Credit Derivatives, Leverage, and Financial Regulation’s Missing Macroeconomic Dimension (February 10, 2012)

The 2011 symposium edition of the Berkeley Business Law Journal on Dodd-Frank is out. I would like to thank the... (Category: Economics, Finance, Financial Crisis, Financial Institutions, Law & Economics, Legal Scholarship, SSRN)

Welcome to Guest Bloggers Tom Fitzpatrick and Kathleen Engel (January 17, 2012)

We would like to extend a warm welcome to Guest Bloggers Tom Fitzpatrick and Kathleen Engel, who will be with... (Category: Administrative)

Financial Institutions & Consumer Financial Services Weekend at AALS (January 06, 2012)

The Section on Financial Institutions and Consumer Financial Services will have a record four events at this weekend's Association of... (Category: AALS, Financial Institutions, Legal Scholarship)

Saturday Scholarship at AALS: Liability Holding Companies -- Reducing Bank Leverage While Having Debt Discipline (January 06, 2012)

This is the fifth and final installment of a series of previews of the papers being presented at the AALS... (Category: AALS, Corporate Governance, Finance, Financial Crisis, Financial Institutions, Legal Scholarship)

Sunday Scholarship at AALS: Shifting Away from Agency Independence in Bank Regulation (January 06, 2012)

This is the fourth installment of a series of previews of the papers being presented at the AALS Financial Institutions... (Category: AALS, Administrative Law, Comparative Law, Empirical Legal Studies, Financial Crisis, Financial Institutions, Legal Scholarship)

Sunday Scholarship at AALS: Institutionalization, Investment Adviser Regulation, and the Hedge Fund Problem (January 05, 2012)

This is the third installment of a series of previews of the papers being presented at the AALS Financial Institutions... (Category: AALS, Financial Institutions, Hedge Funds, Investing, Legal Scholarship, Securities)

Sunday Scholarship at AALS: Contingent Capital -- Harnessing Market Discipline (January 05, 2012)

This is the second installment of a series of previews of the papers being presented at the AALS Financial Institutions... (Category: AALS, Finance, Financial Crisis, Financial Institutions, Legal Scholarship)

Sunday Scholarship at AALS: Distintermediation & Regulating P2P Lending (January 05, 2012)

On Sunday, January 8th, the AALS Section on Financial Institutions and Consumer Financial Services will be holding a panel discussing... (Category: AALS, Finance, Financial Institutions, Innovation, Internet, Investing, Legal Scholarship, Securities, Technology, Web/Tech)

Remembering Larry (December 24, 2011)

Here are a few more thoughts after learning about the loss of Larry Ribstein. Larry could write faster than I... (Category: Wisdom and Virtue)

Bubbles, so the Coffee doesn't stain (December 23, 2011)

Update 12/24: I wrote this post before I learned that Larry Ribstein had fallen ill two days ago. Sadly, Larry... (Category: Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Finance, Financial Crisis, Financial Institutions, Legal History, Legal Scholarship)

Federal Reserve Governor Sarah Bloom Raskin to Speak at AALS Financial Institutions/Consumer Financial Services Lunch (December 13, 2011)

Governor Sarah Bloom Raskin of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors will be the key note speaker at the AALS... (Category: AALS, Financial Institutions)

Welcome, Guest Blogger Marcia Narine (December 05, 2011)

We are delighted to have Marcia Narine guest blog with us for the next two weeks. Marcia is a Visiting... (Category: Administrative)

Welcome to Guest Blogger Diane Dick (November 21, 2011)

We are fortunate to have Diane Lourdes Dick guest blog with us for the next two weeks. Diane recently joined... (Category: Administrative)

Theory and Practice in Legal Education and the NY Times News Cycle (November 20, 2011)

Others have already contributed more thoughtful reactions to today’s New York Times front page indictment of legal education, than I... (Category: Law Schools/Lawyering)

Fostering humility (November 13, 2011)

Adding to Peter's posts about law schools cultivating the emotional skills of law students, perhaps we should add humility to... (Category: Law & Society, Law Schools/Lawyering)