This article explores how the theory of, “responsive regulation,” might guide historical inquiry into the American origins of the global financial crisis. Part I of the article briefly lays out some key ideas of the, “responsive regulation,” literature, and sketches how advocates of this...

We explore the effectiveness of the clawback provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act as a deterrent to earnings manipulations. Using a sample of firms that issued “high concern” earnings restatements, we estimate the career and monetary benefits the CEO...

The following is a compilation of short book reviews I have prepared over the past two years for the World Competition Law & Economics Review or the Institute for Consumer Antitrust Studies, Loyola University Chicago School of Law website. In one case, the book discussed was published in 2010,...

We explore whether clawback provisions (i.e. Dodd-Frank and SOX) can mitigate agency problems by deterring the executives from manipulating earnings in an effort to boost their incentive compensation. We estimate the direct and indirect gains executives receive as a result of manipulating...

В статье рассматриваются проблемы, связанные с государственной регистрацией "классического" (или "трехстороннего") лизинга (с участием лизингодателя,...

Brexit is creating a lot of uncertainty for banking and financial relationships. This article tries to bring some clarity on four issues: the law applicable to contractual and non contractual obligations, the interpretation and performance of contracts executed before the referendum, the...

The primary purpose for the doctrine of separate legal personality is to encourage entrepreneurship, by shifting the risks of business failure away from entrepreneurs to creditors and other risk bearers. Unfortunately this doctrine is subject to abuse by corporate controllers, which prompted the...