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May 15 , 2010 Congratulations to the graduates! Congratulations to the graduating members of Volume 35: William M. Alleman (Editor-in-Chief), Samuel L. Closic (External Managing Editor), Chris Bernard (Internal Managing Editor), Andrew J. Rennick (Manuscript Editor), Angela C. Whitesell (Research Editor), Patrick A. Clary (Articles Editor), Christopher R. King (Articles Editor), Brett Norton (Articles Editor), Ashleigh M. Ormsby (Articles Editor), Kevin M. Capuzzi (Styles Editor), Achille C. Scache (Unreported Cases Editor), Robert Bailey, Jr. (Senior Staff), Bryan T. Beabout, (Senior Staff), Christopher J. Costello (Senior Staff), Anthony V. DiCesare (Senior Staff), M. Jacqueline Larkin (Senior Staff), James J. McCarrie, II (Senior Staff), Jaclyn A. Vottero (Senior Staff), Charles T. Armbruster (Staff), Michael D. Blumberg (Staff), Shannon L. Dawson (Staff), and Kristopher A. Kachline (Staff).
April 1 , 2010 Congratulations! The Volume 35 Administrative Board is pleased to announce that the following student articles will be published in Volume 35, Issue 2: Robert Bailey, Jr., “SEC v. Cuban: The Misappropriation Theory and its Application to Confidentiality Agreements Under Section 10(b) and Rule 10b5-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934” Shannon L. Dawson, “When the Series finds Itself in Trouble, Will It Need Its Parent to Bail It Out?” Michael J. Follett, “Gantler v. Stevens, Big Epiphany or Big Failure:
March 15 , 2010 The Volume 36, Administrative Board wishes to welcome the following new members: Kyle Dunkle, Feliks Finkel, Thomas Oshinsky, Jeremy Riley, William Romanowicz, Eric Sable, Jennette von Bargen, Tyler Wetering, and Yuanyou (Sunny) Yang. Congratulations!
February 22, 2010 New Issue Volume 35, Number 1 (2010) of the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law has been published. This issue includes articles from: Professor Lisa L. Casey, Notre Dame Law School; Professor George W. Dent, Jr., Case Western Reserve University School of Law; Professor Jennifer J. Johnson, Lewis and Clark Law School; Professor Anne Tucker Nees, Georgia State University College of Law; and Professor Lee Harris, University of Memphis Law School. We thank all the authors and staff members who contributed to the publication of this issue. Subscriptions are available by contacting the Journal through the "Subscriptions" tab above or by clicking here.
February 21, 2010 Congratulations The Delaware Journal of Corporate Law would like to congratulate the members who have been selected to comprise the Volume XXXVI Board: David DiDonato, Editor-in-Chief; Suzanne Lufadeju, External Managing Editor; David Hiester, Internal Managing Editor; Jeff Dunn, Manuscript Editor; Chris Popper, Articles Editor; Alyssa Rothman, Articles Editor; Emily Silverstein, Articles Editor; Marc Sposato, Articles Editor; Cara Solimine, Copy Editor; Nathalie Hackett, Bluebook Editor; Ryann Buckman, Styles Editor; and Jonathan Harrar, Unreported Cases Editor. The Volume XXXV Board would like to thank all members who took part in this process.
January 21, 2010 Welcome The Delaware Journal of Corporate Law would like to welcome Shari Levin as its new office manager. Shari is taking on all responsibilities related to the publication process as the Journal bids farewell and wishes a happy retirement to Linda Flaharty, our cherished office manager, mentor, and friend for over thirty years.
December 2, 2009 New Feature The Delaware Journal of Corporate Law is pleased to announce that it now offers a link to the Delaware Corporate and Commercial Litigation Blog. Created by Journal alumnus, Francis G.X. Pileggi, the blog provides informative, yet understandable, commentary on matters related to the Delaware Court of Chancery, the Delaware Supreme Court, and beyond. The Journal is grateful to be part of this tremendous resource.
November 5, 2009 New Issue Volume 34, Issue 3 (2009) of the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law has been published. This issue includes articles from Professor Eric L. Talley, legal scholar Bernard S. Sharfman, Professor Nicola de Luca, Professor Cindy A. Schipani, and Professor Andrea M. Matwyshyn. We thank all the authors and staff members who contributed to the publication of this issue. Subscriptions are available by contacting the Journal through the "Subscriptions" tab above or by clicking here.
October 11, 2009 Visiting Scholar Lecture On November 16, 2009, Professor Michelle Harner will speak on the role of activist debtholders in restructuring. Professor Harner is an associate professor of law at University of Maryland School of Law. Professor Harner’s current research interests include, among other topics, shareholder and creditor activism and its impact on corporate value; legislative responses to serial business failures and related implications for discrete industries; and the ethical implications of insolvency for directors, officers and other fiduciaries. We look forward to this timely and interesting lecture. Please click here to contact the Journal for more information.
October 9, 2009 Thank you! The Delaware Journal of Corporate Law would like to sincerely thank Professor Edward Rock of the University of Pennsylvania Law School for presenting this year's Francis G. Pileggi Distinguished Lecture in Law. We are extremely grateful for his presentations to both the Delaware bench and bar at the Hotel duPont and the law students at Widener University School of Law. We look forward to the publication of his article in the spring.
October 3, 2009 Court of Chancery Investiture On October 9, 2009, J. Travis Laster will be installed as Vice Chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery. Mr. Laster recently published an article, Goodbye to the Contemporaneous Ownership Requirement, in Vol. 33, No. 3. The board and staff of the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law would like to congratulate Mr. Laster and wish him much success in his new position.
September 16, 2009 Archives Now Available Please check out the Archives section to find past issues through Volume 1. Many of these issues have online links to the articles, notes, and comments as well. Also included in the Archives are listings of all the past boards. Thanks to all the members of the Journal who contributed to this effort.
August 27, 2009 The Journal Welcomes Distinguished Lecturer On October 8, 2009, Dr. William Poole will present a lecture at the law school. Poole is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Currently, Dr. Poole serves as a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, Senior Advisor to Merk Investments, and Distinguished Scholar in Residence at the University of Delaware. The Journal welcomes Dr. Poole and looks forward to his lecture.
August 25, 2009 Professor Hamermesh Named to ABA's Business Law Governing Council Congratulations to the Journal's advisor, Professor Lawrence A. Hamermesh, on being elected by the Section of Business Law of the American Bar Association to serve on the Section's twenty-member governing council. There are approximately fifty thousand members of the Section of Business Law. The Journal is proud to acknowledge this great honor and is grateful for all Professor Hamermesh does. Congratulations!
August 5, 2009 Congratulations! The Volume 35 Administrative Board and staff wishes to welcome the following new members: Summer Writing Competition: Jeffrey J. Dunn, Michael J. Follett, Roger E. Gibson, Nathalie C. Hackett, Tyler J. Hall, Thomas F. Lucchesi, Suzanne O. Lufadeju, Francis E. Mieczkowski, III, Abraham N. Milgraum, William J. Mulgrew, Christopher C. Popper, and Marc Sposato Superior Authorship Competition: Charles T. Armbruster, Michael D. Blumberg, Shannon L. Dawson, and Kristopher A. Kachline Congratulations!
August 3, 2009 2009 Francis G. Pileggi Distinguished Lecture in Law Announcement The Journal is honored to announce that this year's Francis G. Pileggi Distinguished Lecture in Law will feature Professor Edward Rock of the University of Pennsylvania Law School. This year's event will take place on October 9, 2009 at the Hotel du Pont in Wilmington, Delaware. Please click here for more information on Professor Rock's lecture. Please click here to contact the Journal for tickets or more information.
July 26, 2009 New Issue Volume 34, Issue 2 (2009) of the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law has been published. This issue includes articles from top legal scholars and jurists including Professor Mark J. Loewenstein, Mr. Mohsen Manesh, Esquire, and Delaware Court of Chancery law clerk, Mr. Christopher Foulds, Esquire. Also included are thoughtful and timely contributions by Journal members Christopher J. Costello, Seth H. Yeager, and Chris Bernard. Subscriptions are available by contacting the Journal through the "Subscriptions" tab above or by clicking here.
July 8, 2009 Article Recognition The Journal would like to acknowledge that William A. Birdthistle's article on exchange-traded funds published in the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law has been selected for inclusion in the Securities Law Review anthology of the top 10 securities law review articles of 2008.
May 11, 2009 Congratulations to the graduates! Congratulations to the graduating members of Volume 34: Kevin M. Gallagher (Editor-in-Chief), Joel D. Corriero (External Managing Editor), Craig J. Springer (Internal Managing Editor), Jeffry M. Porter (Manuscript Editor), Lauren B. Cristiano (Articles Editor), J. Zachary Haupt (Articles Editor), Andrew G. Mirisis (Articles Editor), Jason J. Soltis (Articles Editor), Morgan L. Seward (Bluebook Editor), Kenneth I. Zamrin (Copy Editor), Steven E. Kleiner (Styles Editor), Thomas L. Kearney IV (Unreported Cases Editor), Thomas William Dekleva (Senior Staff), Kyle B. Dickmann (Senior Staff), John S. Rabil, Jr. (Senior Staff), Courtney L. Schultz (Senior Staff), Linda J. Stengle (Senior Staff), Jarrett K. Vine (Senior Staff), Joel H. Fredricks (Staff), Yordan Z. Karov (Staff), Adam B. Ludman (Staff), and Stephen A. Spence (Staff). Thank you for your lasting contributions to the Journal and best of luck in the future!
April 29, 2009 New Issue Volume 34, Issue 1 (2009) of the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law has been published. This issue includes articles from top legal scholars and jurists including Professor Mark J. Roe, the Honorable E. Norman Veasey, Professor Faith Stevelman, Professor Brett H. McDonnell, Professor Claire A. Hill, and Delaware Supreme Court law clerk, Ms. Shannon German. Subscriptions are available by contacting the Journal through the "Subscriptions" tab above or by clicking here.
April 21, 2009 Thank you The Delaware Journal of Corporate Law would like to sincerely thank Professors Henderson and Mirkay as well as our student authors for participating in our writing panel. Your insight and knowledge is greatly appreciated! The reference source that our panelists highly recommended is Writing a Student Article by Eugene Volokh. The cite is 48 J. Legal Educ. 247.
April 20, 2009 The Journal invites all students to its Writing Panel, April 23, at 4:30 PM in Polishook Room 203. The panel will consist of published professors and students who will answer questions related to writing a law review article. This will be especially helpful to those students participating in the Journal's Summer Writing and Superior Authorship Competitions. It promises to be an informative and engaging session! Any questions may be directed to Chris Bernard, Internal Managing Editor.
April 14, 2009 Superior Authorship Competition If you are a 2L RD or a 3L ED and would like to seek membership onto the Journal, we invite you to do so by submitting a scholarly note of your own topic and research (including seminar papers). This is a great opportunity to gain invaluable experience and the possibility of being published in our nationally ranked journal. Please note that you must have your topic APPROVED by William Alleman by April 29th to be eligible for the Superior Authorship Competition. Moreover, for eligibility onto the Journal, you must have at least a 2.7 cumulative GPA at the completion of the 2009-2010 school year. Paper Due Date: June 19, 2009, at 4:00 p.m. If you have any additional questions about the competition, feel free to contact Sam Closic, External Managing Editor, or William Alleman, Editor in Chief. Lastly, please keep a lookout for upcoming information about eligibility and membership on the Journal.
April 13, 2009 The Volume 35 Administrative Board wishes to welcome the following new members: Gurjeet K. Arneja, Ryann M. Buckman, Daniel R. Coleman, David B. DiDonato, Jonathan Harrar, David P. Hiester, Thomas D. Phelan, Colleen A. Preston, Adrienne L. Robertson, Alyssa S. Rothman, Emily K. Silverstein, and Cara L. Solimine. Congratulations!
April 4, 2009 Interested in becoming a journal member? Join us at our Alumni Panel Information Session on Tuesday April 14th @ 5:00pm, Polishook 403. Journal alumni from the area's leading law firms will be present to share with you their experience and will be here to answer any of your questions. Refreshments will also be served. Any questions about this event may be directed towards External Managing Editor Sam Closic.
April 3, 2009 On Friday March 27th, the Journal held its annual banquet to honor our alumni, distinguished contributors, and current members of the Journal. This year the Journal held its banquet at Harry's Savoy Grill in Wilmington, Delaware. Many distinguished alumni and authors from our 33-3 Symposium Issue were in attendance. Among those who attend included Delaware Supreme Court Justice Jacobs. Click Here for Photos from this event.
April 1, 2009 Congratulations! The Volume 34 Administrative Board is pleased to announce that the following student articles will be published in Volume 34, Issue 2: Chris M. Bernard, "Shifting and Shrinking Common Ground: Recalibrating the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice's Enforcement Powers of Single-Firm Monopoly Conduct". Christopher J. Costello, "Southerwestern Bell Telephone v. City of Houston: How the Fifth Circuit's Recent Holding Has Failed to completely preclude Telecommunications Providers from Enforcing section 253 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 through the use of section 1983 Claims in Undecided Circuits". Seath H. Yeager, "Was the Court's Decision in Brown v. American Honda Correct?" What Degree of Inquiry into the Merits of a case Should a Court Make at the Class Certification Stage?".
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