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Lynn Stout Memorial Conference – Feb. 1-2
By Gordon Smith
Cornell Law School is hosting a memorial conference for Lynn Stout on February 1st and 2nd. The announcement is below. Lynn was not only one of the titans of corporate…
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Michigan Law Junior Scholars Conference
By Gordon Smith
The University of Michigan Law School invites junior scholars to attend the 5th Annual Junior Scholars Conference, which will be held on April 26-27, 2019 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The…
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Corpus Linguistics in the US Supreme Court (again)
By Gordon Smith
Corpus linguistics made its debut in federal court in February 2018 when Judge Dabney L. Friedrich cited COHA in an opinion to demonstrate that a relevant statutory term was a…
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Law and Entrepreneurship Association – Call for Papers
By Gordon Smith
The 13th annual meeting of the Law and Entrepreneurship Association (LEA) will be held on April 5, 2019 at Boston College Law School. The LEA is a group of legal…
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CFP: AALS BA Section
By Gordon Smith
Contractual Governance: the Role of Private Ordering at the 2019 AALS Annual Meeting The AALS Section on Business Associations is pleased to announce a Call for Papers from which up…
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Lynn Stout
By Gordon Smith
Shocked and terribly sad to learn that Lynn Stout has died. Stephen Bainbridge shares emails from the UCLA and Cornell deans here. Lynn was an incredibly generous colleague who provided…
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CFP: Corporate & Securities Litigation Workshop
By Gordon Smith
Corporate & Securities Litigation Workshop: Call for Papers The University of Richmond School of Law, in conjunction with Boston University School of Law, University of Illinois College of Law, and…
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CFP: National Business Law Scholars Conference
By Gordon Smith
National Business Law Scholars Conference Thursday & Friday, June 21-22, 2018 Call for Papers The National Business Law Scholars Conference (NBLSC) will be held on Thursday and Friday, June 21-22,…
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American Airlines, Qatar, and the NOL Poison Pill
By Gordon Smith
I know most bloggers today are consumed with the June avalanche of Supreme Court opinions and cert grants, but something interesting is afoot in the corporate law world (and more…
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AALS BA Call for Papers
By Gordon Smith
Call for Papers AALS Section on Business Associations Institutional Investors and Corporate Governance AALS Annual Meeting, January 5, 2018 The AALS Section on Business Associations is pleased to announce a…