National Business Law Scholars Conference (NBLSC) Thursday & Friday, June 8-9, 2017 Call for Papers The National Business Law Scholars Conference (NBLSC) will be held on Thursday and Friday, June 8-9, 2017, at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College…

The latest example: L.L. Bean. It may indeed seem “illogical and unfair,” as the L.L. Bean spokesperson said, to “attribute the personal political activities of one member of a five-generation ownership family to our entire company.” But this is…

Feliz Ano Nuevo! In service of my resolution to blog more regularly (and to take a break from grading)… I recently posted on ssrn a symposium piece I wrote for the Georgia Law Review that examines how securitization formed a…

I’m pleased to share the program announcement for the Business Association and Comparative Law Sections’ Joint Program for the 2017 AALS meeting. I hope to see you there! The AALS Sections on Business Associations and Comparative Law invite you to…

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. For about 14 years we’ve made Cook’s Illustrated’s high-roast turkey (butterfly and brine the bird, then roast it at 450 on a broiler pan set atop homemade dressing. It takes less than 2 hours and…

I can’t believe it’s been so long since I’ve put fingers to keyboard here! I really do miss blogging, and hope to return to it with the new year, and a lighter teaching load. Until then, I’m posting a quick…

I was avoiding Facebook last night during the waning hours of election coverage, but a friends’ text sent me there to see the strangest thing. A friend in Champaign, IL had taken a picture of his TV screen as my…