In The News
November 13, 2009
The market-moving question can get very “sticky,” comments Eric Talley in, "Insider trading: Lawyers say there can be gray areas," an article in the San Jose Business Journal."
September 2, 2009
In “The Practical Consequences of a National Human Embryonic Stem Cell Registry,” Ken Taymor discusses new guidelines for federally funded stem cell research and suggests ways to address regulatory uncertainty and procedural delay they may cause.
July 20, 2009
Anita K. Krug comments on the two approaches to hedge fund regulation, in "Advisers May Find Themselves Targets in Hedge Fund Regulation."
June 9, 2009
The Congressional Oversight Panel has just released its June report "Stress Testing and Shoring Up Bank Capital." To help make the assessments of the stress tests, the panel engaged BCLBE's Eric Talley and Haas Professor Johan Walden. The entire report can be downloaded here.
May 27, 2009
Jesse Fried comments on the possible outcome of the pending copyright suit brought by Apple in, "Psystar bankruptcy protection filing could minimize Apple suit."
May 15, 2009
Jesse Fried says a NY Times sale could jeopardize its high standards in, "The New York Times And The Forces Of Creative Destruction," an article in The Huffington Post.
May 3, 2009
Jesse Fried points out potential impact of auto bankruptcies on Ford in a San Francisco Chronicle story titled, "Will Ford benefit from bankruptcies?"
April 22, 2009
Ken Taymor comments on the challenging intellectual property issues in commercializing new stem cell technology, in "Stem cells: Fast and furious," an article in Nature.
March 20, 2009
Jesse Fried comments on executive bonuses in, "House Votes to Tax AIG Bonuses 90%," an article by the Washington Times.
March 16, 2009
Jesse Fried comments on AIG Executive Bonuses in an interview with ABC 7 News. To view the interview click here.
March 16, 2009
Anita K. Krug comments on the regulating of hedge funds in, "Has Hedge Fund Regulation Hit a Wall?" in a piece written for The Securities Industry News.
February 20, 2009
Jesse Fried's book, Pay Without Performance: The Unfulfilled Promise of Executive Compensation is quoted in the New York Times article, "Whom Do Coorporate Boards Represent?"
February 14-15, 2009
Eric Talley moderated a panel on mergers and acquisitions, which focused primarily on outbound China deals at the annual Harvard Asia Business Conference, "Asia in a Whole New World." Boalt alum Howard Chao was featured on the panel.
February 5, 2009
Jesse Fried responds to President Obama's announcement on capping executive salaries in the New York Times article, "The Effects of Capping Pay."
January 30, 2009
Jesse Fried comments on, "Bailouts, Bonuses and Clawbacks," in a piece written for The Directors & Officers Diary.
January 8, 2009
John P. Hunt took issue with a January 2, 2009 Wall Street Journal op-ed piece, "Let's Write the Rating Agencies Out of Our Law." Hunt says, "Reformers should look not just at identifying and reducing overreliance on ratings, but also at the rating agencies' incentives to produce ratings of high quality." Click here to view complete response.
December 2, 2008
Jesse Fried presents on "Executive Compensation: Does Performance Matter?" before The Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries.
November 28, 2008
Jesse Fried explains rationale for CEO's Lower Pay in Japn in the Wall Street Journal article by Yuka Hayashi and Phred Dvorak titled, "Japanese Wrestle With CEO Pay as They Go Global."
November 24, 2008
Ken Taymor, BCLBE Executive Director, testified before the Little Hoover Commission regarding the spending practices of the Institute for Regenerative Medicine. To view the editorial piece published by the Sacramento Bee click here or to view the testimony click here.
November 20, 2008
San Francisco Chronicle reporter Kathleen Pender reports on "The Case for Chapt. 11 Bankruptcy for Carmakers." Jesse Fried notes upside for carmakers.
October 30, 2008
Jesse Fried opposes ban on corporate bonuses for rank and file in the article "Congress Speaks Out About CEO Bonuses" by David Muir of ABC World News. "These investment bankers would just leave the company," said Prof. Fried, author of Pay Without Performance. "They'd go work at a hedge fund or one of the banks that's not getting an infusion of money from the U.S. government."
October 11, 2008
Eric Talley lectures on "How Complexity Simplifies Corporate Law, Governance, and Incentives," at the 2008 annual Francis G. Pileggi Distinguished Lecture in Delaware.
October 10, 2008
"Former AIG Exec at Center of Meltdown Got Paid Millions for Little Work" by Paul Keil for ProPublica. Jesse Fried says such compensation arrangements are common for departing executives. He noted that such agreements usually don't actually require that the execs do any work, and frequently the executives don't.
October 9, 2008
John P. Hunt's interview wih David Louie of KGO Channel 7, an analysis of the federal rescue plan based on Hunt's paper: A Guide to the Federal Bailout Legislation (The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008). To view the story follow this link.
October 3, 2008
"Berkeley Profs Call for Quick Economic Action" writes SF Chronicle's Carolyn Said, summarizing the Financial Markets panel.
October 2, 2008
David Louie of KGO Channel 7 attended the Global Financial Markets Turmoil Panel and provided this report.
October 1, 2008
Jesse Fried links executive pay and Wall Street meltdown in this Berkeleyan article that asks, "Why is Wall Street in Shambles?"
September 30, 2008
Prof. Jesse Fried suggests "Uncle Sam Should Claw Back Wall Street Bonuses" in his September 30 Chronicle piece.
September 27, 2008
"Political Minefield Over CEO Compensation" writes Susan Swad of the SF Chronicle, on the issue of executive compensation.
September 26,2008
Executive Compensation: Rethinking Pay for Performance
This half day workshop explored "out-of -the-box" methods to better tie CEO pay to performance.
September 20, 2008
Alumni Reunion Panel - Financial Market Turmoil Panel
To view a video of the panel, follow this link.
May 30, 2008
Listen to BCLBE Faculty Co-Director Professor Eric Talley discuss the SEC's proposed regulation of Credit Rating Agencies on the radio program, Marketplace.
May 8, 2008
New York
Eric Talley spoke at the ABA Bar Association Program entitled "BEYOND LEGAL: A Business Approach to Corporate Governance". more
April 19, 2008
Eric Talley moderated the Morrison & Foerster LLP Legal Workshop: Overview of Legal Issues and Strategies for Social Enterprises at the Haas School of Business Center for Responsible Business Global Social Venture Competition's 2008 Symposium on Social Entrepreneurship. link
February 8, 2008
Mercatus Center Capital Campus
Professor David Gamage spoke on the California budget deficits and how tax structures can reduce fiscal volatility in state budgets.
January 2008
Executive Director Ken Taymor co-authors publication in Cell: Stem Cell "Challenges to Human Embryonic Stem Cell Patents" exploring the technical and moral based legal limitations on three foundational patents for developing stem cell based therapies. For the complete article go here.
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