On the CLS Blue Sky Blog, Columbia Law School’s blog on corporations and capital markets, on June 5, Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law Professor Susanna Ripken published an article entitled “Legal Paternalism in the Securities Markets: The Need for More (or Less) Paternalistic Regulation to Protect Investors.” The article previews her forthcoming
Twelve Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law students gained hands-on business law experience on Friday, April 24 during a pro bono small business clinic hosted on the Fowler Law campus and organized by The Public Law Center, the Association of Corporate Counsel and the local firm of Snell & Wilmer. The event
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law has added Phillip Rudolph, Esq. to its Business Law Emphasis Advisory Board. Mr. Rudolph is the Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Jack in the Box Inc., which he joined in November 2007. “Phil Rudolph brings years of practical experience to the law
On Monday, December 9, 2013, the Fowler School of Law, U.S. Department of Commerce, and China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) co-hosted the 18th Annual U.S.-China Legal Exchange (“Exchange”) at the law school. The Exchange centered around Chinese Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Law and Legal Aspects of Entrepreneurship in China, including Private Equity and Venture Capital.
Congratulations to Chapman Law alumnus and Orange County Bar Association Member Jeffrey Astarabadi, who was recently made principal at Much Shelist. Chapman alumnus Astarabaldi’s practice is concentrated in civil litigation, representing clients in both the prosecution and defense of complex business and real estate matters.
On May 23, “RealClearPolitics” interviewed Dean Tom Campbell about Corporate Social Responsibility. Dean Campbell defined CSR for “RealClearPolitics” as a corporation’s sense of obligation “to do something more than to simply make a financial profit.” He went on to state that “most often that something more involves a good environmental record, or something good for
Lionel Sawyer & Collins has released Professor Keith Bishop’s new book about Nevada corporate law. Professor Bishop’s latest treatise, Bishop & Zucker on Nevada Corporations and Limited Liability Companies (Lionel Sawyer & Collins), reflects the substantial changes the Nevada legislature has made to corporate statutes.
On July 26, 2010, the lead op-ed in the Los Angeles Times was written by Professor Donald Kochan, entitled “Luxury Needs No Remedy.” The piece discussed Benjamin Franklin’s views on luxury and wealth as they apply in today’s debates for legal and financial reform. Read Professor Kochan’s op-ed.
Dean Timothy Canova joined with former Labor Secretary Robert Reich and a collection of former economic regulators and experts in an open letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), outlining concerns about the proposed legislation to address Wall Street’s problems. Get more information on the letter and
Dean Timothy Canova was interviewed on KPFA-Berkeley’s radio program “The Morning Show” regarding President Barack Obama’s proposals for financial regulatory reforms. Listen to the broadcast (segment starts at 1:09:15) …