The National Law Journal 1996 KAren Donovan |
Title | Subject | Authors |
A genius adviser, but not a broker? SEC consent decree limits role in new deals to that of door-opener. (SEC 's investigation of Mike Milken deals since his release from prison for possible violation of agreement to stay out of securities industry permanently) | Law | Karen Donovan |
A place in the sun. (corporate securities bar meeting in Jan 1996) | Law | Karen Donovan |
Bean counters in a bind: trade-off expands duties; Congress protected accountants from investor suits. But new 'whistleblower' obligations could make them squirm. | Law | Karen Donovan |
Boards win in court, but new proxy battle looms; arbitrageur has proposed bylaw to permit shareholders to trump management who 'just said no' to a takeover bid. | Law | Karen Donovan |
End of an era nears for Delaware courts; defender of powers of directors ponders a life of study, not judging. (William T. Allen to retire as chief judge of Delaware Chancery Court) | Law | Karen Donovan |
End of civil RICO: a lost weapon against fraud? | Law | Karen Donovan |
Is SEC tool for policing insider trading at risk? The government seeks en banc review of an 8th Circuit decision rejecting contested theory of misappropriation. | Law | Karen Donovan |
Is Texaco's counsel really independent? Experts ask whether Michael Armstrong is just a company advocate. | Law | Karen Donovan |
Law student hangs jury; the holdout in an 8-1 vote, a Harvard 3L, stymies $350 million class action. | Law | Karen Donovan |
'Lone traders' wreckage stems from lax controls; lawyers for Wall Street firms must look at how their clients monitor risks their 'stars' take. Profit is a 'red flag.' | Law | Karen Donovan |
Minimalist approach ok; antitrust.(Where They Stand on Business Issues: Campaign '96) | Law | Karen Donovan |
Muni fraud prosecutions: searching for a victim; after mixed results in trials of finance professionals, jurors ask, 'if everyone makes money, what's the problem?' | Law | Karen Donovan |
New antitrust chief Klein gets high marks. (Joel I. Klein to be acting chief of Justice Dept.'s Antitrust Division after Anne K. Bingaman's departure) | Law | Karen Donovan |
Texaco: a culture full of hubris; analysis of full tapes shows a contempt for discovery. (race discrimination lawsuit against Texaco) (includes article with quotes from 'No Contest: Corporate Lawyers and the Perversion of Justice in America' by Ralph Nader and Wesley J. Smith) | Law | Karen Donovan |
The bond game remains the same; even in a cleaned-up N.J. county, lawyers who donate are chosen. | Law | Karen Donovan |
The professor's problem; Rep. Thomas J. Campbell is a law professor, PhD. and party maverick. (Stanford Law School and U.S. House of Representatives) | Law | Karen Donovan |
The Web - a valid proxy for proxy-fight notices? (World Wide Web) | Law | Karen Donovan |
War over securities bill heats up in California; both sides in TV ad blitz. Are lawyers poised to invade? | Law | Karen Donovan |
Was culture a player in Daiwa's illegal cover-up? Japanese bank's in-house probe carries no weight with prosecutor. Are American businesses treated the same? | Law | Karen Donovan |
Was Denver ex-SEC lawyer in bed with the 'enemy'? After leaving the agency, he's indicted for allegedly improper business contacts. (James W. Nearen, Jr.) | Law | Karen Donovan |
Whose history is to be guide? Critics say securities bill background is skewed. | Law | Karen Donovan |
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