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From fostering groundbreaking programs to demonstrating their dedication to public service, the faculty and staff at @SMULawSchool are shaping the student experience and helping lead the future of legal education. Thanks, Dean Nance, for taking the time to show us around and…
Listen to the latest episode of the Bite-Sized Business Law Podcast with @sergioalberto_, @shaan_haan, and me!
What happens when citizens are treated like shareholders + political leaders act like CEOs? @shaan_haan, @sergioalberto_, & @ProfSautter examine how the language + logic of the boardroom is reshaping our political system to make American democracy look more like corp governance.
Senior Associate Dean @ProfChristyHurt weighs-in on an interesting question in a new podcast: institutional investors rarely enforce their shareholder rights in court, but does that mean they are agnostic to legislation that restricts those rights? Tune in to hear more about…
*New #VoiceofCorporateGovernance #podcast Episode out Today! "Texas, Delaware, and the New Controller Primacy" with Professor Christine Hurt papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf… Listen at cii.org/podcasts or all major platforms. #VoiceofCorporateGovernance #CorpGov
We’ve been busy finalizing our latest article Total Governance Through Activism during the Private Law and Multicultural Identities retreat in Milan and Meina 🇮🇹. Coming to SSRN very soon—stay tuned. 📝 #CorporateLaw #LegalScholarship #Governance #Activism #SSRN
Only a few days left!⏳ The Fall 2025 admission deadline for our online M.L.S. program is right around the corner on July 21. Don’t miss your chance to be part of the next class. Apply today at the link below! bit.ly/4kPkTdT
Professors Carla Reyes and Christine Hurt’s latest article, "The Contractarian Joint Venture," was published in the Alabama Law Review. "This article argues that under certain circumstances recognizing a purely contractarian joint venture may better uphold the policy aims that…
Gearing up for the RICI Center X AALS Section on Race & Private Law X @LaStatale conference on Private Law & Multicultural Indentities, in Milan. RICI's very own @sergioalberto_ & @carlissc will present papers on everyday people in corporate governance @Hofstra_Law @SMULawSchool
@RICICenter is delighted to have @carlissc of @SMULawSchool join the Center as an Academic Fellow. @carlissc’s scholarship studies the intersection of race & law w/ an emphasis on historical barriers to participation in business & commercial transactions which persist today.
Thinking about advancing your career with our online M.L.S. program? Apply to our Fall 2025 start by July 21 if you want to learn to navigate legal systems, improve compliance, and make more informed decisions in your field. Submit your application: bit.ly/4khXQba
@carlissc will present our co-authored paper Total Governance through Activism. I will present The Shareholder Democracy Lie, co-authored with Daniel Greenwood and @ProfSautter @Hofstra_Law @SMULawSchool @RICICenter
🎯ROUNDTABLE - On #July 14 and 15, leading scholars will gather @LaStatale di Milano for the conference "#Private Law & Multicultural Identities" to discuss salient matters at the junction of #private law, #socialjustice, #ethnicity, and #globalization.
Presented Contracting for Reparations at the 9th Slavery: Past, Present and Future Global Meeting in Amsterdam. I proposed a private-sector model—The American Reparations Trust—that frames reparations as a contractual remedy for the economic breach of emancipation.
Professor Natalie Nanasi's article, "Why Domestic Violence Offenders Don’t Give Up Their Guns," is featured in @DukeFirearmsLaw's Scholarship Highlight. 🔗 Read: firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/06/schola…
Scholarship Highlight: Tiers of Scrutiny, Domestic Violence Prohibitions, and Ghost Guns firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/06/schola… @SMULawSchool
In her new op-ed, @ProfSautter writes that the passage of Senate Bill 21, which rebalances power away from shareholders to corporate management, represents a 150-year-long development in corporate law spurred by regulatory capture that has removed countless restrictions on firm…
Check out Prof. @sergioalberto_ on @busscholarship, where he and co-author @SMULawSchool @ProfSautter discuss their new paper “The Shareholder Democracy Lie." youtu.be/61kzY8kNvRA?si… #HofstraExperts #legalscholarship
Professor Marc Steinberg's new book, Corporate Director and Officer Liability: 'Discretionaries' Not Fiduciaries, was published last week. The book challenges a deeply ingrained principle in corporate governance: that corporate directors and officers are fiduciaries. Published…
Great coference at @Unibocconi. Co-Founders @ProfSautter and @sergioalberto_ as well as Academic Fellow Eva Micheler presented papers. Academic Fellow Jill Fisch discussed DE reforms with Chancellor McCormick, academics & experts. Academic Fellow Gaia Balp chaired sessions
A Master of Legal Studies opens doors to a wide range of careers in highly regulated industries. In our article, we explore the valuable skills you gain in an M.L.S. program and the many career opportunities that come with it. Check it out here: bit.ly/43YZCYq
This article examines Prof. Eugene Volokh’s decade-long legal theory: that certain expressive goods & services in the marketplace should be protected from some applications of #AntidiscriminationLaws. Read: spkl.io/6014fCwbI Subscribe: spkl.io/6019fCwbN #FreeSpeech