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TOP 10 Papers for Journal of CGN: Legal Practice (Topic)

January 2, 1997 to November 20, 2009



Rank Downloads Paper Title
1 1262 The Elusive Quest for Global Governance Standards
Lucian A. Bebchuk, Assaf Hamdani,
Harvard University - Harvard Law School, Hebrew University - Faculty of Law,
Date posted to database: April 8, 2009
Last Revised: June 26, 2009
2 754 Bankruptcy or Bailouts?
Kenneth Ayotte, David A. Skeel,
Northwestern University School of Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School,
Date posted to database: March 18, 2009
Last Revised: August 10, 2009
3 697 When No Law is Better than a Good Law
Utpal Bhattacharya , Hazem Daouk,
Indiana University Bloomington - Department of Finance, Cornell University - Department of Applied Economics and Management,
Date posted to database: March 19, 2005
Last Revised: April 29, 2009
4 397 Helping Law Catch Up to Markets: Applying Broker-Dealer Law to Subprime Mortgages
Jonathan R. Macey, Geoffrey P. Miller, Maureen O'Hara, Gabriel D. Rosenberg,
Yale Law School, New York University - School of Law, Cornell University - Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, Author - affiliation not provided to SSRN,
Date posted to database: November 23, 2008
Last Revised: July 15, 2009
5 281 Treatment Differences and Political Realities in the GAAP-IFRS Debate
William W. Bratton, Lawrence A. Cunningham,
Georgetown University Law Center, George Washington University Law School,
Date posted to database: April 10, 2009
Last Revised: April 28, 2009
6 240 Leverage in the Board Room: The Unsung Influence of Private Lenders in Corporate Governance
Frederick Tung,
Emory University - School of Law,
Date posted to database: March 11, 2009
Last Revised: May 25, 2009
7 229 Sarbanes-Oxley: The Law, its Role and its Critics
Pushkin Gupta,
Author - affiliation not provided to SSRN,
Date posted to database: May 1, 2009
Last Revised: May 1, 2009
8 215 Do Regulations Based on Credit Ratings Affect a Firm's Cost of Capital?
Darren J. Kisgen, Philip E. Strahan,
Boston College - Wallace E. Carroll School of Management, Boston College - Department of Finance,
Date posted to database: March 5, 2009
Last Revised: March 12, 2009
9 198 Green is Good: Sustainability, Profitability, and a New Paradigm for Corporate Governance
Judd F. Sneirson,
University of Oregon - School of Law,
Date posted to database: October 6, 2008
Last Revised: June 11, 2009
10 178 The Future of the Securities and Exchange Commission as a Market Regulator
Roberta S. Karmel,
Brooklyn Law School,
Date posted to database: May 20, 2009
Last Revised: May 20, 2009

RECENT HITS (for all papers announced in the last 60 days)
TOP 10 Papers for Journal of CGN: Legal Practice (Topic)

September 21, 2009 to November 20, 2009



Rank Downloads Paper Title
1 134 Myths About Mutual Fund Fees: Economic Insights on Jones v. Harris
D. Bruce Johnsen,
George Mason University - School of Law,
Date posted to database: October 7, 2009
Last Revised: October 9, 2009
2 70 Corporate Governance and the Impact on it Imposed by a Controlling Shareholder
Lisa M. Mezzetti, Dirk Schlimm, Bernard S. Sharfman,
Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Jenoir Management Consultants, Author - Independent,
Date posted to database: October 26, 2009
Last Revised: October 26, 2009
3 39 Tax Risk Management Sox 404 & FIN48
Daniel N. Erasmus,
Thomas Jefferson School of Law,
Date posted to database: October 4, 2009
Last Revised: October 12, 2009
4 34 Refusals to Deal
Jeremy K. West,
OECD Competition Division,
Date posted to database: September 9, 2009
Last Revised: September 13, 2009
5 34 Investor Owned and Controlled Rating Agencies: A Summary Introduction
Joseph Grundfest, Evgeniya E. Hochenberg,
Stanford University Law School, Stanford University Law School ,
Date posted to database: October 26, 2009
Last Revised: October 26, 2009
6 27 Compliance Heroes, Leadership, and Ethical Values: In Search of a Chinese Benchmark
Len A. Gainsford, Angus Young, Angus Young,
Author - affiliation not provided to SSRN, Queensland University of Technology, Victoria University - Centre for International Corporate Governance Research,
Date posted to database: September 2, 2009
Last Revised: November 15, 2009
7 13 The Bankruptcy Hegemon: Section 524(A) and Its Effect on State and Federal Comity
Benjamin Margulis,
Cardozo Law Review,
Date posted to database: September 14, 2009
Last Revised: October 1, 2009
8 11 Interrogating and Indulging Prepacks: Re Kayley Vending
Look Chan Ho,
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP,
Date posted to database: September 23, 2009
Last Revised: September 27, 2009



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