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Keeping the American Dream Alive: Is It Time to Close the Private Equity Divide?
Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash Background Young Americans are becoming increasingly skeptical of the American Dream. A 2024 study...

From Sponsored Posts to Company Shares: Are Influencers Playing by the Rules?
Credit: SocialPilot Influencers are no longer just endorsing brands—they are investing in them. With millions of followers and the power...

The Chicken or the Egg: How the United States Risk Capital System Fuels Its Entrepreneurial Success
Credit: Crunchbase In December, Jeff Bezos, the visionary behind Amazon, Blue Origin, and The Washington Post , was interviewed at The...

Corporate Transparency Act Faces Hurdles in Accomplishing Critical Mission
Credit: Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP 2025 The corporate form has been credited with accelerating the modern economy—domestically and...
Felix Sicard
Mar 19

Behind the Corporate Veil: The SEC’s Persuasive Guidance or an Overreach of Authority?
Credit: lexiconimages Introduction As Wall Street’s primary regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plays a critical role...
Gillian Spring, Amanda Cheung & Kaavya Shanmugam
Nov 27, 2024

Tanking Tesla – Delaware To Be De-Delegated As The First-Choice State for National Incorporation?
Credit: FT montage/Getty/Bloomberg Examining Delaware’s Role as the Preferred Corporate Jurisdiction Why Delaware is Historically Favored...
Ricardo Larrea Diaz and Lauren Lemieux
Nov 27, 2024

Jackpot: Can the CFTC Do Anything to Prevent Election Betting?
Credit: Kalshi The house always wins, and online prediction markets are proving to be no exception—for now. Polymarket , one such...
Felix Sicard
Nov 27, 2024

When Public Service Meets Private Gain: Restoring Trust by Restricting Congressional Stock Trading
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Reuters/Getty Introduction Imagine you are a member of Congress. During an...
Michael Garabedian and Alice Huynh
Nov 27, 2024


AI on the Hot Seat: Are Companies’ Tech Aspirations Undermining Climate Commitments in the Wake of the SEC’s ESG Task Force Disbandment?
Credit: Louisa Svensson “This is fine,” federal regulators exclaimed, as the proverbial climate house continues to burn. As the United...


From Memes to Millions: Reddit’s Influence on Market Trends
Photo by GuerrillaBuzz on Unsplash At the speed of one click, thousands were virtually united, triggering a massive shift in the stock...
Kaavya Shanmugam, Lauren Lemieux, Amanda Cheung
Oct 30, 2024


Vanishing Listings: The Shifting Paradigm of Public Companies
Credit: Dries Buytaert In 1996, there were 7,300 public companies in the United States. Today, that number has dropped to 4,300 . ...
Michael Garabedian and Will Tasista
Oct 9, 2024


Ether as a Security
On February 7, 2024, Prometheum, a crypto company boasting approval from FINRA to manage digital asset securities, announced its plan to...


Murray v. UBS Securities
Introduction In Murray v. UBS Securities, the Supreme Court of the United States interpreted the phrase “discriminate against an employee...
Michael Garabedian, William Farr
Apr 2, 2024


The SPAC-tacular Rise and Fall of Blank Check Companies
Imagine being able to bypass the complexities and expenses of a traditional Initial Public Offering (IPO), opting instead for a faster,...

Dancing Around the Law: Texas Two-Step's Controversial Role in Mass Tort Bankruptcy
Confronted with more than 50,000 asbestos related claims linked to its baby products, Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) recent legal maneuvers...
Johnathan Shawel
Nov 21, 2023


50 Shades of Green: Mighty Earth’s Green Bonds Challenge
Credit: Vector Portal Introduction In the world of sustainable finance, green bonds have emerged as a catalyst of positive environmental...
Michael Garabedian, Monise Ghandchi
Oct 31, 2023


Crypto Breakthrough: Grayscale's Victory Tips the Scales Against SEC Resistance
Introduction For years, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has squashed the efforts of cryptocurrency proponents in launching...
Johnathan Shawel
Oct 3, 2023


Officer Exculpation: Changes to Delaware’s Corporate Code and Shareholder’s General Acceptance
Since enacted, Title 8, Section 102(b)(7) of Delaware's Corporate Code has allowed Delaware corporations to exculpate their directors...
Kale Olmstead
Sep 5, 2023


Agency Problems of Debt and Equity
For many companies starting off in Silicon Valley, capital is raised through a combination of debt and equity financing.
Tom Kunkel, Taylor Ishida
Apr 28, 2023


Executive Compensation: The Mouse and its Money
Disney directors decided in November 2022 to fire Bob Chapek and rehire previous Disney CEO, Bob Iger.
Erik Echeona, Geoffrey Boulger, Marlene Sawhill
Apr 27, 2023
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