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- Fall 2024
- Article
Redemption Mechanisms in Poison Pills: Evidence on Pill Design and Law Firm Effects
By: Olivier Baum and Guhan Subramanian
We present the first evidence on the incidence of “trip wire” versus “last look” poison pills. Using a hand-collected data set of 130 poison pills implemented and/or amended between January 1, 2020 and March 31, 2023, we find that pills are almost evenly divided... View Details
Baum, Olivier, and Guhan Subramanian. "Redemption Mechanisms in Poison Pills: Evidence on Pill Design and Law Firm Effects." Business Lawyer 79, no. 4 (Fall 2024): 1043–1069.
- 2003
- Chapter
Regulatory Laws and Political Culture in the United States and Germany
By: Arthur A. Daemmrich
- 12 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
Using the Law to Strategic Advantage
Most managers think the legal department is that office down the hall where they go to keep out of trouble or write a binding patent agreement. And that's shortsighted, says Harvard Business School professor Constance Bagley. A company... View Details
- September 1991
- Article
A Theory of Workouts and the Effects of Reorganization Law
By: David S. Scharfstein and Robert Gertner
Scharfstein, David S., and Robert Gertner. "A Theory of Workouts and the Effects of Reorganization Law." Journal of Finance 46, no. 4 (September 1991): 1189–1222.
- 05 Jul 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
Deep Links: Business School Students’ Perceptions of the Role of Law and Ethics in Business
- July 2010 (Revised September 2011)
- Background Note
The Profession of the Law
By: Lena G. Goldberg and Chad Carr
This note reviews the professional responsibilities and obligations of lawyers In the United States, explains how those standards affect client relationships and, by summarizing rules for resolution of conflicts and withdrawal, sets the stage for a discussion of the... View Details
Keywords: Attorney and Client Relationships; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Ethics; Standards; Legal Services Industry; United States
Goldberg, Lena G., and Chad Carr. "The Profession of the Law." Harvard Business School Background Note 311-028, July 2010. (Revised September 2011.)
- February 2015
- Article
What Courses Should Law Students Take?: Lessons from Harvard's Big Law Survey
By: John C. Coates, Jesse M. Fried and Kathryn E. Spier
Coates, John C., Jesse M. Fried, and Kathryn E. Spier. "What Courses Should Law Students Take? Lessons from Harvard's Big Law Survey." Journal of Legal Education 64, no. 3 (February 2015): 443–454.
- June 2015
- Teaching Note
The 'Chinese Dream': Corruption, Inequality, and the Rule of Law
By: Rafael Di Tella and Meg Rithmire
- 2001
- Other Unpublished Work
'Pure Accidents' and the Evolving Bias of American Liability Law
By: David Moss and Michael Fein
- June 1999
- Background Note
Competition Between the Professions: Law Firms vs. Accounting Firms
By: Ashish Nanda
Discusses the emerging competition between law firms and accounting firms. View Details
Nanda, Ashish. "Competition Between the Professions: Law Firms vs. Accounting Firms." Harvard Business School Background Note 899-301, June 1999.
- August 2018
- Article
An Introduction to the Competition Law and Economics of 'Free'
By: Benjamin Edelman and Damien Geradin
Many of the largest and most successful businesses today rely on providing services at no charge to at least a portion of their users. For consumers, it is easy to celebrate free service. At least in the short term, free services are often high quality, and users find... View Details
Edelman, Benjamin, and Damien Geradin. "An Introduction to the Competition Law and Economics of 'Free'." Antitrust Chronicle (Summer 2018).
- 28 Nov 2016
- Research & Ideas
Challenging the Belief that Liability Laws Kill Medical Device Innovation
deviate from commonly accepted treatments. By that line of thought, medical malpractice lawsuits would put a damper on innovation, and tort reform laws that limit exposure would spur it. But, there is... View Details
- July 2010
- Background Note
Remedies for Patent Infringement under U.S. Law
By: Lena G. Goldberg and Chad Carr
Under the U.S. Patent Act, a patent owner has a statutory right to exclude others from engaging in the unauthorized production, use, sale, or importation of a patented invention. This note examines how that right is enforced and what remedies a patent owner has when... View Details
Goldberg, Lena G., and Chad Carr. "Remedies for Patent Infringement under U.S. Law." Harvard Business School Background Note 311-020, July 2010.
- 21 Feb 2019
- Research & Ideas
Voter ID Laws Don't Work (But They Don't Hurt Anything, Either)
ballot fraud have erupted and intense focus invested in possible measures to ensure election integrity. States have increasingly enacted voter ID laws as one such deterrent. But we also know that View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 2018
- Chapter
Between Economic Planning and Market Competition: International Law and Economics in the U.S.
By: Laura Phillips Sawyer
The impact of institutional economics in shaping the American regulatory tradition has largely been dismissed as an incoherent attack on the neoclassical economic paradigm. This essay briefly reconstructs the interwar institutionalist movement, exploring the... View Details
Keywords: Economics; History; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Business and Government Relations; United States
Phillips Sawyer, Laura. "Between Economic Planning and Market Competition: International Law and Economics in the U.S." In New Perspectives on the History of Political Economy, edited by Robert Fredona and Sophus A. Reinert, 349–374. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
- 1992
- Chapter
Multilateral Conference Mediation: Tommy Koh and the Law of the Sea
By: James K. Sebenius and Lance Antrim
Sebenius, James K., and Lance Antrim. "Multilateral Conference Mediation: Tommy Koh and the Law of the Sea." In Mediation in International Relations: Multiple Approaches to Conflict Management, edited by Jacob Bercovitch and Jeffrey Z. Rubin, 97–130. London: Macmillan Publishing, 1992.
- May 2002
- Teaching Note
Venture Law Group (A) & (B), TN
By: Ashish Nanda and Thomas J. DeLong
Teaching Note for (9-800-065) and (9-800-191). View Details
Keywords: Legal Services Industry
- Article
On the Optimal Structure of Liability Laws
By: Jerry R. Green
We consider the control of tvo-party accidents through the use of liability rules that assign damages according to whether or not predetermined standards for care have been met. Particular emphasis is given to how the differential in the costs of accident avoidance... View Details
Green, Jerry R. "On the Optimal Structure of Liability Laws." Bell Journal of Economics 7, no. 2 (Fall 1976): 553–574.
- 05 Jul 2006
- Working Paper Summaries