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Islamic Finance - Cambridge, MA

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 3, 2007

Harvard Law School - Islamic Legal Studies Program - Islamic Finance Project hosts the Eighth Harvard University Forum on Islamic Finance, “Innovation and Authenticity,” April 19-20, 2008, in Cambridge, MA. The call for papers deadline for abstracts was Sept. 1.

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Corporate Governance - Copenhagen

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on August 21, 2007

Copenhagen Conference on Control Enhancing Mechanisms in Corporate Governance, September 18, 2007.

The Centre for Economic and Business Research, the European Corporate Governance Institute, and the Copenhagen Business School are organising a free all-day conference on 18 September 2007 to take stock of the issues of surrounding control enhancing mechanisms and their economic impact at the European level and in international comparison. The conference will use the European Commission’s recently published study as basis for the discussion.

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Why Delaware for Corporations? - Champaign, IL

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on August 21, 2007

If you’re near Champaign at on October 19, drop by the University of Illinois at 3:00 for “The Mystery of Delaware Law’s Success,” hosted by the Program in Business Law and Policy.

Thanks: Conglomerate.

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August 21, 2007 Colloquia/Workshops

Posted by pittlegalscholarship on August 21, 2007

University of Alabama

Mitu Gulati (Duke Law) & Sarah Ludington (Duke Law), A Convenient Untruth: Fact and Fiction in the Doctrine of Odious Debts.

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Business & Law Education - Birmingham, AL

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on August 16, 2007

Samford University Cumberland School of Law offers Credentialed for What? Exploring business and law education for public obligation, October 17-19, 2007, Birmingham, AL. Speakers include William May (Inst. for Practical Ethics and Public Life), Sandy Douglas (President of Coca-Cola North America), and Deborah Rhode (Stanford Law School).

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US-China Business Law Conference

Posted by legalscholarshipblog on August 14, 2007

US-China Business Law Conference at UCLA School of Law in Los Angeles, California on October 26, 2007.

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Law and Finance: The Future of Securities Fraud Litigation

Posted by legalscholarshipblog on August 14, 2007

CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT & CALL FOR PAPERS

LAW AND FINANCE:  THE FUTURE OF SECURITIES FRAUD LITIGATION

Friday, February 8, 2008

The Claremont Colleges
Claremont, California

http://fei.claremontmckenna.edu/events/2008conference/

Organized by the Financial Economics Institute at Claremont McKenna College and
The LRN-RAND Center on Corporate Ethics, Law and Governance RAND Corporation

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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Five Years Later: Assessing Its Impact, Charting Its Future

Posted by legalscholarshipblog on August 13, 2007

Sixth Annual Business Law Conference at the University of Maryland School of Law in Baltimore, Maryland on October 18-19, 2007.

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World Wide Junior Corporate Scholar Forum 2008

Posted by legalscholarshipblog on August 13, 2007

CALL FOR PAPERS

WORLD WIDE JUNIOR CORPORATE SCHOLAR FORUM 2008

COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL

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Revolution Through Social Enterprise

Posted by legalscholarshipblog on August 13, 2007

Revolution Through Social Enterprise at Pepperdine School of Law in Malibu, California on March 20, 2008.

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