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Backdating
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Securities Law Prof Blog
Kwall & Duhl on Backdating
BACKDATING, by JEFFREY L. KWALL, Loyola University of Chicago - School of Law, and STUART DUHL, Harrison & Held, LLP, was recently posted on SSRN. Here is the abstract:Backdating is…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Top-5 Benefits/Compensation/Pension SSRN Downloads
Sharon Reece, ERISA Preemption and Fair Share Legislation (116).David I. Walker, Unpacking Backdating: Economic Analysis and Observations on the Stock Market Option Scandal (112).Brett McDonnell, Two Goals for Executive Compensation…
Securities Law Prof Blog
SEC Subpoenas Jobs
The SEC reportedly has subpoenaed Steve Jobs to answer questions in connection with the backdating case it has brought against former Apple GC, Nancy Heinen. The SEC has charged that…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Former CEO of Brocade Communications Convicted on Backdating Charges
A jury found Gregory Reyes, former CEO of Brocade Communications, guilty on 10 felony counts relating to the backdating of stock options from 2000 to 2004. The trial was closely…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Backdating of Options and Delaware Court Decisions
Without in any way endorsing the views, here is a post on the blog called The Race to the Bottom, which provides a brief overview of recent cases in which the…
InsureReinsure
The Brocade Trial: Reyes Defense Goes On The Offensive — “Stock Options Costs Are Irrelevant To Investment Decisions”
With Judge Breyer having postponed ruling on his motion to dismiss until at least July 19, ex-Brocade CEO Greg Reyes' defense has gone forward this week. Among the defense's witnesses…
Securities Law Prof Blog
SEC Files Backdating Charges Against former Engineered Support Systems Directors
The SEC today filed a civil injunctive action against Michael F. Shanahan, Sr. (Shanahan), the former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Engineered Support Systems, Inc., and…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Activision Reports SEC Investigation into Backdating
Activision reported in its 10-Q that the SEC has begun a formal investigation into the company's stock option grant practices. Earlier this year the company reported that a special committee…
M & A Law Prof Blog
C.E.O. Survival Guide: Backdating Options
Portfolio, the new hip and trendy magazine by Condé Nast and Gawker favorite, has posted an on-line CEO survival guide to quelling your very own options back-dating scandal. I am…
Legal Profession Blog
Update to Apple Backdating Post
One of the upsides of blogging on substantive issues is the immediate engagement between theory and events. One of the downsides is that the speed by which the blogger can…