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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…

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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…

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The Next Big Thing: Flexible Purpose Corporations

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

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Is Judge Rakoff Asking For Too Much? The New Standard For Consent Judgement Settlements With The SEC

AMANDA S. NAOUFAL In SEC v. Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., Judge Rakoff rejected a $285 million settlement…

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Forward-Looking Improvements To Licensing The Next Generation Of Nuclear Reactors

ARJUN PRASAD Nuclear regulation has faced a variety of challenges since the Atomic Energy Commission first introduced…

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In re Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, 478 B.R. 627 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2012)

Ashton Simmons In In re Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP[1], the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Sothern District…

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Symposium

Please join the American University Business Law Review as it brings together academics and practitioners for its 2013 Symposium on Transactional…

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