Publications

April 2025 (Revised June 2025)
Case

Paul Weiss: Fighting or Negotiating with POTUS

By: Eugene Soltes and Anthea Brady

In early 2025, Paul Weiss Chairman Brad Karp weighed how to respond to an Executive Order from President Trump that could threaten the financial livelihood of his law firm. Paul Weiss and Karp had to decide to mount a legal fight or negotiate with the White House. The... View Details

Keywords: Federal Government; Decision Making; Law; Mission and Purpose; Negotiation; Business and Government Relations; Legal Services Industry; United States

February 2001 (Revised October 2006)
Case

McDuffy, Arms & Ginsberg

By: Jay W. Lorsch

Describes the musings of the managing partner of a law firm as he returns from an executive education program. He thinks about the many issues confronting him and his firm. Teaching Purpose: To prepare executive education participants to return to their companies and... View Details

Keywords: Executive Education; Leadership; Management; Legal Services Industry

02 Jan 2022
News

What Do You Think You Should Be Paid?

28 Mar 2013
News

40 Under Forty: Jessica Tisch, 32

07 Sep 2010
News

Jobs 2.0: Nice Work If You Can Get It

21 Dec 2011
News

How Immigrant Entrepreneurs Turbocharge U.S. Trade

Rewarding Partnerships

Many law firm leaders believe that collaboration is essential for generating sophisticated solutions to the increasingly complex issues that clients bring. But why is it often so difficult to get partners to collaborate? Those who have been rewarded for developing... View Details

28 Sep 2015
News

Regulatory Scrutiny Threatens Google's Global Android Domination

23 May 2022
News

J.S. Nelson

20 Feb 2018
News

Apple’s Overseas Cash Isn’t The Win The GOP Says It Is

Laura V. Jakli

Laura Jakli is an Assistant Professor in the Business, Government, and the International Economy Unit at Harvard Business School.

Her primary expertise is in comparative politics and examines how information communication technologies shape political... View Details

Dennis A. Yao

Dennis Yao is the Lawrence E. Fouraker Professor of Business Administration and Chair of the Doctoral Programs at Harvard Business School. He joined the faculty in 2004 after having been at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. From 1991-1994 he served as... View Details

Keywords: automotive; defense; federal government; high technology

29 Apr 2011
News

Productivity Tips from Bob Pozen

01 Nov 2019
Video

Jaithirth Rao

Jerry Rao, serial entrepreneur and founder of India-based real estate company Value and Budget Housing Corporation, discusses the causes of corruption in the real estate sector. He blames a regulatory system... View Details

27 May 2021
News

Facebook-Funded Report Accuses Apple Of Depriving Consumers Of Choices

21 Sep 2018
News

Understanding the Post-Tax Cuts Buybacks Surge: A Primer

2022
Working Paper

Credit and the Family: The Economic Consequences of Closing the Credit Gap of U.S. Couples

By: Olivia S. Kim

Marital property rights strengthen secondary earners’ economic power by giving them access to credit markets. I study how this crucial yet understudied feature of property laws influences household decision-making. The 2013 reversal of the Truth-in-Lending Act... View Details

Keywords: Household; Credit; Equality and Inequality; Income; Policy; Family and Family Relationships

SSRN

October 1992 (Revised February 1995)
Background Note

Note on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations

By: Lynn S. Paine

Describes the federal guidelines used by judges for sentencing organizations convicted of criminal wrong-doing under U.S. law as of November 1, 1991. Describes the guidelines' approach to calculating criminal fines for organizations, determining an organization's... View Details

Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Governance Compliance; Law Enforcement; Laws and Statutes; Organizations; Legal Services Industry; United States