scholars Workshop, and I would like to... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Conglomerate Junior Scholars Workshop: Darian Ibrahim's The (Not So) Puzzling Behavior of Angel Investors (July 11, 2007)
Welcome back to the Conglomerate Junior Scholars Workshop. Today's paper is The (Not So) Puzzling Behavior of Angel Investors by... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Larry Ribstein on Ibrahim's Angel Investors (July 11, 2007)
Darian Ibrahim’s paper is a very useful discussion of the generally overlooked topic of "angel" investors. These investors fill a... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Barbara Black on Ibrahim's Angel Investors (July 11, 2007)
First, I want to thank Christine Hurt for extending me an invitation to participate in the Conglomerate Workshop for Junior... (Category: Junior Scholars)
George Dent on Ibrahim's Angel Investing (July 11, 2007)
Darian Ibrahim’s paper, The (Not So) Puzzling Behavior of Angel Investors, is well-informed, thoughtful, well written, and extremely useful. I... (Category: Junior Scholars)
David Hoffman on Ibrahim's Angel Investors (July 11, 2007)
I want to start by thanking Christine, Gordon, and the rest of the ‘Glom gang for inviting me to participate... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Conflicts of Interest and the "Certified Senior Advisor" (July 10, 2007)
The NYT has had a series of articles lately on sharp business practices that prey on seniors. Last Sunday's Times... (Category: Investing)
Gender Differences in Conference Speakers, Citation Counts, and Harvard Law Review Placements (July 10, 2007)
Apparently while we were enjoying the Conglomerate Junior Scholars Workshop yesterday, a conversation was brewing in the blogosphere about the... (Category: Gender Issues)
Conglomerate Junior Scholars Workshop: Alexander "Sasha" Volokh's Privatization and the Law and Economics of Political Advocacy (July 09, 2007)
Welcome back to the Conglomerate Junior Scholars Workshop. Today's paper is Alexander "Sasha" Volokh's Privatization and the Law and Economics... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Tom Ulen on Volokh's Privatization (July 09, 2007)
Privatization is hot. For the past 30 years or so, many counties have been rethinking what governmental duties should be... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Paul Rubin on Volokh's Privatization (July 09, 2007)
There are many good things about this paper. Volokh considers the argument that privatization is harmful because it creates private... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Brian Galle on Volokh's Privatization (July 09, 2007)
"Privatization and the Law and Economics of Political Advocacy" is a fun read and a smartly argued paper. A few... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Reminder: Conglomerate Junior Scholars Workshop Resumes Monday, July 9 (July 05, 2007)
Thanks to all who participated this week in our workshop, which featured Trey Drury's What's the Cost of a Free... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Let's Play Commute My Sentence! (July 03, 2007)
I'm feeling a little snarky today after the commutation of Scooter Libby's 30-month sentence. As Orin Kerr points out, President... (Category: Crime Generally)
Welcome back to the Conglomerate Junior Scholars Workshop. Today's paper is Trey Drury's What's the Cost of a Free Pass?... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Joan Heminway on Drury's What's the Cost of a Free Pass? (July 02, 2007)
Thanks, once again, to my buddies at the Glom for giving me the opportunity to participate in this forum. Yet... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Lisa Fairfax on Drury's What's the Cost of a Free Pass? (July 02, 2007)
Trey Drury has written a thoughtful piece on Delaware’s 102b7 and its drawbacks. As he notes, his article and 102b7... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Matt Bodie on Drury's What's the Cost of a Free Pass? (July 02, 2007)
Perhaps nothing in the Business Associations course creates more student cynicism than Del. Code Ann. tit. 8, § 102(b)(7). This... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Reminder: Conglomerate Junior Scholars Workshop Resumes Monday, July 2 (June 28, 2007)
Thanks to all who are following the Conglomerate Junior Scholars Workshop. If you missed the discussion on this week's two... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Tribute to Liz Claiborne (June 28, 2007)
The NYT and other newspapers today are printing tributes to Liz Claiborne, who died yesterday at 78. I will always... (Category: Gender Issues)
Conglomerate Junior Scholars Workshop: Miriam Baer's Insuring Corporate Crime (June 27, 2007)
Welcome back to the Conglomerate Junior Scholars Workshop. Our paper today is Insuring Corporate Crime by Miriam Baer. Miriam is... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Kim Krawiec on Baer's Insuring Corporate Crime (June 27, 2007)
Many thanks to Christine and the other Glommers for inviting me to comment on Miriam Baer’s timely and provocative draft,... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Sean Griffith on Baer's Insuring Corporate Crime (June 27, 2007)
It was a pleasure to have an opportunity to do a close reading of Professor Baer’s paper on "Insuring Corporate... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Guttentag on Insuring Corporate Crime (June 27, 2007)
This is a thorough, well-researched, and well-written paper. Professor Baer starts the article by arguing that allowing prosecutors to criminally... (Category: )
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Take On Enron Cert. This Week (June 25, 2007)
The Houston Chronicle is reporting that the Supreme Court has not granted cert in what is known as the "Enron... (Category: Securities)
Third Annual Conglomerate Junior Scholars Workshop: David Friedman's Reinventing Consumer Protection (June 25, 2007)
Welcome to the first paper to be presented in the Conglomerate 2007 Junior Scholars Workshop. Today's paper is Reinventing Consumer... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Bob Lawless on Friedman's Reinventing Consumer Protection (June 25, 2007)
David Adam Friedman deserves credit for throwing out a creative and sweeping proposal to improve consumer protection law. It is... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Ronald Mann on Friedman's Reinventing Consumer Protection (June 25, 2007)
David has a neat idea here. Reasoning from the success of LoJack to a special “complaint window” for a vulnerable... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Larry Garvin on Friedman's Reinventing Consumer Protection (June 25, 2007)
In Reinventing Consumer Protection, David Adam Friedman takes on an old problem in the consumer protection literature: how to construct... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Adam Levitin on Friedman's Reinventing Consumer Protection (June 25, 2007)
Law and economics has largely ignored (or spared, depending on one’s vantage) consumer protection qua consumer protection. While there are... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Reminder: Conglomerate Junior Scholars Workshop Monday, June 25 and Wednesday, June 27 (June 20, 2007)
The first paper up for bids in the Third Annual Conglomerate Junior Scholars Workshop is David Friedman's Reinventing Consumer Protection.... (Category: Junior Scholars)
The Future of Shareholder Suits (June 19, 2007)
Saturday I spent a wonderful day at Seattle University at a works-in-progress conference. Thanks to Dean Kellye Testy for inviting... (Category: Securities)
Silly Snark at the NYT: Is it Dangerous or Laudable to Treat American Children as Deities? (June 15, 2007)
Flying to Seattle yesterday, I had some uninterrupted time to read the NYT in one sitting. this made for some... (Category: Entrepreneurs)
Today at Seattle University: Fifth Annual Directors Training Academy (June 15, 2007)
I'm in Seattle today at the invitation of Seattle University's dean, Kellye Testy. Tomorrow, Seattle University is hosting a works-in-progress... (Category: Conferences)
DOJ Breaks Ranks With SEC on Stoneridge (June 12, 2007)
The WSJ reports today that although the SEC has taken a position supporting shareholders in the Stoneridge case, the DOJ... (Category: Securities)
A Day Late and One Premiere/Finale Short (June 12, 2007)
For various reasons, I wind up with about one hour a night to watch non-Nickelodeon television, if I'm lucky. So... (Category: Television)
Reminder: Conglomerate Junior Scholars Workshop Begins Monday, June 25, 2007 (June 11, 2007)
We are very excited to announce the schedule for the Third Annual Conglomerate Junior Scholars Workshop! Each of these papers... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Welcome Back to the Glom: David Zaring (June 11, 2007)
Happy Monday! David Zaring, long-time friend of the Glom, has graciously agreed to guest blog here for two weeks, and... (Category: Administrative)
We're a Nintendo Family (June 07, 2007)
As someone who grew up a few months too soon to be in the video game generation, I'm a little... (Category: Technology)
So You Wanna Be a Rock & Roll Star (June 06, 2007)
In writing a symposium piece tentatively entitled "Initial Public Offerings and the Failed Promise of Disintermediation," I have been doing... (Category: Music)
The Price of Illinois Gas (June 05, 2007)
While driving back to Champaign from the St. Louis airport, we noticed that gas in Missouri was at least 25... (Category: Economics)
The "Secret" to Marketing (June 05, 2007)
Traveling last week, I read several magazines. (As a rebellion against law firm practice, I never work on planes, which... (Category: Marketing)
Lubbock or Leave It (June 04, 2007)
You may have noticed my blog presence missing last week as I took the kids to see family in my... (Category: Travel)
Locke Liddell & Lord Bissell to Merge (May 25, 2007)
Law.com is reporting the merger of Locke Liddell & Sapp with Lord Bissell & Brook into a 700+ attorney law... (Category: Law Schools/Lawyering)
Thoughts from the Ladies' Section (May 24, 2007)
Eugene Volokh has issued a blogospheric dare for bloggers who actually menstruate to comment on the new birth control pill... (Category: Gender Issues)
First Rule: Don't Be Evil; Second Rule: Finance Wife's Start-Up with Corporate Funds (May 23, 2007)
Let me try to white-board this transaction for you. Executive at BigCo has a girlfriend with a start-up company. Executive... (Category: Google)
My New Used Book Money-Making Scheme: A Million Little Refunds (May 21, 2007)
The other day I realized I still had a copy of A Million Little Pieces by James Frey. Good thing... (Category: )
Did Internet Kill the Martindale-Hubbell? (May 21, 2007)
I feel so old. Let me explain to the young people out there -- back a million years ago, law... (Category: Law Schools/Lawyering)
Shrek the Third Comes in Third for our Family (May 19, 2007)
Yes, we went to see Shrek the Third on opening day last night! After the 90-something minutes, Paul and I... (Category: Film)
Can Professional Women Really "Opt-In" to the Work Force After Leaving It? (May 17, 2007)
We see women around us who re-enter the work force after their children go to school: teachers, nurses, etc. These... (Category: Gender Issues)
Federal Loan Repayment Assistance Program Passes House (May 17, 2007)
Bills that would assist law graduates pay back student loans if the graduates choose to become local, state or federal... (Category: Law Schools/Lawyering)
T. Boone Pickens Demands More From His Philanthropic Dollar (May 17, 2007)
The Chronicle of Higher Education is reporting that T. Boone Pickens, a name well-known to corporate law practitioners and scholars,... (Category: Finance)
Skiing in Texas (May 16, 2007)
Texas is a state of skiiers without a ski slope. Texas has gotten by being so close to New Mexico... (Category: Sports)
PaperbackSwap.com Update (May 16, 2007)
As I posted yesterday, I began experimenting with an online book swapping service in an attempt to see how close... (Category: Books)
The Disintermediation of Used Book Trading (May 15, 2007)
I come from a family of readers, so I spent much of my formative youth at our neighborhood used book... (Category: Books)
Coca-Cola and "Nominal Price Rigidity" (May 15, 2007)
A Slate.com article links to an interesting paper, "'The Real Thing': Nominal Price Rigidity of the Nickel Coke, 1886-1959." This... (Category: Marketing)
"If this is so irrelevant, why was there all this backdating going on?" (May 14, 2007)
So now we have a new way to determine whether something is material. If an activity is widespread, then it... (Category: Securities)
Commencement Speaker: YouTube's Jawed Karim (May 14, 2007)
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to represent the College of Law at the university commencement ceremony at the University of... (Category: Entrepreneurs)
Barbara Black Asks Questions (May 14, 2007)
Barbara Black is asking some interesting questions about the Corporate Practice Commentator's List of the best articles of 2006. (Congratulations,... (Category: Gender Issues)
William Birdthistle at Volokh Conspiracy (May 14, 2007)
William Birdthistle, a Conglomerate Junior Scholars Workshop alum (deadline one week from today!) and professor at Chicago-Kent, is guest blogging... (Category: Sports)
Summer Associate Etiquette (May 11, 2007)
The Law Blog today has a post by Nathan Koppel on summer clerking and etiquette. The post garnered a lot... (Category: Law Schools/Lawyering)
Life at Illinois College of Law (May 11, 2007)
Yesterday the University of Illinois College of Law celebrated one of the best days for us in the academic calendar.... (Category: Law Schools/Lawyering)
Spotlight on a Donor -- Hair Donor, that is! (May 08, 2007)
This weekend, my daughter Carter donated her hair to Locks for Love, an organization that donates wigs to children with... (Category: Family)
"New Media" Panel Yesterday at 7th Circuit Bench-Bar Conference (May 08, 2007)
If the two panels that I attended yesterday were any reflection of the rest of the conference, the 2-day 7th... (Category: Conferences)
Marquette University Law School to Receive $51M Gift (May 04, 2007)
My former colleague Jason Czarnezki announces a truly momentous gift for Marquette Law School. (Category: Life in Milwaukee)
Annual Meeting of the Seventh Circuit Bar Association & Judicial Conference of the Seventh Circuit (May 04, 2007)
I am honored to note that I will be speaking at the Seventh Circuit Bench-Bar Conference on Monday, May 6... (Category: Conferences)
Third Annual Conglomerate Junior Scholars Workshop (May 03, 2007)
Back by popular demand: the Conglomerate Junior Scholars Workshop for untenured law professors or candidates entering the law teaching market... (Category: Junior Scholars)
Interesting Aside About Porn Industry (May 03, 2007)
In the NYT Magazine last Sunday, a fascinating article depicted the world of online pornography, profiling one company that at... (Category: Current Affairs)
Stand-up Economist (April 30, 2007)
This YouTube clip of Yoram Bauman, the Stand-up Economist is hilarious. My favorite line: "Microeconomists are people who are wrong... (Category: Economics)
The NYT Discovers Bizarre Connection Between Religion and Finances (April 30, 2007)
The NYT yesterday reported that a number of Christians with problems getting a handle on their spending were turning to... (Category: Finance)
Reliving Childhood: The Westing Game (April 30, 2007)
When my third-grader came home and told us she was reading The Westing Game, I was thrilled. I loved that... (Category: Books)
Webkinz: The Sims for Kids (April 27, 2007)
While Leandra Lederman was here blogging about Second Life, I meant to chime in about a new craze that might... (Category: Popular Culture)
Suja Thomas on "The PSLRA's Seventh Amendment Problem" (April 26, 2007)
Suja Thomas (Cincinnati) now has a series of papers defending the role of the jury. (See "Why Summary Judgment is... (Category: Legal Scholarship)
Call for Papers -- The Dysfunctional Board: Causes and Cures (April 26, 2007)
I'm a little tardy in posting this, but Barbara Black, Director of the Corporate Law Center at the University of... (Category: Calls for Papers)
A Hero Sheet for Legal Scholars? (April 26, 2007)
Years ago, when I was practicing at Houston, Vinson & Elkins had the practice of sending around a list of... (Category: Legal Scholarship)
Law Professors and Knitting (April 23, 2007)
Over the weekend, I also noticed Jeff Lipshaw's post on lawyers and knitting. I thought I would take that idea... (Category: Gender Issues)
Enron Treasurer Ben Glisan Out of Prison after Three Years (April 23, 2007)
Barbara Black linked to this WSJ article over the weekend that chronicles Ben Glisan's journey through the federal prison system.... (Category: Enron)
Sub-Practice Groups: Adding Value or Just Marketing? (April 17, 2007)
The WSJ Blog reports that Pillsbury Winthrop has announced that it has created a Subprime Industry Group, dedicated to representing... (Category: Law Schools/Lawyering)
Why "How Safe Are Our Schools/Workplaces" is the Wrong Question (April 17, 2007)
As a half Virginia, half Virginia Tech family, we have been glued to the news stories coming out of Blacksburg... (Category: Current Affairs)
Comparing Securities Fraud to Violent Crimes (April 16, 2007)
I finally submitted my essay to the American Criminal Law Review from the Georgetown Business Ethics Institute March 15, 2007... (Category: Legal Scholarship)
Family Movie Catch-Up: The Last Mimzy, Meet the Robinsons and TMNT (April 13, 2007)
Over the past month or so, our family has sampled the new Spring movies (if only it were Spring here!).... (Category: Film)
The Rules of the Game (April 11, 2007)
Last night I had the pleasure of being a commentator at the University of Illinois Women's Law Society's Symposium, entitled... (Category: Gender Issues)
From Virtual Tax to Virtual Gambling (April 09, 2007)
I was going to blog on this story last week, but I wanted to wait until we had a virtual... (Category: Gambling)
Retrying the Nigerian Barge Cases (April 05, 2007)
Just to catch folks up: the Enron Task Force has won eight convictions at trial. One of those, Ken Lay's,... (Category: Enron)
Texas Hold 'Em May Become Legal in Texas (April 03, 2007)
In Austin today, a public hearing is being held on this bill, which would allow poker games to be organized... (Category: Gambling)
Enron Defendant Allowed to Withdraw Guilty Plea (April 03, 2007)
For awhile I have been wondering what happens to all of the defendants in the Enron trials who plead guilty... (Category: Enron)
Is There Life After Rome? (April 03, 2007)
I finally watched the series finale of the HBO series Rome last night. Sigh. I loved that show. I ordered... (Category: )
Jennifer Walker Elrod Nominated to Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (March 29, 2007)
Our friend and former colleague, Jennifer Walker Elrod, has been nominated to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Jennifer is... (Category: Current Affairs)
Second, Charge All the Enron Lawyers (March 29, 2007)
I guess I'm a little slow this morning because Larry Ribstein and the Law Blog are all over this story... (Category: Enron)
Supreme Court Grants Cert in Case That Re-opens Central Bank (March 27, 2007)
Yesterday, the Supreme Grant decided to consider a case posing questions about aider and abettor liability under Section 10(b) during... (Category: Supreme Court)
Credit Suisse First Boston Ltd. v. Billing Case Argued Today (March 27, 2007)
The antitrust IPO case, Credit Suisse First Boston Ltd. v. Billing, was argued in front of the Supreme Court this... (Category: IPOs)
Elizabeth Edwards, or What Would You Do With the Rest of Your Life? (March 24, 2007)
I've been following the Elizabeth Edwards story very closely because I'm a great admirer of hers. Perhaps I feel an... (Category: Politics)
I Can't Believe I'm Defending the American Girl Doll Racket (March 21, 2007)
Dave Hoffman blogged yesterday about a story he found "horrifying": a young girl on a playdate took her Target knock-off... (Category: Marketing)
Enron Shareholder Suit Thrown Out by Fifth Circuit (March 20, 2007)
Yesterday the Fifth Circuit reversed the class certification in the Enron shareholder suit pending in Judge Melinda Harmon's court in... (Category: Enron)
Guest Blogger Seth Chandler (March 19, 2007)
Our guest blogger for the next two weeks got the jump on me and started posting before this lazy Glommer... (Category: Administrative)
Corporate Criminality: Legal, Ethical and Managerial Implications (March 16, 2007)
Yesterday I spent the day at the above-titled conference at Georgetown Law Center, hosted by the Georgetown Business Ethics Institute... (Category: Conferences)
Great News: Miranda Perry Fleischer & Vic Fleischer to Join Illinois Faculty (March 14, 2007)
I have the great privilege to announce that our very own co-blogger Vic and blogger-in-law Miranda have accepted offers to... (Category: Law Schools/Lawyering)
At Georgetown for Corporate Criminality Conference (March 14, 2007)
I am in D.C. to speak at the conference on Corporate Criminality: Legal, Ethical and Managerial Implications organized by the... (Category: Conferences)
Supreme Court Clinics & Supreme Court Clerks (March 13, 2007)
Blogs have been going crazy over Dahlia Lithwick's article on Supreme Court clerk bonuses. I think Orin Kerr's response is... (Category: Supreme Court)
Bluebook Pet Peeves (March 13, 2007)
Dan Solove asks today what our Bluebook pet peeves are and mentions his top two: unnecessary parentheticals and unnecessary citations... (Category: Legal Scholarship)
NCAA Tournament Pools & Nonprosecution (March 12, 2007)
I'm sure many of our corporate law readers get kind of sick of my posts on gambling. What does gambling... (Category: Gambling)
The Second Illinois-Zhongshan Conference on Law an Economic Development (March 12, 2007)
Last week was the week of three illnesses and a funeral at our house. In succession, illness struck the two... (Category: Conferences)
D'Amato, Poker & Elitism in Gambling Laws (March 05, 2007)
Today's NYT has an article reporting that former NY Senator Al D'Amato is joining forces with poker player associations to... (Category: Gambling)
The Undercivilization of Corporate Law (March 02, 2007)
Due to the magic of our wonderful assistant Sally Cook, my recent paper The Undercivilization of Corporate Law is now... (Category: Legal Scholarship)
Cereality (February 27, 2007)
While watching the Food Network show Unwrapped last week, my daughter and I were fascinated by a restaurant chain highlighted... (Category: Marketing)
Submission Spring '07 (February 27, 2007)
As anyone who has had to deal with my charming personality the last few weeks knows, I sent out my... (Category: Legal Scholarship)
Pondering the Mercurial Mercury Interactive Case (February 22, 2007)
So yesterday everyone is chuckling at the fourth-year associate who attached a complaint that was filed under seal to a... (Category: Fiduciary Duties)
Happy Fat Tuesday! (February 20, 2007)
I just realized that if tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, then today is Fat Tuesday! This was one of my favorite... (Category: Holidays)
Movie Blogging: Bridge to Terabithia (February 19, 2007)
I haven't blogged about a kids' movie lately, so here are some thoughts about the new release Bridge to Terabithia.... (Category: Film)
My Cingular-ly Odd Rebate Card (February 16, 2007)
UPDATE: I regret not knowing how to spell "Cingular." Sorry. I hate rebates. I try to avoid "sale" items where... (Category: Marketing)
Hail to the Chief (Illiniwek) (February 16, 2007)
Gordon's mere presence at an institution may create better sports programs, but apparently my presence is enough to solve offensive... (Category: Sports)
Texas Law Review's See Also Forum (February 15, 2007)
This week the Texas Law Review has announced a companion site to the review, which will act as a forum... (Category: Legal Scholarship)
SEC Pushes for Higher Barriers to those Pesky Investor Lawsuits (February 13, 2007)
The SEC is using its post-Enron budget increases to good use. First, the SEC (with the help of the DOJ)... (Category: Securities)
Blizzard 2007: Champaign (February 13, 2007)
We are hunkered down at home today waiting for the blizzard to blow over. Yesterday at 5:00 pm, before even... (Category: Miscellany)
Re-reading the Fifth Circuit's Denial of Skilling's Bail Pending Appeal (February 12, 2007)
From the "How Did I Miss This?" File: In the Fifth Circuit's December 12, 2006 order denying Jeffrey Skilling bail:... (Category: Enron)
Larry Solum's Annual Entry-Level Hiring Survey is Underway! (February 09, 2007)
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Announcing Martha Stewart's Legal Troubles (February 07, 2007)
In case you didn't see the preview copy at the AALS vendor fair, you may want to take a look... (Category: Books)
Class Actions, Overcriminalization and the Enron Shareholder Suit (February 07, 2007)
As Larry Ribstein notes today, Professor Joe Grundfest celebrates the decline in class-action securities lawsuit filing in the WSJ. Professor... (Category: Enron)
Here's To a Classic Texas Broad: Molly Ivins, 1944-2007 (February 01, 2007)
The Houston Chronicle is reporting that syndicated columnist Molly Ivins has lost her 7-year bout with breast cancer. (HT: Bill... (Category: Miscellany)
The Last Enron Broadband Conviction is Vacated (February 01, 2007)
Yesterday U.S. District Judge Vanessa Gilmore vacated the last Enron Broadband conviction standing. Tom K. was all over it. The... (Category: Enron)
Welcome to the Blogsphere: Barbara Black & Securities Law Prof Blog (January 31, 2007)
Well, if you spend much time in Cincinnati, eventually Paul Caron will make you a blogging offer you can't refuse!... (Category: Blogs and Blawgs)
If You Thought Fastow Got a Deal -- Here's Cosmo Corigliano (January 30, 2007)
Although I've read this only through one source, it appears that Cosmo Corigliano, the former CFO of Cendant Corp., who... (Category: White Collar Crime)
The Practice of "Approvement" (January 26, 2007)
While on my research leave this semester (gloat, gloat), I have run into some really interesting papers. One is Conspiracy... (Category: Enron, White Collar Crime)
Criminally Negligent Securities Fraud? (January 25, 2007)
Last summer when Conglomerate hosted the Enron Forum, John Kroger, a law professor at Lewis & Clark and former Enron... (Category: White Collar Crime)
The Illinois Lottery on the Auction Block (January 24, 2007)
As my colleague Larry Ribstein has already pointed out, the state of Illinois is considering selling its state lottery for... (Category: Gambling)
Dreamgirls -- Where Did The Love Go? (January 23, 2007)
Last Friday, Paul and I were blown away by Dreamgirls. Not only did we enjoy the film more than any... (Category: Film)
Moss on Suing One's Own Law Firm (January 22, 2007)
Scott Moss has a very interesting article on Findlaw about the Sullivan & Cromwell associate who is representing himself in... (Category: Employees)
Fulbright & Jaworski to Offer Back-Up Child Care and Elder Care for Employees (January 22, 2007)
An attorney-mom friend of mine emailed me an article in the Austin Business Journal reporting that Fulbright & Jaworski LLP... (Category: Gender Issues)
More Gambling Subpoenas -- This Time, the Investment Bankers (January 22, 2007)
One week after arresting two non-U.S. shareholders in a non-U.S. financial services company that was used by U.S. online gamblers,... (Category: Gambling)
How Law Firms Fared in "the Other Enron Litigation" (January 19, 2007)
In the Enron shareholders' civil lawsuit against Enron executives, banks and law firms, we know how the two Enron defendants... (Category: Enron)
Neteller Arrests on Monday; Neteller Leaves U.S. Market Today (January 18, 2007)
Readers may remember that in October, Congress passed the SAFE Port Act, which contained an anti-online gambling section that was... (Category: Gambling)
If You Don't Like Dealing With Students, Try Dealing With Clients (January 17, 2007)
I have a secret love for the "First Person" columns in the Chronicle of Higher Education. This week's article entitled... (Category: Law Schools/Lawyering)
Belated MLK Day Post (January 16, 2007)
Sorry that I missed more day-appropriate MLK Day blogging yesterday; our family stole one more "home day" before Winter Break... (Category: Holidays)
2006 Books (January 12, 2007)
I keep reading lists of the best books of 2006 (like this one from the WSJ), and Tyler Cowen has... (Category: Books)
Enron Defendants Still Being Dropped Like Flies -- Now Go the Broadband Guys (January 11, 2007)
By the time the shareholders get to trial, no defendants will be left. Plaintiffs are asking today not only that... (Category: Enron)
Stupid Political Compass is Broken (January 11, 2007)
Dave Hoffman blogs about how silly the Political Compass test is, and I prove how silly I am by taking... (Category: Politics)
Mark Stancil (of the Supreme Court Update Fame) is Back! (January 08, 2007)
For those of you who keep up with the goings on at the U.S. Supreme Court, you may have at... (Category: Supreme Court)
Nancy Rapoport Revealed! (January 08, 2007)
Former University of Houston dean and future UNLV professor Nancy Rapoport has unveiled her new solo blog here. Nancy played... (Category: Blogs and Blawgs)
AALS (January 08, 2007)
David Lat isn't the only person with a camera! Here's a photo of all the Glommers and some guests, spouses... (Category: Conferences)
Tag-Along Thoughts on AALS (January 08, 2007)
Like Gordon, I had some scattered comments on the AALS conference this past week, so I'll copy his bullet point... (Category: Conferences)
Dilbert & Agency Costs (December 30, 2006)
This Dilbert cartoon ran in the Dallas Morning News on Christmas Day. By noon, my colleague David Hyman also emailed... (Category: Humor)
Friday Night Strobe Lights at Skateland (December 30, 2006)
Apropos of Gordon's post on his ignorance of popular music (I knew none of the listed songs, by the way),... (Category: Miscellany)
Yes, Carter, You're Very Smart -- There is No Santa Claus (December 22, 2006)
[Warning, Santa spoilers to come.] Our family is at the end of an era, or at least the beginning of... (Category: Rants)
People's "Hall of Shame" (December 20, 2006)
Last Saturday my copy of People's Best (and Worst) of 2006 arrived in my mailbox. In glancing through the year's... (Category: Current Affairs)
Abandoned Gift Cards (December 18, 2006)
'Tis the season to blog about gift cards. Last year we talked about how gift cards generate more revenue for... (Category: Economics)
Jim Chen Named Dean of Brandeis School of Law (University of Louisville) (December 14, 2006)
In the blog of record, Brian Leiter's Law School Reports, I read this morning that our friend Jim Chen (of... (Category: Law Schools/Lawyering)
Dan Solove -- Hardest Working Blogger in the Law Business (December 14, 2006)
Dan has a post today on grading techniques that is as hilarious as it must have been fun to create.... (Category: Humor)
Google is Giving the Gift of the Online Auction This Year (December 13, 2006)
According to the WSJ, Google is giving nonexecutive employees the opportunity to sell vested stock options via an onlin