Securitization and How Law Improved the Transmission Line between Real Estate & Banking Crises (January 02, 2017)

Feliz Ano Nuevo! In service of my resolution to blog more regularly (and to take a break from grading)… I... (Category: Finance, Financial Crisis, Financial Institutions, IPOs)

AALS BA 2017 Program (December 23, 2016)

I'm pleased to share the program announcement for the Business Association and Comparative Law Sections' Joint Program for the 2017... (Category: AALS)

Holiday special delivery: America's Test Kitchen v. Kimball (November 30, 2016)

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. For about 14 years we've made Cook's Illustrated's high-roast turkey (butterfly and brine the bird,... (Category: Food, Partnerships)

Welcome to Georgia Law, Christopher Bruner! (November 11, 2016)

I can't believe it's been so long since I've put fingers to keyboard here! I really do miss blogging, and... (Category: Law Schools/Lawyering)

A Bit of Election Night Levity: My Photo Lost in the Illinois 101st Congressional District (November 09, 2016)

I was avoiding Facebook last night during the waning hours of election coverage, but a friends' text sent me there... (Category: Administrative)

Villanova Searching For Business Laterals (October 14, 2016)

Michael Risch has the details here, looks like they are looking for a senior scholar in business law and a... (Category: Administrative)

Chair In Finance Law At Nebraska (October 13, 2016)

The UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA COLLEGE OF LAW invites applications for lateral candidates for a tenured faculty position to hold the... (Category: Finance, Globalization/Trade)

National Business Law Scholars Conference Call for Papers (October 11, 2016)

National Business Law Scholars Conference (NBLSC) Thursday & Friday, June 8-9, 2017 Call for Papers The National Business Law Scholars... (Category: Calls for Papers)

Hart & Holstrom Win Nobel in Economics (October 10, 2016)

Another win for incomplete contracts. The Nobel's release on contract theory is here; NYT article here. Oliver Hart's bibliography has... (Category: )

Announcing Comparative Law And Regulation, A Handbook Edited by Francesca Bignami and David Zaring (October 05, 2016)

Francesca and I are proud to announce the publication of a book that may be of interest to readers. Great... (Category: Administrative Law, Globalization/Trade)

Business Law At Wisconsin Whitewater (October 04, 2016)

We like Wisconsin on this here blog, and Whitewater is appealingly located. They are hiring two people, details and link... (Category: Business Ethics, Business Organizations)

CFTC and SEC Update: Chris Brummer Is Out Of Committee (And So Is Lisa Fairfax) (October 01, 2016)

Chris got a unanimous vote, so good news. The Wall Street Journal on the state of the nominations of the... (Category: Administrative Law, Securities)

Floating Asset Values Are Killing Non-Govt MMFs (September 26, 2016)

I'm not sure whether to call it the power of regulation, the fact that investors like being deluded about the... (Category: Administrative Law, Finance, Financial Institutions)

Where Are City Bankers From? Increasingly, From Italy (September 23, 2016)

It's not the last word or anything, but I found this survey of entry level classes of City of London... (Category: Finance, Financial Institutions)

The Harvard Law School Program On Corporate Governance Is Hiring (September 12, 2016)

Positions below: Executive Director The Harvard Law School Program on Corporate Governance invites applications for the position of Executive Director.... (Category: Administrative)