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Ignoring 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….

By Diane Ghrist

Reliance on Experts from a Corporate Law Perspective

Alexandros N. Rokas Read the full article

By Diane Ghrist

Fiddling on the Roof: Recent Developments In Cybersecurity

Melanie J. Teplinsky Read the full article

By Diane Ghrist

Ass’n for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., No. 12-398, slip op. (U.S. June 13, 2013)

Caile Morris On June 13, 2013, the United States Supreme Court took a new stance in the…

By Diane Ghrist

The GAO’s Mandated Report on the Political Intelligence Industry

Ernie C. Jolly On April 4, 2013, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released its anticipated report on…

By jmonterubio

Noel Canning v. N.L.R.B., 705 F.3d 490 (D.C. Cir. 2013).

Thomas Ahmadifar On January 25, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia…

By jmonterubio

The Next Big Thing: Flexible Purpose Corporations

DANA BRAKMAN REISER Over the past few years, jurisdictions across the country have enacted specialized organizational forms…

By jmonterubio

Putting New Sheets On A Procrustean Bed: How Benefit Corporations Address Fiduciary Duties, The Dangers Created, And Suggestions For Change

J. WILLIAM CALLISON In Greek myth, Procrustes, a bandit son of Poseidon, had a one-size-fits-all iron bed…

By jmonterubio

Can’t See The Forest For The Trees: Where Does A Purchase Or Sale Of Securities Occur?

CHRISTOPHER CALFEE Whether Justice Scalia chopped down the “judicial oak which ha[d] grown from little more than…

By jmonterubio

Choose Your Own Master: Social Enterprise, Certifications, And Benefit Corporation Statutes

J. HASKELL MURRAY In the wake of the most recent financial crisis, interest in social enterprise has…

By jmonterubio