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Business Organizations Business Planning Securities Regulation
Publications
Books Illinois Practice, Business Associations, Volumes 8-9 (2006 update) Illinois Practice -- Business Organizations (West Publishing Company, 1996, supplemented annually)
Articles Fairness and Good Faith as a Precept in the Law of Corporations and Other Business Organizations, 36 Loy.U.Chi. L.J. 551 (2005) [article] Why Not Tell the Truth?, 9 Public Interest Law Reporter 4 (Spring 2004) What Every Lawyer Needs to Know About the Illinois Limited Liability Company Act, 92 Illinois Bar Journal 420 (August 2004) [article] Squeeze-outs, Freeze-outs and Discounts: Why Is Illinois in the Minority in Protecting Shareholder Interests? 35 Loyola Chicago L.J.737 (2004) [article] Enron: A New Paradigm of Moral Hazard, in The Global Economy: Financial, Trade, and Knowledge Asymmetries (The APF Press, 2003), at 258 The Attorney as 'Creator' or 'Author': Attorney Liability Under Enron, Chicago Bar Record (April 2003) A Perspective on Enron from an International Point of View, IX Loyola Forum Intl. Law 59 (2002) Limited Liability Companies in the Decade of the 1990's. Legislative and Case Law Developments and Their Implications for the Future, 56 Bus. Law. 499 (2001) [article] Why Illinois -- A Comparison of the Corporate Jurisprudence of Illinois and Delaware, 19 So.Ill.L.J. 1 (1994) [article] Corporate Governance:The Role of Special Litigation Committees, 68 Univ.of Wash.L.Rev. 79 (1993) [article] The Evolution of Effective Remedies for Minority Shareholders and Its Impact upon Valuation of Minority Shares, 65 Notre Dame L. R. 425 (1990) [article]
Other Publications "Fiduciary Duties," Chapter 3 in Business Law Series, vol. 1 (IICLE, 2005) Preface to the Illinois Limited Liability Company Act (to be published by the Illinois Secretary of State, 2003) "Enron: Transparency, Ethics and Due Diligence," 75-slide Power Point presentation accompanying Enron 11/8/01 8K Report, Minutes of Audit Committee, 2/12/01, Vinson & Elkins 10/15/01 Report, and Powers Report dated 02/01/02 Preface to the Business Corporation Act (Illinois Secretary of State, 1997, reprinted annually)
Works in Progress
Article entitled "Fairness and Good Faith as a Precept in the Law of Corporations and Other Business Entities," forthcoming 2005, Loyola University Chicago Law Journal. Article entitled "A Legal, Medical Moral and Political Perspective on Abortion and Gay Marriage."
Recent Presentations
Panelist and discussion leader, "Choosing the Form of Business Entity: Pros, Cons, and Special Issues", Chicago Bar Association, September 2004 Speaker, "Fiduciary Duty and Business Entity Choices", Illinois State Bar Association, April 2004 Speaker, "Professional Liability After Enron", Chicago Bar Association, Securities Law Institute, March 2004 Speaker, "Business Ethics: Whatever Happened to Telling the Truth?", Northwestern University Sheil Center, January 2004 Speaker, "Litigation Tells Us Why Delaware's Contractarian Statue Doesn't Work", Chicago Bar Association, January 2004 "Enron and Attorney Liability," Michigan State University - Detroit College of Law, April 2003 "Enron and Attorney Liability," Securities Law Committee, Chicago Bar Association, April 2003 "Liability and Responsibilities of Attorneys (and Other Professionals) after Enron," Corporation Committee, Chicago Bar Association, February 2003 "The Impact of Enron on Corporate Governance," Financial Market Group, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, October 2002 "Enron: Transparency, Ethics, Due Diligence," Chicago Bar Association Annual Securities Law Institute, March 2002 "Litigation Issues Affecting Limited Liability Companies," Chicago Bar Association, November 2001 "Shareholder Oppression and Statutory Remedies," Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago, May 2001 "New Rights and Fiduciary Responsibilities of Shareholders," Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago, May 2001 "Methods of Valuing Different Types of Businesses," Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Springfield and Chicago, March 2001
Professional Service
Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Board of Directors, Member Member and past chairman, Illinois State Bar Association's Corporation, Securities and Business Law Council, 1988 - Secretary of State Business Services Advisory Council, Member 1982 - Illinois Securities Advisory Council, Member, 2002 -
Awards and Honors
Medal of Excellence, Law Alumni Association, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, 1985 Who's Who in America Who's Who in American Law
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