Richard Somade
- Apr 6, 2017
Class Action Settlements in Deal Litigation - Propriety of Court’s Consideration of Fairness of Sett
Class actions present an agency problem between class representatives/attorneys and the class members. The representatives’ interests...
Nil Acar
- Mar 30, 2017
Convertible Bonds - Somewhere between Equity and Debt Financing
Convertible bonds are usually fixed-rate bonds that give their holders the right to convert their bonds to another instrument. This...
Mica Ruppin
- Mar 22, 2017
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
- Mar 8, 2017
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
- Mar 3, 2017
Finally, a Federally Mandated Carbon Tax?
In early February, the newly established “Climate Leadership Council”— a consortium of Republican Party stalwarts including officials...
Al-Shwaid de Leon Ismael
- Feb 22, 2017
Under the Magnifying Glass: Recurring Challenges Facing In-House Corporate Counsels
Many lawyers chose to transition from firm to in-house practice for the wrong reasons. Often, private practitioners are enticed to go...
Prof. Myanna Dellinger
- Feb 15, 2017
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. ...
Suktika Banerjee
- Feb 8, 2017
Snap It Up?
2016 was an uneventful year for the IPO market. The year saw the lowest number of deals since 2009 and raised less than $19 billion, the...
Grasford W. Smith
- Feb 1, 2017
So You Want To Be A Business Lawyer: A Few Practical Suggestions For Making The Transition From Stu
Most business law students find it difficult to transition from student to practicing business lawyer. As a former associate and now law...
The JLB Online Team
- Jan 31, 2017
Welcome to JLB Online
The New York University Journal of Law and Business has published commentary by scholars and professionals at the intersection of law and...