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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…
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…
The Next Big Thing: Flexible Purpose Corporations
DANA BRAKMAN REISER Over the past few years, jurisdictions across the country have enacted specialized organizational forms…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Symposium
Please join the American University Business Law Review as it brings together academics and practitioners for its 2013 Symposium on Transactional…
