Opinion

Sam Cadd

Elon Musk’s “Spam Bot” Problem

On April 25th 2022, Elon Musk entered a merger agreement with Twitter, Inc., in a highly publicized deal that has remained in the news...

Funmilayo Fenwa

Impact Investing: What is it and why consider it?

Now more than ever, companies are increasingly measured not only by their revenues, but also by the societal impact they have. As a...

Pedro Arango

ESG & Biden’s Administration: Department of Labor's & the SEC's recent efforts to enhance ESG's role

Several legal barriers have prevented institutional investors (including the employee benefit plans subject to the Employee Retirement...

Ananya Dhar Choudhury

Are Covid Passports Closing the Door for Developing Nations?

At a recent informal meeting of the heads of delegations of the World Trade Organization (WTO), India raised concerns regarding the new...

Gargi Bohra

Nasdaq’s diversity inclusion rules: All bark and no bite?

Background In August 2021, the SEC approved Nasdaq’s proposal on diversity inclusion premised on the self-accountability framework of...

Bozidar Bogosavljev

Credit Default Swaps: Legal Gambling or Clear Market Manipulation?

Credit default swaps (CDSs), despite being relatively simple-to-understand financial instruments by definition, have become a contentious...

Mica Ruppin

Twitter Users: Consider Advocating for a Benefit Corporation Instead of a Cooperative

In the past few months, the hashtag #WeAreTwitter gained traction as Twitter users began voicing their thoughts about the company’s...

Mica Ruppin

Review of IRC Section 385 Regulations

Background On October 13, 2016, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service released final and temporary regulations under...

Prof. Myanna Dellinger

Finally, a Federally Mandated Carbon Tax?

In early February, the newly established “Climate Leadership Council”— a consortium of Republican Party stalwarts including officials...

Prof. Myanna Dellinger

Trump, Climate Change Law, and Global Market Needs

In 2015, close to 200 nations negotiated the Paris Agreement on climate change. Less than a year later, it was ratified by 113 nations. ...