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Proxy Access At Long Last, & Introducing PA Defense # 5: Whitemail

Reports indicate that the SEC is going to vote on proxy access August 25.  The vote will be 3-2 in favor of proxy access.  The SEC first considered a proxy access rule in 2003 but never voted on it.  Prof. Harvey Goldschmid, now at Columbia Law and then a Commissioner at the SEC, was the central ... Proxy Access At Long Last, & Introducing PA Defense # 5: Whitemail

Union-boss compensation

There are hundreds and hundreds of academic articles in law, finance, economics, business, and other social sciences discussing the issue of executive compensation broadly and down to the smallest detail. There are none — actually, one working paper in draft form on one issue — that I can find on the issue of how much ... Union-boss compensation

Will an m & a boom save Big Law?

John Carney thinks a recent notable move of prominent banking partners from Latham to Milbank might signal that “debt financing for takeovers is about to take off,” just as it did when the same team moved from Skadden to Latham in 2004. This would also be consistent “with corporate cash piling up to record levels.” ... Will an m & a boom save Big Law?

Paul Krugman spouting nonsense

In this morning’s New York Times, Professor Paul Krugman laments the state of America, and, as a remedy, proposes . . . surprise! . . .  more government spending. He writes: “When we save a schoolteacher’s job, that unambiguously aids employment; when we give millionaires more money instead, there’s a good chance that most of ... Paul Krugman spouting nonsense

What’s Missing from Tyler’s IO Reading List

Tyler Cowen has posted the reading list for his 2010 Industrial Organization class in the George Mason economics department.  He asks for recommendations.  Below the fold are my suggestions to supplement Section I or II of Cowen’s reading list. The first order of business is getting Coase, Klein, Crawford Alchian (1978), Alchian and Demsetz (1972) ... What’s Missing from Tyler’s IO Reading List

Market vs. regulatory incentives for whistleblowing

The Financial Times notes that New US whistleblowing incentives within the Dodd-Frank financial reform act – that could net informants multimillion dollar pay-outs – are likely to generate a surge in allegations against US-listed companies and Wall Street banks, lawyers say. * * *[F]inancial industry bodies and lawyers representing companies warned that the scale of ... Market vs. regulatory incentives for whistleblowing

Market constraints on corporate speech

In the wake of the Citizens United decision I responded to the argument that empowering corporation would distort political debate in part by noting that “[f]or-profit firms are limited in their ability to invest in politics for the simple reason that they can’t stay in business over the long run if they lose money.” As ... Market constraints on corporate speech

HP: the adventure continues

When I last discussed HP, I reflected on the spectacular failure of independent board governance associated with pretexting-gate. That, you might recall, was Patricia Dunn’s highly questionable covert-op that epitomized the general board dysfunction that can accompany independent director governance of modern corporations. Now we have news (from the NYT) that HP’s most recent CEO, ... HP: the adventure continues

The Proposition 8 decision and the law market

This market/business oriented blog will only contribute a few of the zillions of words that will be written on this case. I will, of course, focus on the market aspects – that is, the market for law. I have previously discussed same sex marriage in the context of the U.S. federal system – in a ... The Proposition 8 decision and the law market

Copyright Conundrum

Earlier this year, the US Supreme Court granted a writ of certiorari to Costco in the case of OMEGA SA v. Costco Wholesale Corp. (541 F. 3d 982 (2008)).  At issue is whether the ‘first sale doctrine’ of US copyright law (17 U.S.C. § 109(a)), which limits the copyright owner’s ability to restrict distribution of ... Copyright Conundrum

The FTC Gets in Intel’s Business

One of the first reactions I had when reading the settlement is that it is quite striking how much and at what level of detail the settlement micro-manages Intel’s business decisions.  Lets consider a just a handful of provisions and look at the language in the settlement.  Again, I think these provisions should be read ... The FTC Gets in Intel’s Business

Some Perspective on the Intel Settlement

Let me add on a few brief observations on the Intel settlement to Dan’s earlier comments, with which I largely agree.  There is a lot to say about the settlement: the predatory design aspects, Section 5, the (I found) quite odd self-congratulatory settlement press conference and webcast, and of course, what the settlement means for ... Some Perspective on the Intel Settlement