Business Law

I am delighted to introduce our readers to my former colleague, Michael D. Murray (left), now the Spears-Gilbert Associate Professor of Law and the University of Kentucky Rosenberg College of Law. […]

As co-blogger Joan Heminway mentioned in Monday’s post, I’m soon heading to Connecting the Threads VI. I could not be more excited! I’m so grateful to the University of Tennessee Law School for […]

In May we posted about the Eleventh Circuit’s ruling in NetChoice, LLC v. Attorney General, which struck down many provisions of a Florida statute that sought to regulate social media companies as […]

Top Downloads For: Contracts & Commercial Law eJournal Recent Top Papers (60 days) As of: 29 Jul 2022 – 27 Sep 2022 Rank Paper Downloads 1. The Private Law of Stablecoins Kara J. Bruce, […]

Today, we return to a topic that I’ve blogged about before, but with a new twist. Back in June, I posted here about Arkansas Times, LP v. Waldrip, which was a First Amendment challenge to Arkansas […]

After two years of the "Zoom version" of the annual Business Law Prof Blog symposium, Connecting the Threads VI, the live, in-person symposium is back. Scheduled for this coming Friday, […]

Long-time fans of the Blog or of Borat will recall that Sacha Baron Cohen has been sued repeatedly by the people who appear in his films. We memorialized the release from the original Borat movie […]

I recently had a chance to listen to an episode of the Institutionalized podcast discussing efforts by the American Civil Rights Project to combat the embrace of neo-racism by corporate America. (Cf. […]

Senators Reed, Warren, and Cortez Masto recently introduced a bill to expand Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act. The bill, as I understand it, would require that private companies with WKSI-level […]

You can’t read the business press without seeing some handwringing about ESG. It’s probably why I’ve been teaching, advising, and sitting on a lot more panels about the topic lately. Like it or […]

Why Does the Restatement Omit the Law of Warranties? Sidney W. DeLong Warranties can be critical elements in the modern business transaction. In real property transactions, courts have long enforced […]

The SEC’s investor advisory committee recently released a draft climate disclosure recommendation. The recommendation generally supported the SEC’s proposal with some suggestions changes. The […]

Dear BLPB Readers: "University of Georgia, Terry College of Business Lecturer of Legal Studies Department of ILSRE The Department of Insurance, Legal Studies and Real Estate in the Terry College […]

Two pieces of news that I came across this week highlight just how broken college sports is. First, as Zac Al-Khateeb reported here in The Sporting News (in a story first reported in The New York […]

Dear BLPB Readers: "The Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan has a tenure-track position available in Real Estate starting in September 2023. Depending on interest […]

Dear BLPB Readers: "The Risk Management Department in the Smeal College of Business is seeking to fill a tenure-track (open rank) appointment in Business Law effective Fall 2023. Qualified […]

Back in January, co-blogger Nancy Kim alerted us all to a fight involving Quentin Tarantino’s rights to NFT of scenes from Pulp Fiction, the greatest movie ever. Citizen Kane? The Seven Samurai? The […]

Welcome all to this week’s edition of the Tuesday Top Ten! Plenty of contract and commercial law goodness is happening over on SSRN, and we hope you’ll take some time to check it out. Let’s roll the […]

Oklahoma City’s Devon Tower; Image by Urbanative, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons In 2018, two employees of defendant Line Finders (LF) were injured in a gas-line explosion allegedly caused by an […]

Wentong Zheng has published Corporations As Private Regulators, 55 U. Mich. J.L. Reform 649. The paper can be downloaded here. Below is an excerpt. In August 2018, technology giant Microsoft made […]

A while back, I blogged about a securities fraud case where the only lead plaintiff applicant was rejected on the grounds that he had sent harassing letters to the defendants. Ultimately, in that […]

Dear BLPB Readers: "Bentley University’s Law and Taxation Department is accepting applications for two full-time faculty positions: a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Law and a Law […]

Today, I enjoyed reading Professor Christina Parajon Skinner’s timely and important new article, The Monetary Executive, forthcoming in the George Washington Law Review. It’s definitely a worthwhile […]

Today, I enjoyed reading Professor Christina Parajon Skinner’s timely and important new article, The Monetary Executive, forthcoming in the George Washington Law Review. It’s definitely a worthwhile […]

The University of California, Irvine School of Law invites applications for tenured/tenure-track faculty positions and for a full-time clinical position with security of employment or the potential […]

As set forth below, on September 23 I’ll be moderating two panel discussions as Akron Law hosts the Buckingham Leadership Series. The images below are JPEGs, so please click here if you’d like to […]

It’s pending in Delaware Chancery, C.A. 2022-0357-MTZ; VC Zurn heard oral arguments July 26, and presumably a decision will soon be forthcoming. Buzzfeed was a private company that was taken public […]

From what I can tell, law schools are seemingly falling over one another to hire this season. Following an understandable period of dormancy, lots of schools are apparently looking to fill a lot of […]

I’m pleased to report that registration is now open for our third annual Corporate Governance Summit to be held on Friday September 30, at the Wynn. Co-sponsored by the William S. Boyd School of Law […]

Dear BLPB Readers: "Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan invites applications for two tenure-track professors (open rank) beginning September 1, 2023. This is an […]

Businesses must be open to change. It is essential to survive in the business world, regardless of the industry. This goes hand-in-hand with the necessity to change along with consumer needs and […]

Over the past two years, many California businesses transitioned to full-time remote work. It has become the norm for many employers and employees across the country, as well as a convenient option. […]

Competition plays a significant role in the success of your business. It also promotes innovation, imagination and creativity which you may ultimately transform into protectable intellectual property […]

Taking time to update a commercial property is often a critical step to attract appeal from potential tenants, increase the value of the property, and comply with building codes and market trends, […]

It is not uncommon to hear about class-action lawsuits against big companies in the news. The video-sharing platform TikTok is just one of the latest businesses facing an onslaught of headlines […]

When you begin the hiring process, you often have one goal in mind: to find the right talent for your business. You want employees you can trust to meet consumer needs and uphold your business’s […]

You know that your business’s success depends on both external and internal factors. The external factors of the public image and financial success combined with the internal factors of the company […]

Hiring new talent is one of the many factors that help the business world keep moving and growing. It is a chance for employers to introduce new perspectives into their business and company culture. […]

There is no doubt that workplace safety has taken center stage in the business world after this last year. In particular, personal protective equipment (PPE) became a matter of concern for many […]

There are no independently self-driving vehicles on U.S. roads yet. Many transportation companies hope to change that. The auto industry proclaims that self-driving vehicles offer many safety […]

In the first blog post about cap tables, we talked about setting up equity compensation pools.  In this blog post, let’s learn how to add a new equity investment to the cap table.  Let’s assume […]

 I have to admit: cap table calculations are not easy and not all startup lawyers enjoy this part of their jobs.  However, no matter how hard it can get, being able to make sense of the cap table […]

This Fall 2020 has seen an unprecedented number of rulemaking by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) that will be remembered for years to come.  I will attempt to summarize the […]

Yesterday, on May 4th, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted temporary rules (through the end of August) making it easier for smaller companies affected by COVID-19 to raise […]

Мы организуем бесплатный вебинар на тему открытия бизнеса в США. Вебинар покроет не только юридические […]

Although Regulation Crowdfunding (or Reg CF in short) is a great way to get funding for companies that otherwise would have been overlooked by angel or VC investors, running a successful and […]

The definition of an “accredited investor” is the cornerstone of Regulation D that provides a safe harbor exemption for private placements of securities by startups and more mature companies. […]

You have just formed your very first Delaware corporation. Congratulations! Although as a busy founder you may not have time to take care of ongoing corporate maintenance, there are some minimum […]

On August 13, 2019, the SEC filed a complaint against Stuart Frost and Frost Management Company, LLC for violating the antifraud provisions of Sections 206(1)-(2) and 206(4) of the Investment […]

On July 24, 2019, the SEC charged Facebook Inc. $100 million for inaccurately disclosing the risk of misuse of user data.  Facebook agreed to pay, without admitting or denying any wrongdoing.  So, […]