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Volume 65 - Number 1
ARTICLES
Did Corporate Governance "Fail" During the 2008 Stock Market Meltdown? The Case of the S&P 500
65(2): 001 - 065 (November 2009)
In 2008, share prices on U.S. stock markets fell further than they had during anyone year since the 1930s. Does this mean corporate governance "failed"? This Article argues generally "no," based on a study of a sample of companies at "ground zero" of the stock market meltdown, namely the thirty-seven firms removed from the iconic S&P 500 index during 2008.
Nibbling at the Edges - Regulation of Short Selling: Policing Fails to Deliver and Restoration of an Uptick Rule
65(2): 067 - 094 (November 2009)
This Article reviews recent SEC proposals and enactments, including restoration of an uptick or similar "sales price restriction" rule, or installation of circuit breakers adding restrictions on short selling of stock following a precipitous price decline in the stock, and enactment of formerly temporary regulations requiring market participants (broker-dealers mostly) to close fails to deliver after three days rather than thirteen days.
REPORTS
Report of the Task Force of the ABA Section of Business Law Corporate Governance Committee on Delineation of Governance Roles and Responsibilities
65(2): 107 - 151 (November 2009)
Changes in the Model Business Corporation Act - Proposed Amendments to Shareholder Voting Provisions Authorizing Remote Participation in Shareholder Meetings and Bifurcated Record Dates
65(2): 153 - 160 (November 2009)
Report on Selected Legal Opinion Issues in Venture Capital Financing Transactions
65(2): 161 - 192 (November 2009)
SURVEY
Corporate Compliance Survey
65(2): 193 - 226 (November 2009)
Corporate Compliance Survey Collection for November 2009
SURVEY
Survey of the Law of Cyberspace: Introduction
65(2): 227 - 228 (November 2009)
Survey of the Law of Cyberspace: Intellectual Property Cases 2008
65(2): 229 - 250 (November 2009)
Survey of the Law of Cyberspace: Domain Name Cases 2008
65(2): 251 - 260 (November 2009)
Federal Payroll, Gift, and Prepaid Card Developments: FDIC Deposit Insurance Eligibility and the Credit CARD Act of 2009
65(2): 261 - 269 (November 2009)
Developments in the Regulation of Prepaid Products Under State Money Transmitter Licensing Laws
65(2): 271 - 283 (November 2009)
Survey of Privacy Law Developments in 2009: United States, Canada, and the European Union
65(2): 285 - 307 (November 2009)
Survey of Significant Developments in Internet Gambling
65(2): 309 - 316 (November 2009)
Electronic Contracting Cases 2008-2009
65(2): 317 - 327 (November 2009)
Survey - Cyberspace Law - November 2009
65(2): 227 - 327 (November 2009)
Complete Cyberspace Law Survey Collection for November 2009
