Remembering Larry Ribstein
Like everyone else, I am shaken by Larry’s untimely passing. He was a fine scholar and a truly nice person. His *generosity* is what I remember most about him, especially as relates to younger scholars. As Geoff has mentioned, an obvious example of Larry’s generosity to the young was his willingness to put his ... Remembering Larry Ribstein
Farewell, Larry
Larry was a brilliant, prolific, and provocative scholar who will be sorely missed. His articles, blog posts, comments on my work, etc. sharpened my thinking and writing immeasurably. Rest in peace Larry. Your friend, Bill.
Larry Ribstein, In Memoriam
I knew Larry from attending many conferences together for many years and from reading and profiting from his work. I always enjoyed seeing him and considered him a friend. This news is devastating. I had recently discussed his work on movies, and tried to induce him to edit a special issue for Managerial and Decision ... Larry Ribstein, In Memoriam
We will miss you Larry
The world will be a different place without Larry Ribstein. I and many others know how generous he was with his time in mentoring students and junior scholars, a generosity that is precious for someone as prolific as Larry. When he shared feedback, he always insisted that a scholar give their best, as he did ... We will miss you Larry
Goodbye my friend
It is impossible to put into words the loss I feel today. Larry was a beloved mentor and friend, he was the first person I turned to shoot down my random musings, and he always surprised me with the facility of his mind and the passion he had for ideas. Larry was an iconoclast, and ... Goodbye my friend
Larry Ribstein, RIP
Our great friend and colleague Larry Ribstein passed away this morning. Larry will be greatly missed. As Geoff mentioned, Larry was not only the godfather of Truth on the Market, but he was also an important intellectual and personal influence for many of us — and certainly for me. I called upon Larry for career ... Larry Ribstein, RIP
Larry Ribstein, RIP
This morning our dear colleague, Larry Ribstein, passed away. The intellectual life of everyone who knew him, of this blog, and of the legal academy at large is deeply diminished for his passing. For me, as for many others, Larry was an important influence, not only intellectually but personally, as well. Larry was the godfather ... Larry Ribstein, RIP
Concluding Unlocking the Law
It’s been a great symposium. Many thanks to all of our outstanding contributors! This Symposium demonstrated blogging’s potential for productive intellectual discussion of an important current topic. We expect to have more such virtual conferences. We’ll have a wrap-up tomorrow of all of the posts here. I will offer some reactions after I’ve had time ... Concluding Unlocking the Law
Robert Crandall on It Is Time to Move Ahead with Deregulation
As we approach the end of this Symposium, I am struck by how much consensus exists on this subject. Of course, we are not conducting this exercise under the auspices of the ABA. Nevertheless, there is sufficient intellectual backing for a major push to begin the deregulation of legal services. Despite warnings that this is ... Robert Crandall on It Is Time to Move Ahead with Deregulation
Bruce Kobayashi on Copyrighting Law and Deregulation
My first post discussed one primary impediment to deregulating all the lawyers – which is the current system of legal regulation of lawyers. Even if one agrees that deregulating all the lawyers may be the ultimate goal, this still leaves the question of how best to achieve this result. Deregulating all the lawyers may not ... Bruce Kobayashi on Copyrighting Law and Deregulation
James Cooper on Antitrust Treatment of Expansive Interpretations of Ethical Rules
Attorneys earn excess rents by maintaining barriers to entering the legal profession. Legislation and regulation expanding the scope of work that only an attorney legally can perform is an obvious way in which attorneys attempt to expand or protect the market for their services. The FTC has a long history of trying to convince state ... James Cooper on Antitrust Treatment of Expansive Interpretations of Ethical Rules
Nuno Garoupa on Reforming Legal Professions In East Asia
The traditional narrative is that Asian jurisdictions have fewer lawyers than in the West because they are much less litigious societies; they don’t need lawyers! Recent evidence has suggested the causation is probably reversed; there are not enough lawyers to provide services to all potential litigants. Legal markets in East Asia were largely kept closed ... Nuno Garoupa on Reforming Legal Professions In East Asia
