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2007 News and Articles
BCLBE Faculty Co-Director Jesse Fried Comments on Stock Options BackdatingJuly 27, 2007
NPR's Marketplace
"Reward CEOs with 'hands-off options"
Stock options backdating has been back in the news with the criminal conviction of the former CEO of Brodade. In two recent commentaries, BCLBE Faculty Co-Director Jesse Fried looks at the question of who benefits and who is harmed from stock options backdating and and describes an option structure that would prevent backdating, springloading, and insider trading.
BCLBE Comments on Recent U.S. Supreme Court Rulings
July 6, 2007
The U.S. Supreme Court substantially expanded the ability of businesses and labor unions to run political advertisements that support or oppose named candidates. BCLBE faculty members summarize the decision, Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc., explore its significance for campaign finance reform, and discuss what it reveals about the Roberts Court.
For complete comments, go here. (pdf)
June 28, 2007
The United States Supreme Court overturned a nearly century old antitrust rule that absolutely barred manufacturers from setting minimum retail prices. BCLBE faculty members analyze this decision, Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc. (d.b.a. Kay's Kloset), and explain its underlying economic rationale and potential consequences for antitrust litigation and enforcement.
For complete comments, go here. (pdf)
June 22, 2007
The US Supreme Court, in Tellabs, Inc. v. Makor Issues & Rights Ltd, clarifies the requirements for pleadings in securities fraud cases. BCLBE Faculty Co-Director Eric Talley and Executive Director Ken Taymor review the decision and question whether it will lead to less or more litigation.
For complete comments, go here. (pdf)
January 19-20, 2007
Eric Talley presents at the Mercatus Center's
2007 Capital Campus California Retreat
2006 News and Articles
October 6, 2006Professor Jesse Fried on stock option backdating
"Apple's Image Might Turn Sour" Jessica Guynn, San Francisco Chronicle
July 6, 2006
Professor Gillian Lester on the Benefits of Domestic Partner Benefits
"Levi's Was Ahead of It's Time" C.W. Nevius, San Francisco Chronicle
June 2006
Interview with Eric Talley
Eric Talley, Co-Faculty Director of BCLBE and Visiting Professor of Law at Boalt Hall, recently co-authored an article entitled "Going Private Decisions and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: A Cross Country Analysis", with Ehud Kamar and Pinar Karaca-Mandic. We recently interviewed him about his findings. Read the complete interview.
2005 News and Articles
October 25, 2005
Ken King '87 Shares Details of Recent Yahoo!-Alibaba Deal in China
Just hours after China's biggest-ever Internet deal was closed, Ken King '87 gave the Boalt community an insider's perspective on the newly forged partnership between Yahoo! Inc. and Alibaba.com, the largest e-commerce company in China. "It was one of the most complex, difficult deals I've ever been involved with," said King, a partner in charge of the Palo Alto and San Francisco offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. An expert in corporate and securities law, King represented Sunnyvale-based Yahoo in the transaction valued at more than $4 billion. Read the complete interview.
September 2005
A Failure in Governance: Why Executive Pay Is Still Broken
Jesse Fried, professor of law and BCLBE faculty co-director, recently published "Pay Without Performance," a book written with Harvard's Lucian Bebchuk that examines the continuing controversy over executive compensation. We sat down with Fried to discuss the book. Read the complete interview
July 2005
Information Services, Common Carriage and Regulation: Beyond Brand X
BCLBE's Howard Shelanski, Boalt Hall professor of law and former chief economist at the Federal Communications Commission, says that despite concerns over the long-term impact on consumers, the Supreme Court's June decision in National Cable and Telecommunications Assn. v. Brand X "came out in the right place" in affirming the FCC's discretion to classify broadband technology as an information service. We asked Shelanski to have him walk us through Brand X and its implications. Read the complete interview.