Corporate Governance

OK, Chantix spammers--you asked for it.

Posted on December 04, 2008
Links to some of the stories about how dangerous Chantix is alleged to be: See here and here, for example. Click here for some info on the FDA warning about Chantix.So, Chantix spammers, do you still want to keep making me remove your comments on my blog, or will you cut it out?

Dear Chantix and all other annoying spam commenters

Posted on November 21, 2008
CUT IT OUT. I don't want you posting your ads on my blog. Had I wanted ads, I would've put them on my blog. I don't want advertising in general, and I don't want YOUR advertising in particular.

A timely (end of semester) story . . . .

Posted on November 14, 2008
From the ABA Journal (here).

I like BOTH Pete Wentzes (Petes Wentz?)

Posted on November 12, 2008
Here's a recent post from Pete Wentz (here), of Fall Out Boy -- and son of Pete Wentz of Apco Worldwide (here). I'm really impressed with Pete Wentz (the dad)'s abilities in terms of strategic planning, and I really love the music of Pete Wentz (the son) and Fall Out Boy...

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Thomas Sowell's op-ed about the gay marriage bans

Posted on November 11, 2008
After reading Thomas Sowell's op-ed about the recent election and the success of such measures as Proposition 8 in California (see here for his op-ed), I thought for a while about why I disagreed with him on this issue (see here). For one thing, marriage can't just be about protecting the ability of a man and a woman to have children...

Why I love the Financial Times, part 2:

Posted on November 11, 2008
A great article about Pete Wentz, of Fall Out Boy (here).

Why I love the Financial Times

Posted on November 08, 2008
There are two wonderful articles on the European Lehman bankruptcy (here and here).

I'll bite--what IS it about other people's marriages that so bother the "Yes on Prop. 8" people?

Posted on November 05, 2008
I just found out that Prop. 8 passed in California. That's the proposition banning same-sex marriages. I don't get it. Just what is so hard about letting two people in love get the same civil rights that I've had for the past 12 years? Does a same-sex marriage threaten my marriage in any way? Is giving same-sex couples certain legal rights going to somehow threaten opposite-sex couples (including, BTW, those who have taken their marriage vows and then gotten divorced--which is, of course, legal and "doesn't" threaten the sanctity of marriage)? I hear that the SF City Attorney is going to file suit, claiming that Prop...

In memory of Deanna Redder

Posted on October 30, 2008
It's always so sad when good people die, especially when they die so young. Here is the obituary of Deanna Redder, one of my former students at The Ohio State University College of Law (here). One of her friends from that time, Kathleen Lyon, let me know of this tragedy...

Top five reasons that the Disney Board could use me

Posted on October 28, 2008
As I was reading John Schnatter's op-ed in Saturday's Wall Street Journal, "Where Were the Boards?" (here) -- an opinion with which I wholeheartedly agree -- and ruminating about our family's recent visit to Disney World, I couldn't help thinking that some large public companies could really use an infusion of new blood...

Twenty-five years ago in Beirut

Posted on October 23, 2008
Our hearts go out to the families of those brave Marines lost in the Beirut bombing 25 years ago today. See, e.g., here and here.

We've gotten permission to post this ad for lateral candidates:

Posted on October 17, 2008
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS?WILLIAM S. BOYD SCHOOL OF LAW invites applications for at least one tenure-track Associate Professor or tenured Full Professor of Law position, with appointment to begin with the 2009-2010 academic year. We have substantial flexibility in subject matter interests, with special interest in clinical teaching...

Update on that letter to the Dallas lawyer

Posted on October 14, 2008
After I wrote about the letter questioning the collegiality of a particular lawyer (here), the lawyer who received the letter wrote back to me and asked me to publish his response. Here it is: Here is my response relative to Jeff Murphrey?s letter of September 26, 2008 about hurricane related sewage in his yard in which he slams me and seems to slam the lawyers from the great city of Dallas, Texas...

Why proofreading is so very important for lawyers....

Posted on October 12, 2008
Reason #1 (here). Reason #2 (here).

In memory of David Young

Posted on October 12, 2008
Texas lawyers lost a talented writer and gentle person this past week, and I wanted you to know a little bit about him. Here's his obituary:David Bruce Young of Austin, Texas, passed away suddenly Sunday evening, October 5 at his home.He was born in Columbia, Missouri on November 1, 1945, to Raymond Arthur and Virginia Garton Young...

Someone should hire this soon-to-be-graduate!

Posted on October 12, 2008
I've known Stephen Chen, who will be receiving a J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center and an M.P.H. from the University of Texas School of Public Health this coming May, for over three years. He was my research assistant while he was still an undergrad at UT, and he proved himself to be diligent, creative, and intelligent--and an extremely nice guy, to boot...

"Hello Skinnyjeans" and its particular brand of "customer service"

Posted on October 12, 2008
After reading about how wonderful "Hello Skinnyjeans" were, I ordered a pair on August 3. I waited and waited -- and waited and waited -- for the jeans to be delivered. I emailed the company on August 24, and Catherine Hart told me then that the jeans would be ready "in another 1-2 weeks...

It's ok to stop sending me law school publications that describe a bunch of achievements now--I've voted already.

Posted on October 10, 2008
As chair of this year's appointments committee here at Boyd, I've been getting all of those glossy publications touting various law schools' achievements. You can stop sending me the "law porn" now. I've sent in my USNWR votes.This year, of course, USNWR asked voters to pick up to 15 schools that we thought of as having "top" part-time programs...

If you're looking to place a child with loving parents, I know two people who'd be great

Posted on October 09, 2008
My friends Tori & Jennifer are looking to open their loving home to a child (see here).

And a shout-out to Ann Ryan Robertson

Posted on October 09, 2008
Ann's a buddy of mine who was highlighted recently in Texas Lawyer (here). Brava, Ann--I'm kvelling!

Want to be listed as a follower of my blog?

Posted on October 09, 2008
Just click here. Thanks!

A shout-out about an intriguing idea in criminal law

Posted on October 09, 2008
Geoff Mousseau pointed me to his company's website (here), which helps white collar defendants with the process of going through the criminal justice system. Geoff himself has personal experience with the criminal justice system, and he believes that he can help to translate the experiences of defendants accused of committing white-collar crimes for the lawyers representing those defendants...

Why we never learn from economic crises

Posted on October 09, 2008
I've posted some thoughts over at JURIST (here), and the second edition of our Enron text (Enron and Other Corporate Fiascos: The Corporate Scandal Reader (Nancy B. Rapoport, Jeffrey D. Van Niel, and Bala G. Dharan, eds.) (Foundation Press 2008) is slated to come out this December...

Most interesting Civ Pro rap video I've seen

Posted on October 09, 2008
OK, it's the only one I've seen (see here), but it IS interesting . . . . Can a bankruptcy law rap be far behind?Hat tip to Kathleen Lyon for letting me know about this one.

And, over at the Legal Profession Blog . . . .

Posted on October 02, 2008
I've reproduced a letter that a friend sent to me (see post here) to illustrate how obstreperous some attorneys can be. I'm not so sure that the reference to Dallas is gratuitous--you might want to watch this clip (here) from the song "Dallas, Texas," on the Austin Lounge Lizards' Highway Cafe of the Damned CD...

UNLV (Boyd School of Law) is hiring....

Posted on October 01, 2008
And I'm the appointments chair. Also on our committee are Chris Blakesley, Keith Rowley, Jay Mootz, and Leticia Saucedo. So far, the University has approved our search for a Director of Academic Support, and we may also be looking for visitors and for laterals (depending on funding and University approval)...

Well, THAT explains it....

Posted on September 30, 2008
From one of my favorite blogs (GraphJam.com):

More on LSAT-free admissions and the rankings

Posted on September 26, 2008
There are lots of good posts on this issue (see, e.g., here, here, here, and here), and I'm guest-blogging about it at Race to the Bottom (see here). Looking forward to reading your comments on all of this.

And while I'm doing videos that tickled my fancy....

Posted on September 24, 2008
This clip from The Daily Show (here) is one of my favorites.

The point of corporate mergers

Posted on September 24, 2008
As seen in this video from the Colbert Report (here). Have patience: the video is about halfway through the clip.

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