Reconciling National Security Review with Takeover Regulation in the Global M&A Market

In recent times, there has been an unprecedented surge in national security review (NSR) measures, with host jurisdictions implementing restrictions on foreign investments and intensifying national security scrutiny, especially in the context of cross-border takeover transactions within sensitive sectors. This paper argues that this evolving landscape disrupts conventional takeover regulation in a manner that impedes…

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FinTech & RegTech

Fintech and Banking

Fintech and Banking Anjan V. Thakor Washington University, Saint Louis – John M. Olin School of Business; European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) Date Written: February 11, 2019 Abstract This paper is a review of fintech and its interaction with banking. Included in fintech are innovations in payment systems (including cryptocurrencies), credit markets (including P2P lending),…

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Truly economics style: “A Few Goodmen: Surname-Sharing Economist Coauthors”

A Few Goodmen: Surname-Sharing Economist Coauthors Abstract: We explore the phenomenon of coauthorship by economists who share a surname. Prior research has included at most three economist coauthors who share a surname. Ours is the first paper to have four economist coauthors who share a surname, as well as the first where such coauthors are unrelated by marriage, blood…

FinTech & RegTech

Decentralization in Bitcoin and Ethereum Networks

Decentralization in Bitcoin and Ethereum Networks Adem Efe Gencer, Soumya Basu, Ittay Eyal, Robbert van Renesse, Emin Gün Sirer (Submitted on 11 Jan 2018 (v1), last revised 29 Mar 2018 (this version, v2)) Blockchain-based cryptocurrencies have demonstrated how to securely implement traditionally centralized systems, such as currencies, in a decentralized fashion. However, there have been…

FinTech & RegTech

FinTech Regulation in China: The Regulatory Regime for the P2P Lending (Loan-based Crowdfunding) Market

Recent Development of FinTech Regulation in China: A Focus on the New Regulatory Regime for the P2P Lending (Loan-based Crowdfunding) Market By Chuanman You Capital Markets Law Journal, Volume 13, Issue 1, 1 January 2018 Key points FinTech innovation has thrived in China in the past decade. As one leading sector of FinTech…

The Inception of a New Era — Satoshi Nakamoto & “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System”

Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System Satoshi Nakamoto satoshin@gmx.com http://www.bitcoin.org Abstract. A purely peer-to-peer version of electronic cash would allow online payments to be sent directly from one party to another without going through a financial institution. Digital signatures provide part of the solution, but the main benefits are lost if a trusted third…

The Inquiry on Corporate Governance has been launched by the UK Parliament

In the UK, the Business, Innovation, and Skills (BIS) Committee of the Parliament has officially launched an inquiry on corporate governance. The BIS inquiry follows on from the corporate governance failings highlighted by the Committee’s recent inquiries into BHS and Sports Direct, and in the wake of commitments from the Prime Minister to…

The “Alschuler slap” — When a counsel rebukes a judge: Alschuler v. Easterbrook

Download This PaperOpen PDF in Browser| Share | Email | Add to MyBriefcase | Purchase Bound Hard Copy How Frank Easterbrook Kept George Ryan in Prison Albert W. Alschuler University of Chicago Law School July 25, 2016 50 Valparaiso University Law Review 7 (2016) U of Chicago, Public Law Working Paper No. 589 Abstract:…

To Leave but How to Leave? — That is a Question about Article 50, or not really?

Like it or not, the Brexiteers have pronounced the departure from the EU of the Dual Kingdom of England and Wales . But the leavers seem too busy with the farewell parties to prepare, or never ever care, packing for the venture ahead. Indeed, weep as you wish, citizens of the Scot London, of the United Ireland, of…

Ban Ban Ban…The Decision is out but the Story not end: The ITF v. Maria Sharapova

According to the ITF Press Release, the Independent Tribunal appointed under Article 8.1 of the 2016 Tennis Anti-Doping Programme (the “Programme”) has found that Maria Sharapova committed an Anti-Doping Rule Violation under Article 2.1 of the Programme and as a consequence has disqualified the affected results and imposed a period of ineligibility of two years, commencing…

The Political Economy of Corporate Financial Regulatory Legislation

Download This PaperOpen PDF in Browser| Share | Email | Add to MyBriefcase | Purchase Bound Hard Copy The Political Economy of Corporate Financial Regulatory Legislation Michael Patrick Wilt Mercatus Center at George Mason University February 19, 2016 John Marshall Law Review, Vol. 49, No. 3, 2016 (Forthcoming) Abstract: Every few years over the last several decades, Congress has been faced…

The Transactional Scope of Takeover Law in Comparative Perspective

Download This PaperOpen PDF in Browser| Share | Email | Add to MyBriefcase | Purchase Bound Hard Copy The Transactional Scope of Takeover Law in Comparative Perspective Paul L. Davies University of Oxford- Faculty of Law March 17, 2016 European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) – Law Working Paper No. 313/2016 Abstract: The core activity regulated by takeover codes is the voluntary offer by…

Sorry, what is your name again? — The pronunciation guide for the top 50 law firms in England

Good news for aliens with diverse mother tongues: the Lawyer 2B has compiled a handy pronunciation guide to some big names in the market. Check it out at Lawyer2B: Law firm pronunciation guide

To Loose but not Too Loose — The WSJ on the Declining Tennis String Tension

It seems to be another era for the game of tennis with the assendence of new technology. Ja, tech again. This time, it is the string tension, thanks to the innovation for string materials. The WSJ Article on: Tennis, Without All the Tension

Go Go Go… — AlphaGo beats Lee

“Win or lose, a computer program’s contest against a professional Go player is another milestone in AI” — The Economist

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Republic of Law: Theory & Practice

Republic of Law: Theory & Practice

Reconciling National Security Review with Takeover Regulation in the Global M&A Market

Fintech and Banking

Truly economics style: “A Few Goodmen: Surname-Sharing Economist Coauthors”

Decentralization in Bitcoin and Ethereum Networks

FinTech Regulation in China: The Regulatory Regime for the P2P Lending (Loan-based Crowdfunding) Market

The Inception of a New Era — Satoshi Nakamoto & “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System”

The Inquiry on Corporate Governance has been launched by the UK Parliament

The “Alschuler slap” — When a counsel rebukes a judge: Alschuler v. Easterbrook

To Leave but How to Leave? — That is a Question about Article 50, or not really?

Ban Ban Ban…The Decision is out but the Story not end: The ITF v. Maria Sharapova

The Political Economy of Corporate Financial Regulatory Legislation

The Transactional Scope of Takeover Law in Comparative Perspective

Sorry, what is your name again? — The pronunciation guide for the top 50 law firms in England

To Loose but not Too Loose — The WSJ on the Declining Tennis String Tension

Go Go Go… — AlphaGo beats Lee