Brian R. Cheffins

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1.

The History of Corporate Governance

OXFORD HANDBOOK OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, Mike Wright, Donald Siegel, Kevin Keasey and Igor Filatotchev, eds., Oxford University Press, 2013, University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 54/2011, ECGI - Law Working Paper No. 184/2012
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 22 Dec 2011 Last Revised: 20 May 2013
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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corporate governance, board of directors, shareholder activism, agency costs

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Outside Director Liability Across Countries

as published in Texas Law Review, Vol. 84, pp. 1385-1480, 2006, ECGI - Law Working Paper No. 71/2006, Stanford Law and Economics Olin Working Paper No. 266, Univ of Texas Law and Economics Research Paper No. 31
Number of pages: 97 Posted: 20 Jan 2005 Last Revised: 29 Jun 2011
Brian R. Cheffins and Bernard S. Black
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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outside directors, director liability, corporate law, securities law, indemnification, D&O insurance, derivative suits, securities class actions

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The Eclipse of Private Equity

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The Eclipse of Private Equity

ECGI - Law Working Paper No. 082/2007
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 24 Apr 2007
Brian R. Cheffins and John Armour
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law and University of Oxford - Faculty of Law
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private equity, buyouts, public-to-private transactions, debt markets, regulation, corporate governance

The Eclipse of Private Equity

Delaware Journal of Corporate Law (DJCL), Vol. 33, No. 1, 2008
Posted: 03 Oct 2008 Last Revised: 09 Feb 2009
Brian R. Cheffins and John Armour
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law and University of Oxford - Faculty of Law

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Did Corporate Governance 'Fail' During the 2008 Stock Market Meltdown? The Case of the S&P 500

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Did Corporate Governance 'Fail' During the 2008 Stock Market Meltdown? The Case of the S&P 500

ECGI - Law Working Paper No. 124/2009
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 04 May 2009 Last Revised: 19 Oct 2010
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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corporate governance, financial crisis, board of directors, executive pay, shareholder rights

Did Corporate Governance 'Fail' during the 2008 Stock Market Meltdown? The Case of the S&P 500

Business Lawyer, Vol. 65, No. 1, 2009
Posted: 03 Feb 2010
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law

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corporate governance, financial crisis, board of directors, executive pay, shareholder rights

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Outside Director Liability

as published in Stanford Law Review, Vol. 58, pp. 1055-1159, 2006, ECGI - Law Working Paper No. 68/2006, Stanford Law and Economics Olin Working Paper No. 319, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 76
Number of pages: 107 Posted: 04 Apr 2006 Last Revised: 22 Jan 2019
Bernard S. Black, Brian R. Cheffins and Michael Klausner
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law and Stanford Law School
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outside directors, corporate law, securities law, indemnification, D&O insurance

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Private Enforcement of Corporate Law: An Empirical Comparison of the UK and US

as published in Journal of Empirical Legal Studies Vol. 6, pp. 687-722, 2009, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 89, McCombs Research Paper Series, Paper No. FIN-02-07, Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper No. 1105355, 3rd Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies Papers, ECGI - Law Working Paper No. 120, ECGI - Finance Working Paper No. 234
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 16 Apr 2008 Last Revised: 09 Dec 2018
John Armour, Bernard S. Black, Brian R. Cheffins and Richard Nolan
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law and University of York - York Law School
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Private enforcement, corporate law, derivative actions, public enforcement, comparative corporate law

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Outside Director Liability (Before Enron and Worldcom)

Stanford Law and Economics Olin Working Paper No. 250
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 12 Dec 2003
Bernard S. Black, Brian R. Cheffins and Michael Klausner
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law and Stanford Law School
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directors, corporate goverance, liability, securities law, corporate law

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Does Law Matter?: The Separation of Ownership and Control in the United Kingdom

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Does Law Matter?: The Separation of Ownership and Control in the United Kingdom

ERSC Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge, Working Paper No. 172
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 03 Nov 2000
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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ownership, corporate governance, legal regulation, convergence

Does Law Matter?: The Separation of Ownership and Control in the United Kingdom

Journal of Legal Studies, Vol. 30, No. 2, Pt. 1, Forthcoming
Posted: 29 Oct 2001
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law

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Should Shareholders Have a Greater Say Over Executive Pay?: Learning from the Us Experience

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Should Shareholders Have a Greater Say Over Executive Pay?: Learning from the Us Experience

Vanderbilt Law, Joe C. Davis Research Paper No. 01-6
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 10 May 2001 Last Revised: 05 Jun 2017
Brian R. Cheffins and Randall S. Thomas
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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Should Shareholders Have a Greater Say Over Executive Pay?: Learning from the Us Experience

Cambridge University Corporate Law, Vol. 1, p. 277, 2001, Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 01-6
Posted: 23 Jan 2002
Brian R. Cheffins and Randall S. Thomas
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law and Vanderbilt University - Law School

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Outside Directors, Liability Risk and Corporate Governance: A Comparative Analysis (English Version)

ECGI - Law Working Paper No. 48, U of Texas law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 31
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 09 Sep 2005
Brian R. Cheffins, Bernard S. Black and Michael Klausner
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Stanford Law School
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outside directors, corporate governance, Germany, supervisory board, director liability, securities law, corporate law

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The Rise and Fall (?) of Shareholder Activism by Hedge Funds

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The Rise and Fall (?) of Shareholder Activism by Hedge Funds

ECGI - Law Working Paper No. 136/2009
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 02 Aug 2010
John Armour and Brian R. Cheffins
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law and University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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Shareholder activism, hedge funds, financial crisis

The Rise and Fall (?) of Shareholder Activism by Hedge Funds

Journal of Alternative Investments, Vol. 14, No. 3, 2012
Posted: 06 Jan 2012 Last Revised: 07 Jan 2012
Brian R. Cheffins and John Armour
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law and University of Oxford - Faculty of Law

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shareholder activism, hedge funds, financial crisis

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The Past, Present and Future of Shareholder Activism by Hedge Funds

Journal of Corporation Law, 2012, University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 38/2011
Number of pages: 93 Posted: 24 Sep 2011 Last Revised: 29 Sep 2011
Brian R. Cheffins and John Armour
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law and University of Oxford - Faculty of Law
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Shareholder, Shareholder activism, hedge funds, corporate law, corporation

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Corporate Governance Reform: Britain as an Exporter

Corporate Governance and the Reform of Company Law, Hume Papers on Public Policy, Vol. 8, No. 1, March 2000
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 13 Mar 2000
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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Dividends and Politics (Revised)

ECGI - Law Working Paper No. 24/2004, UCLA School of Law, Law-Econ Research Paper No. 04-17
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 05 Feb 2005
Steven A. Bank, Marc Goergen and Brian R. Cheffins
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law, IE Business School, IE University and University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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corporate governance, dividend policy, politics, tax rules, dividend controls, unions, labor costs, corporate law

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Is Berle and Means Really a Myth?

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Is Berle and Means Really a Myth?

UCLA School of Law, Law-Econ Research Paper No. 09-05, ECGI - Law Working Paper No. 121/2009
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 10 Mar 2009 Last Revised: 19 Oct 2010
Brian R. Cheffins and Steven A. Bank
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
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Berle-Means, ownership, control of U.S. public companies

Is Berle and Means Really a Myth?

Business History Review, Vol. 83, No. 3, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 21 Oct 2009
Brian R. Cheffins and Steven A. Bank
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
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Adolf Berle, Gardiner Means, coporate governance, ownership and control

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Report to Russian Center for Capital Market Development: Comparative Analysis on Legal Regulation of the Liability of Members of the Board of Directors and Executive Organs of Companies (English Language Version)

ECGI - Law Working Paper Series 103/2008, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 110
Number of pages: 323 Posted: 07 Sep 2007 Last Revised: 29 Jun 2011
Bernard S. Black, Brian R. Cheffins, Martin Gelter, Hwa-Jin Kim, Richard Nolan, Mathias Siems and Linia Prava
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, Fordham University School of Law, Seoul National University School of Law, University of York - York Law School, European University Institute (EUI) and Linia Prava Law Firm
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Russia, company law, liability of directors and officers

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Corporate Law and Ownership Structure: A Darwinian Link?

Number of pages: 74 Posted: 22 Jul 2002
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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History and the Global Governance Revolution: The UK Perspective

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 30 Mar 2001
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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Liability Risk for Outside Directors: A Cross-Border Analysis

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Liability Risk for Outside Directors: A Cross-Border Analysis

European Financial Management Journal, Vol. 11, pp. 153-171, 2005
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 11 Mar 2005
Brian R. Cheffins, Bernard S. Black and Michael Klausner
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Stanford Law School
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corporate governance, outside directors, legal liability, corporate law, securities law

Liability Risk for Outside Directors: A Cross-Border Analysis

European Financial Management, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 153-171, March 2005
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 28 Mar 2005
Bernard S. Black, Brian R. Cheffins and Michael Klausner
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law and Stanford Law School
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Is Delaware Losing Its Cases?

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Is Delaware Losing Its Cases?

as published in 9 Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, pp. 605-656 (2012), Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 10-03, Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper No. 36/2010, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 174, European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) - Law Working Paper No. 151/2010, 5th Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies Paper, University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 11/08
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 30 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 10 Dec 2018
John Armour, Bernard S. Black and Brian R. Cheffins
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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Delaware, shareholder lawsuits, deal litigation, class actions, derivative actions, options backdating, forum shopping, corporate litigation

Is Delaware Losing its Cases?

Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, Vol. 9, Issue 4, pp. 605-656, 2012
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 08 Nov 2012
John Armour, Bernard S. Black and Brian R. Cheffins
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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Comparative Corporate Governance and the Australian Experience: A Research Agenda

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 23 May 2001
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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Outside Director Liability: A Policy Analysis

Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, Vol. 162, 2006, ECGI - Law Working Paper No. 59/2006, Stanford Law and Economics Olin Working Paper No. 319, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 54
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 25 Jan 2006
Bernard S. Black, Brian R. Cheffins and Michael Klausner
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law and Stanford Law School
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outside directors, liability, corporate governance

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The Corporate Governance Movement, Banks and the Financial Crisis

European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) - Law Working Paper No. 232/2014, University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 56/2013
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 11 Dec 2013 Last Revised: 01 Apr 2014
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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corporate governance, banks, financial crisis, board of directors, agency costs, chief executive officers

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Outside Directors and Lawsuits: What are the Real Risks?

McKinsey Quarterly, 2004
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 15 Sep 2004
Brian R. Cheffins, Bernard S. Black and Michael Klausner
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Stanford Law School
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corporate governance, director liability, fiduciary duty, securities law, securities class actions, law and finance, director duties

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Dividends as a Substitute for Corporate Law: The Separation of Ownership and Control in the United Kingdom

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Dividends as a Substitute for Corporate Law: The Separation of Ownership and Control in the United Kingdom

ECGI - Law Working Paper No. 69/2006
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 13 Jul 2006
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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corporate law, securities law, corporate ownership, dividend policy, shareholder protection, ownership and control

Dividends as a Substitute for Corporate Law: The Separation of Ownership and Control in the United Kingdom

Washington and Lee Law Review, Vol. 63, No. 4, 2006
Posted: 21 Jun 2007
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law

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corporate law, securities law, corporate ownership, dividend policy, shareholder protection, ownership and control

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The History of Modern U.S. Corporate Governance: Introduction

Edward Elgar's Corporate Governance in the New Global Economy Series, 2011, University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 29/2012
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 21 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 17 Jan 2013
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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corporate governance, agency costs, board of directors, executive pay, shareholder activism, takeovers

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Shareholder Suits and Outside Director Liability: The Case of Korea

Journal of Korean Law, Vol. 11, pp. 325-362, 2011, Stanford Law and Economics Olin Working Paper No. #, ECGI - Law Working Paper No. 47/2005
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 17 Jan 2005 Last Revised: 22 Jan 2019
Brian R. Cheffins, Bernard S. Black and Michael Klausner
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Stanford Law School
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corporate governance, director liability, fiduciary duty, securities law, securities class actions, law and finance, director duties

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'Developing Directors' Duties': The Legal and Theoretical Context

Company Financial and Insolvency Law Review, Vol. 3, No. 2, 1999
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 08 Nov 1999
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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Delaware’s Balancing Act

as published in 87 Indiana Law Journal 1345-1405 (2012), University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 37/2011, European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) - Law Working Paper No. 167/2010, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 10-04, Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper No. 64/2010
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 17 Sep 2010 Last Revised: 10 Dec 2018
John Armour, Bernard S. Black and Brian R. Cheffins
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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Delaware courts, corporate litigation, forum shopping

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Putting Britain on the Roe Map: The Emergence of the Berle-Means Corporation in the United Kingdom

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 01 May 2000
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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The Rise of Corporate Governance in the U.K.: When and Why

University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 18/2015, ECGI - Law Working Paper No. 293/2015
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 25 Apr 2015 Last Revised: 04 Jun 2015
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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corporate governance, boards of directors, takeovers, executive pay

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Delaware and the Transformation of Corporate Governance

Delaware Journal of Corporate Law (DJCL), Forthcoming, European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) - Law Working Paper No. 278/2015, University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 64/2014
Number of pages: 101 Posted: 04 Dec 2014 Last Revised: 25 Jan 2015
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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Delaware, corporate governance, boards of directors, takeovers, executive pay, shareholder activism

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The Stewardship Code’s Achilles’ Heel

University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 28/2011
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 18 May 2011
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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Stewardship Code, corporate governance, shareholder activism, share ownership, financial crisis

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Legal Liability of Directors and Company Officials Part 2: Court Procedures, Indemnification and Insurance, and Administrative and Criminal Liability (Report to the Russian Securities Agency)

Columbia Business Law Review, pp. 1-171, 2008, ECGI - Law Working Paper, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 113
Number of pages: 171 Posted: 11 Jan 2008 Last Revised: 19 Oct 2010
Bernard S. Black, Brian R. Cheffins, Martin Gelter, Hwa-Jin Kim, Richard Nolan, Mathias Siems and Linia Prava
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, Fordham University School of Law, Seoul National University School of Law, University of York - York Law School, European University Institute (EUI) and Linia Prava Law Firm
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Russia, company law, liability of directors and officers, indemnification, insurance, derivative suits

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The Origins of the Market for Corporate Control

ECGI - Law Working Paper No. 226/2013
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 13 Sep 2013 Last Revised: 09 Oct 2015
John Armour and Brian R. Cheffins
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law and University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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Takeovers, US corporate law, history, tender offers

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Legal Liability of Directors and Company Officials Part 1: Substantive Grounds for Liability (Report to the Russian Securities Agency)

Columbia Business Law Review, pp. 614-799, 2007, ECGI - Law Working Paper, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 112
Number of pages: 185 Posted: 11 Jan 2008 Last Revised: 19 Oct 2010
Bernard S. Black, Brian R. Cheffins, Martin Gelter, Hwa-Jin Kim, Richard Nolan, Mathias Siems and Linia Prava
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, Fordham University School of Law, Seoul National University School of Law, University of York - York Law School, European University Institute (EUI) and Linia Prava Law Firm
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Russia, company law, liability of directors and officers

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Executive Pay: What Worked?

Journal of Corporation Law, Forthcoming, UCLA School of Law, Law-Econ Research Paper No. 16-11, University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 38/2016, Temple University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2016-37
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 21 Jul 2016 Last Revised: 17 Aug 2016
Steven A. Bank, Brian R. Cheffins and Harwell Wells
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law and Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law
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Tax, Corporate Governance, Executive Compensation, CEO compensation Reform

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The Undermining of UK Corporate Governance (?)

ECGI - Law Working Paper No. 203, University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 4/2013
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 15 Aug 2012 Last Revised: 27 Mar 2013
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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corporate governance, corporate ownership and control, minority shareholder protection, FTSE 100, listing rules

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The Corporate Pyramid Fable

UCLA School of Law, Law-Econ Research Paper No. 10-01, ECGI - Law Working Paper No. 146/2010
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 31 Jan 2010 Last Revised: 22 Jan 2019
Steven A. Bank and Brian R. Cheffins
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law and University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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history of U.S. corporate structures, publicly traded corporations, Public Utilities Holding Company Act of 1935

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Analysis on Legal Regulation of the Liability of Members of the Board of Directors and Executive Organs of Companies (as of December 2006) (Отчет о результатах сравнительного анализа правового регулирования ответственности членов органов управления хозяйственных обществ (по состоянию на Декабрь 2006 года) (Russian Language Version)

U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 110 (Russian version)
Number of pages: 339 Posted: 17 Feb 2008 Last Revised: 02 Mar 2011
Bernard S. Black, Brian R. Cheffins, Martin Gelter, Hwa-Jin Kim, Richard Nolan, Mathias Siems and Linia Prava
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, Fordham University School of Law, Seoul National University School of Law, University of York - York Law School, European University Institute (EUI) and Linia Prava Law Firm
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Russia, company law, liability of directors and officers

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Regulation and the Globalization (Americanization) of Executive Pay

Vanderbilt Law & Economics Research Paper No. 02-05, Columbia University Press, 2003
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 08 Aug 2002
Brian R. Cheffins and Randall S. Thomas
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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Hedge Fund Activism Canadian Style

ECGI - Law Working Paper No. 202, University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 3/2013
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 21 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 27 Mar 2013
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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Shareholder activism, hedge funds, Canada

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Are Good Managers Required for a Separation of Ownership and Control?

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Are Good Managers Required for a Separation of Ownership and Control?

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 23 Jun 2003
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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Are Good Managers Required for a Separation of Ownership and Control?

Industrial and Corporate Change, Vol. 13, pp. 591-618, 2004
Posted: 09 Nov 2004
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law

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Outside Directors, Liability Risk and Corporate Governance: A Comparative Analysis (German Version)

ECGI - Law Working Paper No. 48, U of Texas law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 31
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 09 Sep 2005
Brian R. Cheffins, Bernard S. Black and Michael Klausner
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Stanford Law School
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outside directors, corporate governance, Germany, supervisory board, director liability, securities law, corporate law

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Law, Politics and the Rise and Fall of German Stock Market Development, 1870-1938

European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) - Law Working Paper No. 283/2015, University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 4/2015
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 13 Jan 2015 Last Revised: 12 Jun 2017
Carsten Burhop, David Chambers and Brian R. Cheffins
Max Planck Society for the Advancement of the Sciences - Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods, University of Cambridge - Judge Business School, Department of Finance & Accounting and University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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Initial public offerings; Germany; Financial History; Corporate Law; Stock Markets

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The Trajectory of (Corporate Law) Scholarship

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 30 Nov 2003
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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Investor Sentiment and Antitrust Law as Determinants of Corporate Ownership Structure: The Great Merger Wave of 1897 to 1903

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 15 Jan 2003
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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Law as Bedrock: The Foundations of an Economy Dominated by Widely Held Public Companies

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Law as Bedrock: The Foundations of an Economy Dominated by Widely Held Public Companies

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 15 Aug 2001
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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Law as Bedrock: The Foundations of an Economy Dominated by Widely Held Public Companies

Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, Vol. 23, No. 1, pp. 1-23, 2003
Posted: 29 Feb 2008
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law

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Mergers and the Evolution of Patterns of Corporate Ownership and Control: The British Experience

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Mergers and the Evolution of Patterns of Corporate Ownership and Control: The British Experience

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 04 Aug 2003
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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Mergers and the Evolution of Patterns of Corporate Ownership and Control: The British Experience

Business History, Vol. 46, pp. 256-284, April 2004
Posted: 06 Sep 2004
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law

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ownership structure, mergers, acquisitions, antitrust law, corporate law

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Corporate Governance Since the Managerial Capitalism Era

Forthcoming, Business History Review, University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 39/2015
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 16 Jun 2015 Last Revised: 08 Jul 2015
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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corporate governance, boards of directors, takeovers, executive pay, shareholder activism

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Questioning 'Law and Finance': US Stock Market Development, 1930-70

University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 14/2012, UCLA School of Law, Law-Econ Research Paper No. 12-14
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 07 Jun 2012 Last Revised: 15 Aug 2012
Brian R. Cheffins, Steven A. Bank and Harwell Wells
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law and Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law
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law and finance, corporate law, Delaware, stock market, securities regulation

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The Team Production Model as a Paradigm

European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) - Law Working Paper No. 262/2014, University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 38/2014
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 08 Jul 2014 Last Revised: 23 Aug 2014
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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team production, corporate law theory, managerialism, shareholder primacy, nexus of contracts, shareholder activism, hedge funds

53.

The Rise and Fall (?) of the Berle-Means Corporation

Seattle University Law Review, Forthcoming, University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 50/2018
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 30 Jul 2018 Last Revised: 06 Aug 2018
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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Berle-Means corporation, separation of ownership and control, institutional shareholders, shareholder activism, index trackers

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Rumours of the Death of the American Public Company are Greatly Exaggerated

Company Laywer, Forthcoming, University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 53/2018, European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) - Law Working Paper No. 444/2019
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 06 Aug 2018 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2019
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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public companies, corporate governance, private equity, initial public offerings

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Правовое Регулирование Ответственности Членов Органов Управления: Анализ Мировой Практики (Legal Regulation of the Liability of Members of Management Organs: An Analysis of International Practice)

Alpina Publishers (Альпина Паблишерз), 2010
Number of pages: 335 Posted: 11 Feb 2010 Last Revised: 29 Jun 2011
Bernard S. Black, Anastasiya Farukshina, Brian R. Cheffins, Martin Gelter, Hwa-Jin Kim, Richard Nolan, Mathias Siems and Linia Prava
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Northwestern University - School of Law, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, Fordham University School of Law, Seoul National University School of Law, University of York - York Law School, European University Institute (EUI) and Linia Prava Law Firm
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Shareholder Protection Across Time

University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 17/2015, Temple University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2015-24
Number of pages: 82 Posted: 18 Apr 2015 Last Revised: 16 May 2015
Brian R. Cheffins, Steven A. Bank and Harwell Wells
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law and Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law
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corporate law, shareholder protection, leximetrics, regulatory competition

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Tax and the Separation of Ownership and Control

TAX AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, Wolfgang Schoen, ed., Springer, 2008, UCLA School of Law, Law-Econ Research Paper No. 08-09
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 14 Apr 2008 Last Revised: 19 Oct 2010
Steven A. Bank and Brian R. Cheffins
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law and University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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corporate ownership, taxation, separation of ownership and control, historical tax developments in Britain and the U.S.

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The Race to the Bottom Recalculated: Scoring Corporate Law Over Time

UCLA School of Law, Law-Econ Research Paper No. 14-10, ECGI - Law Working Paper No. 261/2014, University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 54/2014, Temple University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2014-38
Number of pages: 91 Posted: 04 Aug 2014 Last Revised: 11 Oct 2014
Brian R. Cheffins, Steven A. Bank and Harwell Wells
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law and Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law
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corporate law, state jurisdictions, incorporation, shareholder protection

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Offensive Shareholder Activism in U.S. Public Companies, 1900-49

University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 09/2011
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 12 Feb 2011 Last Revised: 21 Feb 2011
Brian R. Cheffins and John Armour
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law and University of Oxford - Faculty of Law
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Shareholder Activism, Takeovers, Proxy Regulation

60.

Delaware Corporate Litigation and the Fragmentation of the Plaintiffs’ Bar

As published in 2012 Columbia Business Law Review, pp. 427-501, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 12-04, ECGI - Law Working Paper, Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper No. 21/2012
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 30 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 14 Jul 2012
Brian R. Cheffins, John Armour and Bernard S. Black
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, University of Oxford - Faculty of Law and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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shareholder lawsuits, deal litigation, class actions, derivative actions, corporate litigation, Delaware, plaintiffs’ bar

61.

Stock Market Prices and the Market for Corporate Control

University of Illinois Law Review, 2016, Forthcoming, ECGI - Law Working Paper No. 298/2015, Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper No. 47/2015
Number of pages: 88 Posted: 20 Aug 2015 Last Revised: 03 Sep 2015
John Armour and Brian R. Cheffins
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law and University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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tender offer; market for corporate control; proxy contest; stock market efficiency; control contests

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Regulating IPOs: Evidence from Going Public in London and Berlin, 1900-1913

ECGI - Law Working Paper No. 180/2011, University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 2/2012
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 12 Jul 2011 Last Revised: 16 Mar 2012
Carsten Burhop, David Chambers and Brian R. Cheffins
Max Planck Society for the Advancement of the Sciences - Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods, University of Cambridge - Judge Business School, Department of Finance & Accounting and University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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law and finance, initial public offering, regulation, investor protection, financial history

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Corporate Governance and Countervailing Power

Business Lawyer, Forthcoming, University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 54/2018, European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) - Law Working Paper No. 448/2019
Number of pages: 89 Posted: 06 Aug 2018 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2019
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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corporate governance, boards of directors, shareholder activism, regulation, unions, competition, countervailing power

64.

The Corporate Pyramid Fable (Revised)

Business History Review, Vol. 84, No. 3, pp. 435-58, 2010, University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 11/04, UCLA School of Law, Law-Econ Research Paper No. 11-02
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 18 Jan 2011 Last Revised: 23 Jan 2011
Steven A. Bank and Brian R. Cheffins
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law and University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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Corporate Pyramids, Dividends, corporate Taxation, Holding Companies

65.

Law and History by Numbers: Use, But with Care

ECGI - Law Working Paper No. 230/2013, University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 50/2013, UCLA School of Law, Law-Econ Research Paper 13-21, Temple University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2013-47
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 03 Nov 2013 Last Revised: 13 Dec 2013
Brian R. Cheffins, Steven A. Bank and Harwell Wells
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law and Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law
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Corporate law, corporate governance, law and finance, empirical legal scholarship, leximetrics, anti-director rights index, anti-self-dealing index, competitive federalism

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Ownership Dispersion and the London Stock Exchange’s 'Two-Thirds Rule': An Empirical Test

University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 17/2012
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 27 Jun 2012 Last Revised: 18 Jul 2012
Brian R. Cheffins, Dmitri Koustas and David Chambers
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and University of Cambridge - Judge Business School, Department of Finance & Accounting
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law and finance, London Stock Exchange, initial public offerings, securities regulation

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The Public Company Transformed: Introduction

The Public Company Transformed (Oxford, 2018), University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 62/2018
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 06 Oct 2018 Last Revised: 03 Nov 2018
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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public companies, history of the corporation, managerial capitalism, corporate executives, AT&T, General Electric

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Corporate Ownership and Control in the UK: The Tax Dimension

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Corporate Ownership and Control in the UK: The Tax Dimension

Modern Law Review, Vol. 70, No. 5, pp. 778-811, September 2007
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 27 Aug 2007
Brian R. Cheffins and Steven A. Bank
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
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Corporate Ownership and Control in the UK: The Tax Dimension

Modern Law Review, Vol. 70, No. 5, pp. 778-811, September 2007, UCLA School of Law, Law-Econ Research Paper No. 07-10
Posted: 11 Sep 2007
Steven A. Bank and Brian R. Cheffins
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law and University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law

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corporate ownership, tax developments in Britain, corporate profits, taxation of managerial and investment income, inheritance taxes

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Will Executive Pay Globalise Along American Lines?

Corporate Governance: An International Review, Vol. 11, pp. 8-24, 2003
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 08 Mar 2003
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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The Stewardship Code's Achilles' Heel

The Modern Law Review, Vol. 73, Issue 6, pp. 1004-1025, November 2010
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 25 Oct 2010
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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Corporate Ownership and Control: British Business Transformed

Oxford University Press, 2008
Posted: 21 Nov 2008
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law

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ownership and control, stock markets, corporate law, investor protection, business history, blockholders, institutional shareholders, shareholder activism, private equity

72.

Corporations

Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, Peter Cane, Mark Tushnet, eds., Oxford University Press, 2003
Posted: 19 Jul 2004
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law

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Corporate law

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Comparative Corporate Governance and the Australian Experience

KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN CORPORATE LAW AND TRUSTS LAW: ESSAYS IN HONOUR OF PROFESSOR HAROLD FORD, Ian Ramsay, ed., pp. 13-38, 2002
Posted: 19 Aug 2002
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law

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The Metamorphosis of 'Germany Inc.': The Case of Executive Pay

American Journal of Comparative Law, Vol. 49, No. 3, 2001
Posted: 02 Jan 2002
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law

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Law, Economics and the Uk's System of Corporate Governance: Lessons from History

Journal of Corporate Law Studies, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2001
Posted: 23 May 2001
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law

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Current Trends in Corporate Governance: Going from London to Milan Via Toronto

Duke Journal of Comparative and International Law, Vol. 10, No. 1, Fall/Winter 1999
Posted: 02 Feb 2000
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law

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77.

Company Law: Theory, Structure and Operation

Brian Cheffins, COMPANY LAW: THEORY, STRUCTURE AND OPERATION, Oxford University Press, 1997
Posted: 15 Sep 1999
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law

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Playing the Stock Market: 'Going Public' and Professional Team Sports

Journal of Corporation Law, Vol. 24, No. 3, Spring 1999
Posted: 24 Aug 1999
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law

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Our Common Legal Heritage: Fragmentation and Renewal

The Law Librarian, Vol. 30, No. 1, Pp. 3-12, March 1999
Posted: 21 Aug 1999
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law

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Using Theory to Study Law: A Company Law Perspective

Cambridge Law Journal, 1999
Posted: 03 May 1999
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law

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Trust, Loyalty and Cooperation

B.A.K. Rider, ed., The Realm of Company Law, London: Kluwer Law International, Pp. 53-80, 1998
Posted: 29 Mar 1999
Brian R. Cheffins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law

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