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The global threat to US securities laws
Today’s WSJ reports on the US’s slide in stock listings, which explains the NYSE/Deutsche Borse move. It notes that U.S. stock listings are down by 43%, or by 3800, since 1997. Listings outside the U.S. have doubled. U.S. IPOs since 2000 are down 71% from the 1990s. IPOs by VC-backed startups are down from 90% ... The global threat to US securities laws
The whistleblower rules and insider trading
The SEC has adopted Dodd-Frank whistleblower rules (see Law Blog story) which have sparked controversy because they award bounties without requiring use of internal corporate reporting mechanisms. Whistleblower organizations are happy, corporations not so much. It’s a good time to remember my proposal last year to let the whistleblowers trade: The beauty of the insider ... The whistleblower rules and insider trading
Advance praise for Manne & Wright book on regulating innovation
Our book, Competition Policy and Patent Law Under Uncertainty: Regulating Innovation will be published by Cambridge University Press in July. The book’s page on the CUP website is here. I just looked at the site to check on the publication date and I was delighted to see the advance reviews of the book. They are ... Advance praise for Manne & Wright book on regulating innovation
House Committee on the Judiciary Hearing on the AT&T / T-Mobile Merger
Tomorrow morning. I’ll post my written testimony here tomorrow. Hearing on: “How Will the Proposed Merger Between AT&T and T-Mobile Affect Wireless Telecommunications Competition?” Thursday 5/26/2011 – 10:30 a.m. 2141 Rayburn House Office Building Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet Witness List Mr. Randall Stephenson Chairman, Chief Executive Office and President AT&T, Inc. ... House Committee on the Judiciary Hearing on the AT&T / T-Mobile Merger
Against expanding the ALI
Eric Gerding, commenting on a post by his co-blogger Gordon Smith, wonders if the ALI should veer from its core task of restating the common law into such regulatory subjects as corporate criminal liability, copyright, financial regulation, cyberlaw and international consumer protection. Erik suggests that the ALI “assemble a pool of experts on given regulatory ... Against expanding the ALI
Mercatus Conference on Wireless Competition
Wednesday, May 18th, I participated in a Mercatus event at George Mason focusing upon wireless competition, the forthcoming wireless competition report, FCC wireless policy, competition policy more generally. The panel included: Thomas W. Hazlett, Professor of Law & Economics, George Mason University School of Law Joshua D. Wright, Associate Professor of Law, George Mason University ... Mercatus Conference on Wireless Competition
Jacoby & Meyers’ lawsuit challenges the legal establishment
The WSJ writes that Jacoby & Meyers Law Offices LLP, a pioneer of television legal advertising, filed lawsuits Wednesday challenging state laws in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut that prohibit nonattorneys from owning stakes in law firms. The firm, which has more than 60 lawyers and specializes in personal-injury cases, claims that the restrictions ... Jacoby & Meyers’ lawsuit challenges the legal establishment
Crime in Berkeley
“Sure, but they don’t have to carry exactly the same products. It’s not that there was no competition before — we carried some of the same items — but we had matching pricing.” That’s Shirley Ng, owner of the Country Cheese Coffee Market at 1578 Hopkins Street in Berkeley, CA. (HT: Marginal Revolution) The story is about how ... Crime in Berkeley
The WSJ redefines illegal insider trading
Today’s WSJ, in an obvious effort to grab readers seeking more insider trading titillation in the wake of the Galleon verdict, has a story about a new supposed scandal — investment banks offering hedge fund traders special access to dealmakers at exclusive lunches in order to get more trading business from the funds. The article ... The WSJ redefines illegal insider trading
Rajaratnam’s crime
Rajaratnam stands convicted. What, exactly, did he do wrong? Holman Jenkins, writing in today’s WSJ, appropriately mocks the notion driving the Rajaratnam prosecution that insider trading “law’s purpose is to protect the public from informed stock prices.” As Jenkins notes: There is no level playing field. Nor does there need to be one for the ... Rajaratnam’s crime
Organizing Economists at the CFPB
With the recent announcement of Sendhil Mullainathan as the Assistant Director for Research at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (WSJ profile here), while one turns to the question of how economic input will be incorporated into agency decision-making. Luke Froeb makes a nice point about the organization of economists in administrative agencies: The FTC, which ... Organizing Economists at the CFPB
Wal-Mart, Jobs and Consumers
What happens when Wal-Mart comes to town? One thing is for sure, the line for jobs is long: In contrast, a new Walmart in Cleveland recently received 6000 applicants for 300 positions, and, not long ago, two Walmart stores in the Chicago area received 25,000 and 15,000 applications. The Cleveland store hired one in twenty ... Wal-Mart, Jobs and Consumers
