Legal - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Feb 2001
Research & Ideas

Creating Value Across Borders

for a relatively stable legal framework with enforceable property rights. In some countries without stable legal systems, you will not necessarily see the most qualified people become entrepreneurs and start... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

31 Jul 2018
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How Does Product Liability Risk Affect Innovation? Evidence from Medical Implants

Keywords: by Alberto Galasso and Hong Luo

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China: laws/regulations

Where can I find Chinese laws and regulations? People's Republic of China Legal Research Guide: Produced by Harvard Law School Library, this guide provides a starting place for resources in Chinese and English. Westlaw... View Details

Robert J. Kleberg, Sr.

After Richard King, the founder of King Ranch died, Kleberg, the firm’s former legal counsel, took over the management of the 600,000 acre ranch in Texas. Kleberg expanded the ranch to over 1.3 million acres. Although the ranch eventually... View Details

Keywords: Agriculture & Mining

Portrait Project

Debbie Rosenbaum

body language. Graduating from Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School, I am now building a career in communication. Leveraging the legal landscape of trademark and copyright, I aspire be at the intersection of law, business and... View Details

28 Feb 2022
News

Equal Partner

country—something that had not been legal until Title III of the JOBS Act went into effect the year. Using Republic’s website or app, anyone with $10 could invest in a highly vetted startup. Moreover, women founders and founders of color... View Details

October 2022 (Revised September 2023)
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SolarWinds Confronts SUNBURST (B)

By: Frank Nagle, George A. Riedel, William R. Kerr and David Lane

Supplements the (A) case, describing actions taken by SolarWinds as well as by regulatory agencies in the aftermath of the immediate crisis. The case also includes reflections by SolarWinds managers on the choices they made with respect to disclosure, media relations,... View Details

Keywords: Cyberattacks; Cybersecurity; Corporate Disclosure; Crisis Management; Customer Focus and Relationships; Legal Liability; Governance Compliance; Business and Government Relations; Information Technology Industry; United States

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Steve Cagnetta is a co-founder and Principal of Company Counsel, LLC, an out-sourced general counsel firm focused on representing emerging companies. He has spent the past 20+ years advising entrepreneurs and startups on the business and View Details

Keywords: Legal;#19;#Digital Health;#20;#Ecommerce;#23;#Education Technology;#31;#Finance;#54;#Medical Devices & Hardware;#60;#Services;#64;#Software/App;#75;#Venture Capital;#238;#Fintech

01 Mar 2011
News

On the Outside at HBS

legal nonprofit. I quickly learned, however, that my accomplishments did not shield me from feeling like an outsider during my RC year. HBS Dean Nitin Nohria was right when he recently said that even in a community that can pride itself... View Details

10 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

Corporate Responsibility and the Environment: What is the Right Thing To Do?

It's a question often debated, but seldom answered authoritatively: Do companies have a social responsibility to protect the environment beyond legal requirements? Specifically, may companies do so within the scope of their fiduciary... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

01 Jun 2022
News

Vision: Into the Breach

doesn’t go to parks and roads and schools,” Iram explains. If a client does suffer a breach, At-Bay picks up the tab for any direct financial losses that may ensue, along with a host of other costly consequences. For example, companies that have been compromised may be... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand

25 Apr 2014
Research & Ideas

To Pay or Not to Pay: Argentina and the International Debt Market

fight for the long haul. The legal battle will culminate in the United States Supreme Court, with a ruling expected in June. Not Setting Precedent While most observers remain focused on the outcome of the Argentina case, the bigger... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Alfaro

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Field Course: Life Sciences Venture Creation - Course Catalog

success; optimizing capital efficiency; legal and intellectual property development; regulatory considerations. Industry Challenges and When to Get Help - when should you worry about regulatory concerns? Who do you hire internally or as a... View Details

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Patent search: US patent ownership

information in the public record and does not verify the validity of the information. Recordation is a ministerial function--the USPTO neither makes a determination of the legality of the transaction nor the right of the submitting party... View Details

25 Apr 2014
News

Disrupting criminal enterprises that prey on children

Kayla Brochu (MBA/JD 1999) deployed business and legal strategies to combat some of the world's worst crimes as the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Expert on Technology-Facilitated Child Abuse, Exploitation, and Trafficking.... View Details

23 Mar 2020
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Product Disasters Can Be Fertile Ground for Innovation

In 2009, a stroke victim at a Los Angeles medical center started losing his hair following a CT brain perfusion scan. After some confusion, doctors determined he had been subject to a radiation overdose—a serious accident that might lead to a lifetime of increased risk... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health; Medical Devices & Supplies

August 1985
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Bob Malott and Product Liability Law Reform

Robert Malott, Chairman and CEO of FMC, must decide whether or not to continue his work on product liability law reform, an issue on which he has worked for almost 10 years. Malott must decide how extensive his own involvement should be and what arguments he can or... View Details

Keywords: Management; Decision Choices and Conditions; Personal Development and Career; Legal Liability

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01 Sep 2007
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Giving New Ventures a Boost

Some $80,000 in cash and in-kind legal and accounting services were awarded to winners and runners-up in the 11th annual HBS Business Plan Contest last April. Traditional track winner Sandra Nudelman (MBA ’07) and her sister Michele, a... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

26 Feb 2013
First Look

First Look: Feb. 26

Puzzle of Private Investment in State-Controlled Firms Authors:Pargendler, Mariana, Aldo Musacchio, and Sergio G. Lazzarini Abstract A large legal and economic literature describes how state-owned enterprises (SOEs) suffer from a variety... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Aug 2006
Research & Ideas

Whatever Happened to Caveat Emptor?

Trumbull, that unfettered marketplace has "virtually disappeared." "Today, arguably no other economic actor in the advanced industrial countries—not the investor, not the worker, not the welfare recipient—enjoys a more thorough set of View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

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