Business Law in the Blogosphere

Ed Viguerie — Mon, 12 May 2008 12:50:02 GMT

Let’s see what’s happening on some of the Business Law Top Blogs:

Over at the Business Associations Blog, Professor Bainbridge has a post

The Children of Sputnik

John Rak — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:47:02 GMT

A few weeks ago, according to this news story, Wisconsin’s Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen asked Federal regulators to block the proposed merger between satellite radio companies XM and Sirius. In doing so he became the newest voice to join the already crowded chorus d

Introspection

Ed Viguerie — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:12:41 GMT

The Financial Times published two interesting pieces last week (here and here) on the efforts of major banks to take blame for the current financial crisis and to suggest areas for reform. FT characte

What to Do When the Barbarians are At the Gate

John Rak — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:30:32 GMT

There is nothing quite as exciting in the corporate arena as a takeover bid, particularly a hostile one. It is true that large Chapter 11 filings and anticipated IPOs generate a certain amount of drama, and corporate corruption also makes for an entertaining read. Yet these situations still wilt anemically when compared to unwanted corporate takeovers. Academicians and legislators may favor the more refined term, &ldq

Forgive Me For Being Rude, But ...

John Rak — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:16:16 GMT

The Federal Securities Act of 1934 Treatise, Chapter 4* was recently updated. Among other enhancements, the update features an in-depth analysis of ho

Subprime Lending or Options Backdating, Which Will Receive a Legislative Haymaker?

John Rak — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:25:02 GMT

Recently, the financial industry and the country itself has faced two sweeping market-related “scandals” or “crises” (for lack of a better term): the issues in the mortgage industry with subprime lending, and the executive stock option backdating situation. Both of these scandals will likely prompt legislation; I am curious as to which will engender the most profound legislative response.

Are You Buried In An Information Avalanche?

LexisNexis Corporate & Business Law Center Staff — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:51:11 GMT

Although the foundation of today’s Internet was built as a government project more than 40 years ago, relatively few people were using it at the beginning of the 1990s. Then Vice President Al Gore spoke glowingly of the promise of the “information superhighway,” which would improve the conduct of science and scholarship, provide an engine for economic growth, and most importantly,

On Stoneridge Investment Partners and Colonel Henry Blake

John Rak — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:57:03 GMT

I have a theory about the television show M*A*S*H: if you turn on the TV (and have either a satellite dish or the advanced basic cable package) and begin surfing through the channels you will eventually come across an episode of this groundbreaking sitcom. When the episode ends, if you again start

Suspicious Activity Reports, Banks and the Governor of New York .

James A. Fanto — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:45:26 GMT

It seems as if banks cannot get out of the news. First, there is the ongoing financial meltdown, which involves banks and bank groups as culprits in packaging and selling asset-backed securities and otherwise making imprudent credit decisions. Now there is bank disclosure of currency transactions that has resulted in the resignation of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, who was not exactly beloved by the banks’ securities affiliates. For it was former New York Attorney G

People: Throw Off Your Shackles and Blog!

David P. Rossmiller — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:33:28 GMT

As someone who has built a successful law blog and who has been blogging daily for more than two years, I’ve been asked to write a series of posts talking about how to blog, what to do and what not to do. “How to” blog is always a tricky, touchy subject, one that sounds dangerously close to impinging on the thing that is most beloved among bloggers, their autonomy and sense of freedom. The internet is the new Final F

Brazil president defends biofuels at climate meeting, says production won't hurt Amazon

LexisNexis Environmental Law Center Staff — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:34:39 GMT

BRASILIA Brazil -- (AP) President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva insisted Thursday that rich nations must bear most of the cost of fighting global warning, and blasted critics who fear Brazil's expanding biofuels industry could threaten the Amazon rain forest. Two recent articles in Business Week and the New York Times indicate that subprime mortgage lending crisis is spilling over into other markets.

From the On Jan. 22, the U.S. Supreme Court invited the solicitor general to file a brief expressing the views of the United States on “price squeeze” claims asserted by internet service providers (ISPs) against telecommunications service providers SBC California Inc., Pacific Bell Internet Services and SBC Advances Solutions Inc., now known as AT&T Inc.

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