Posts by Diane Ghrist
Thomas Ahmadifar
Tom Ahmadifar is the Associate Managing Editor of the American University Business Law Review (AUBLR). He is working for the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations during the Fall 2013 semester and is in the Janet R. Spragens Federal Tax Clinic during the Spring 2014 semester. His recent publication, “”Two Steps Forward, and One Step…
Read MoreElizabeth Grant
Elizabeth Grant is the Editor-in-Chief of the American University Business Law Review. She is currently a member of the Moot Court Honor Society and the co-Treasurer of the International Trade and Investment Law Society. Her comment, Ignoring the Technicality’s Temptation: Interpreting the Citizenship of a Foreign Official Under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, is published…
Read MoreThe Never-Ending Apple v. Samsung Patent Battle
Andrew Strauss Certain Electronic Devices, Including Wireless Communication Devices, Portable Music and Data Processing Devices, And Tablet Computers, Inv. No. 337-TA-794 (June 4, 2013). Apple and Samsung have been frequent foes in the courtroom for the last few years. The two tech giants have continuously accused the other of infringing on patents, the vast majority…
Read MoreNew Submission Guidelines
The AUBLR is proud to announce our new submission guidelines for our upcoming issues. We invite professors, judges, and practitioners to submit articles and essays as well as publish student work from our own staff members. While we welcome all submissions on any business law topic, we prefer publishing articles addressing the influences of political,…
Read MoreMeet our Volume 3 Editor-in-Chief, Elizabeth Grant
Elizabeth Grant is the Editor-in-Chief of the American University Business Law Review. She is currently a member of the Moot Court Honor Society and the co-Treasurer of the International Trade and Investment Law Society. Her comment, “Ignoring the Technicality’s Temptation: Interpreting the Citizenship of a Foreign Official Under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act,” is featured…
Read MoreMLB Under Scrutiny: Challenging the MLB’s Antitrust Exemption
Amanda Gramlich On June 18, 2013, the City of San José (“the City”) filed a complaint in the Northern District of California alleging that Major League Baseball’s refusal to permit the Oakland Athletics (“the A’s”) move to San José violates federal and state antitrust laws.[1] To succeed, the City must prove that its relationship with…
Read MoreThe Poli-Intel Industry: Considering the Common Law’s Application in Insider Trading Under the Stock Act
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Read MoreIgnoring the Technicality’s Temptation: Interpreting the Citizenship of a Foreign Official Under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Elizabeth Grant This Comment argues that, while the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) excludes those with U.S. citizenship from being “foreign officials” to protect defendants from an ambiguous criminal statute, businesses should structure compliance programs to treat “foreign officials” as including those with U.S. citizenship. The FCPA prohibits bribing “foreign officials,” but it does not…
Read MoreReliance on Experts from a Corporate Law Perspective
Alexandros N. Rokas Read the full article
Read MoreFiddling on the Roof: Recent Developments In Cybersecurity
Melanie J. Teplinsky Read the full article
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