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21 Aug 2008, 11:04 am
Study: Leadership Pay Disparities While we're on the topic of internal pay equity, here is an interesting excerpt from Professor Lisa Fairfax posted on the "Conglomerate Blog": I recently ran across a 2007 study conducted by the Institute for Policy Studies, a progressive research center, which published figures on the pay disparities of various people in leadership positions. [read post]
11 Aug 2008, 3:00 pm
The findings presented here show that the prevailing view about special litigation committee behavior is an unsound basis for generalizing about how independent and disinterested directors behave.Today's expert commentators will comment on both the securities law aspects and methodological aspects of this piece:  our own Lisa Fairfax, Barbara Black, Bill Henderson, Bob Lawless and Paul Rose. [read post]
11 Aug 2008, 2:15 pm
Professor Minor Myers's paper makes a very important contribution to the legal scholarship regarding the role of special litigation committees as well as the role of independent directors, while illustrating a key cautionary tale on the use of empirical research in the corporate governance literature. [read post]
21 Jul 2008, 8:30 am by Eric Chiappinelli
This case has generated commentary by Steve Bainbridge (here, there, over there, around here, and right here), Larry Ribstein (here and there), Francis Pileggi (here), and Lisa Fairfax at The Conglomerate (here and there). [read post]
21 Jul 2008, 8:30 am by Eric Chiappinelli
This case has generated commentary by Steve Bainbridge (here, there, over there, around here, and right here), Larry Ribstein (here and there), Francis Pileggi (here), and Lisa Fairfax at The Conglomerate (here and there). [read post]
4 May 2008, 1:28 am
Direct your submission to: Professor Frank Partnoyfpartnoy@sandiego.eduUniversity of San Diego School of Law5998 Alcala ParkSan Diego, CA 92110 Papers will be selected after review by members of the Executive Committee of the Section on Business Associations, including: Richard Booth (Villanova)Eric Chiappinelli (Creighton, Dean)Lisa Fairfax (Maryland, Chair-Elect)Frank Gevurtz (MeGeorge)Christine Hurt (Illinois)Therese Maynard (Loyola-Los Angeles)Brett McDonnell… [read post]
31 Mar 2008, 11:30 am
In light of the current standings in our NCAA basketball tournament pool, the post by Lisa Fairfax (Maryland) caught my eye: Brackets and the Workplace: I had the chance to read a story in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on the pros... [read post]
18 Mar 2008, 12:13 pm
Not only our many jobs lost, but according to Lisa Fairfax at the Conglomerate Blog, a lot of these employees did not learn from the Enron debacle and had a lot of their pensions tied up in company stock: I know we are trying to move on, but I have heard several news sources and commentators point out that Bear Stearns employees own some 1/3 of the company's stock. [read post]
18 Mar 2008, 11:10 am
Not only our many jobs lost, but according to Lisa Fairfax at the... [read post]
22 Jan 2008, 1:45 pm
Having emerged from the post-exam fog, I am finishing writing up a talk I gave at the University of Maryland Law School's Sarbanes-Oxley Conference last October, organized by Glommer Lisa Fairfax. [read post]
10 Jan 2008, 11:11 am
However, as the Economist article explains, such an idea is not one without difficulties in implementation in view of the absence of sufficient number of women directors who are capable of adequately discharging the roles demanded of them on boards.Further, as this study by Lisa Fairfax points out, the costs board diversity appear to exceed the benefits. [read post]
7 Jan 2008, 11:15 am
Okay then: Headline I'm most fearful of seeing in 2008: Bush Launches War Against Iran Headline I most want to see in 2008: South Carolina Electorate Moves Sharply To The Left Headline I most expect to see in 2008: [Insert Name of Successful Young Female Actor Here] Has Gained/Lost Too Much Weight Headline I least expect to see in 2008: The Alfred Nobel Foundation Has Founded A New Nobel Prize For Blogging I tag: Joan Heminway, Orin Kerr, Rebecca Tushnet, Jim Chen, Susan Kuo, Ellen Podgor,… [read post]
7 Jan 2008, 5:14 am
  For a thoughtful piece on the importance of diversity in the corporate board room, see Lisa Fairfax, Professor, University of Maryland, The Bottom Line on Board Diversity. [read post]
10 Dec 2007, 7:41 am
First, thank you to everyone participating in the book club. [read post]
19 Oct 2007, 8:05 am
In this post at the Conglomerate, Lisa Fairfax talks about a company that sells "professional typed notes for daily class lectures" to undergraduates. [read post]
4 Oct 2007, 1:56 pm
Glommers Lisa Fairfax, Fred Tung, and I will also offer some brief thoughts. [read post]