Lawrence A. Cunningham

George Washington University

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1.

Behavioral Finance and Investor Governance

Number of pages: 64 Posted: 23 Jan 2001
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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Author's note: Please ignore the disclaimer against citing or quoting this paper that accompanies the electronic text available here and feel free to cite or quote the article, a final version of which appeared at 59 Washington & Lee Law Review 767-837 (2002).

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The Sarbanes-Oxley Yawn: Heavy Rhetoric, Light Reform (and it Might Just Work)

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 15 Oct 2002
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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accounting, auditing, corporate governance, disclosure, securities regulation, Sarbanes-Oxley, financial scandals, market psychology, regulation

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Introduction to the Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America

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Introduction to the Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America

THE ESSAYS OF WARREN BUFFETT: LESSONS FOR CORPORATE AMERICA, The Cunningham Group, Forthcoming, GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 294, GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 294
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 13 Jul 2007
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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value investing, Warren Buffett, margin of safety, circle of competence, modern finance theory, executive compensation, corporate governance

Introduction to the Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America

GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2019-71, GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2019-71
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 13 Dec 2019 Last Revised: 17 Dec 2019
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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value investing, Warren Buffett, margin of safety, circle of competence, modern finance theory, executive compensation, corporate governance

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Berkshire's Disintermediation: Buffett's New Managerial Model 

GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2015-16, GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2015-16, Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford University Working Paper Series No. 205
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 07 May 2015 Last Revised: 13 Jun 2015
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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business administration, management, disintermediation, Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett, conglomerate, decentralization, advisory board, governance, leverage, corporate culture, trust, internal control

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Too Big to Fail: Moral Hazard in Auditing and the Need to Restructure the Industry Before it Unravels

Columbia Law Review, Vol. 106, 2006, Boston College Law School Research Paper No. 108
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 06 Sep 2006
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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too big to fail, moral hazard, right-tail risk, auditing, insurance, industry unraveling, barriers to entry, industry concentration, catastrophic risk, complexity theory, audit risk model, reputation, internal control, gatekeeper, worst case scenario analysis, audit reports, liability insurance, fin

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From Random Walks to Chaotic Crashes: The Linear Genealogy of the Efficient Capital Market Hypothesis

George Washington University Law Review, Vol. 62, p. 546, April 1994, Cardozo Legal Studies Research Paper, Boston College Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2000-7
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 13 Nov 2000 Last Revised: 17 Sep 2010
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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efficient markets, CAPM, modern porfolio theory, modern finance theory, chaos theory, nonlinear dynamics, intellectual history, capital markets, noise trading, mandatory disclosure, fiduciary duty

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The Appeal and Limits of Internal Controls to Fight Fraud, Terrorism, Other Ills

Number of pages: 77 Posted: 20 Oct 2003
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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internal control, COSO, PCAOB, regulation, liability, fraud, terrorism, PATRIOT Act, Sarbanes-Oxley Act

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Sharing Accounting's Burden: Business Lawyers in Enron's Dark Shadows

Number of pages: 70 Posted: 26 Apr 2002
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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ecmh, duty of competence, law and accounting, enron, accounting fraud, teaching accounting, corporate finance, pedagogy, legal ethics

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Berkshire's Blemishes: Lessons for Buffett's Successors, Peers, and Policy

Columbia University Business Law Review (July 2016), GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2016-28, GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2016-28
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 09 Jul 2016
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett, capital allocation, autonomy, decentralization, reputation, corporate governance, corporate culture, conglomerates, shareholder activism

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Commonalities and Prescriptions in the Vertical Dimension of Global Corporate Governance

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 14 Nov 2000
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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globalization, comparative corporate governance, path dependence, vertical corporate governance, horizontal corporate governance, mergers, stock options, auditing, convergence

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A Prescription to Retire the Rhetoric of 'Principles-Based Systems' in Corporate Law, Securities Regulation and Accounting

Boston College Law School Research Paper No. 127, Vanderbilt Law Review, Vol. 60, October-November 2007
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 13 Mar 2007
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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rules, principles, standards, rhetoric, politics, ethics, Delaware, GAAP, IFRS, regulatory competition

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The Mysterious Ways of Mutual Funds: Market Timing

Annual Review of Banking and Financial Law, Vol. 25, No. 1, 2006, Boston College Law School Research Paper No. 119, Boston University School of Law Working Paper No. 06-39
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 30 Jan 2007
Tamar Frankel and Lawrence A. Cunningham
Boston University School of Law and George Washington University
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mutual funds, market timing, regulation, external regulation, market reform

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Finance Theory and Accounting Fraud: Fantastic Futures Versus Conservative Histories

Buffalo Law Review, Vol. 53, 2005, Boston College Law School Research Paper No. 78
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 08 Aug 2005
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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pro form financial reporting, analyst earnings forecast, forward-looking disclosure, financial fraud, efficient market hypothesis, accrual system, reforms

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Choosing Gatekeepers: The Financial Statement Insurance Alternative to Auditor Liability

Number of pages: 73 Posted: 03 Jun 2004
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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gatekeepers, financial statement insurance, auditor liability, accountants' liability, securities regulation, liability insurance, directors' and officers' insurance, D&O insurance, title insurance, corporate governance, financial reporting, outside auditor

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The Case for Empowering Quality Shareholders

Brigham Young University Law Review, Forthcoming, GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2020-09, GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2020-09
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 03 Mar 2020
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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index funds, passive investing, stewardship, engagement, activist shareholders, quality shareholders, Keynes. Graham, Buffett, shareholder power, shareholder voting, corporate governance, corporate finance, institutional investors, capital markets

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Facilitating Auditing's New Early Warning System: Control Disclosure, Auditor Liability and Safe Harbors

Hastings Law Journal, Vol. 55, 2004, Boston College Law School Research Paper No. 35
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 14 Apr 2004
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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auditing, auditor, safe harbors, early warning system, control disclosure, auditor liability, auditor disclosure, financial reporting, internal controls, financial statements, auditing standards

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The Three or Four Approaches to Financial Regulation: A Cautionary Analysis Against Exuberance in Crisis Response

George Washington Law Review, Vol. 78, October 2009, GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 469, GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 469
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 08 May 2009
Lawrence A. Cunningham and David T. Zaring
George Washington University and University of Pennsylvania - Legal Studies Department
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financial regulation, regulatory reform, financial crisis, regulatory competition, regulatory conentration, Treasury blueprint, Volcker reports

18.

Cardozo and Posner: A Study in Contracts

Number of pages: 89 Posted: 07 Mar 2005
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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judicial reputation, contracts casebooks, Allegheny College, Lucy Lady Duff Gordon, DeCicco, Sun Printing, Lake River, Wisconsin Knife, Morin, Selmer, good faith, commercial certainty, intention, freedom of contract, liquidated damages

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Berkshire Beyond Buffett: The Enduring Value of Values (Chapter 8)

GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2014-45, GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2014-45
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 30 Aug 2014 Last Revised: 18 Sep 2014
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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Buffett, Berkshire, Doris Christopher, corporate governance, corporate culture, autonomy, delegation, independent contractors, distributors, subsidiaries, conglomerates, decentralization, Sokol, Munger, internal control, trust, insider trading

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What's Warren Buffett's Secret to Great Writing?

Appears in National Association of Corporate Directors, Directorship Magazine (Summer 2016) , GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2016-43, GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2016-43
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 16 Sep 2016
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett, Shareholder Letters, Writing, Corporate Communications, Directorships, Corporate Culture, Clayton Homes, 3G

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Private Standards in Public Law: Copyright, Lawmaking and the Case of Accounting

Michigan Law Review, Vol. 104, pp. 2-54, November 2005, Boston College Law School Research Paper No. 60
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 07 Mar 2005
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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government works, public domain, access, standards, standard-setting,Veeck, compulsory licensing fair use, idea/expression merger doctrine, GAAP, GAAS, PCAOB, FASB, AICPA, GASB, FAF, Sarbanes-Oxley, accounting support fees, regulation, non-delegation, publication, Federal Register, Copyright Office

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Treatment Differences and Political Realities in the GAAP-IFRS Debate

Virginia Law Review, Vol. 95, p. 989, 2009, GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 461, GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 461, Georgetown Law and Economics Research Paper No. 1375617
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 10 Apr 2009 Last Revised: 13 Aug 2010
William W. Bratton and Lawrence A. Cunningham
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and George Washington University
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GAAP, IFRS, FASB, Securities Exchange Commission

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Semiotics, Hermeneutics and Cash: An Essay on the True and Fair View

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 07 Mar 2003
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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cash flow statement, true and fair view, fairly presents, Sarbanes-Oxley, global accounting, comparative accounting

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Law and Accounting: Cases and Materials

Boston College Law School Research Paper No. 79, Lawrence Cunningham, LAW AND ACCOUNTING: CASES AND MATERIALS, West Group (A Thomson Company), 2005
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 05 Oct 2005
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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accounting, law and accounting, accounting standards, original accounting pronouncements, FASB, AICPA, sociology of accounting, economic exchange, accounting theory

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A New Product for the State Corporation Law Market: Audit Committee Certifications

Berkeley Business Law Journal, Vol. 1, 2004, Boston College Law School Research Paper No. 33
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 29 Mar 2004
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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Book Review of Gatekeepers: The Professions and Corporate Governance by John C. Coffee, Jr.

British Accounting Review, Vol. 40, No. 87, 2008, GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 400, GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 400
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 29 Mar 2008
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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corporate governance, boards, accounting standards, regulatory reform

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Berkshire versus KKR: Intermediary Influence and Competition

Forthcoming in University of Chicago Law Review Dialogue (2015) , GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2015-40, GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2015-40, Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford University Working Paper No. 210
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 06 Oct 2015
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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financial intermediaries, Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett, KKR, private equity, conglomerate, intervention, autonomy, leverage, fees

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Language, Deals and Standards: The Future of Xml Contracts

Washington University Law Review, Forthcoming, Boston College Law School Research Paper No. 93
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 05 May 2006
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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eXtensible Markup Languag (XML), contract law, spontaneous development, corporate contracts, private law, public-private standard setting, corporate law, technological innovation

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Securitizing Audit Failure Risk: An Alternative to Caps on Damages

William & Mary Law Review, Vol. 49, p. 3, 2007, GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 349, GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 349
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 07 Sep 2007
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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audit, capital markets, damages caps, insurance securitization

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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Legal Implications and Research Opportunities

Boston College Law School Research Paper No. 122, Research in Accounting Regulation, Vol. 19, 2006
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 28 Nov 2006
Stephen Kwaku Asare, Lawrence A. Cunningham and Arnold Wright
University of Florida - Fisher School of Accounting, George Washington University and Northeastern University - Accounting Group
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Sarbanes-Oxley Act, legal implications, future research

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From Convergence to Comity in Corporate Law: Lessons from the Inauspicious Case of Sox

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 04 Nov 2003
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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A Model Financial Statement Insurance Act

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 10 Sep 2004
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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gatekeepers, financial statement insurance, auditor liability, accountants' liability, securities regulation, liability insurance, directors' and officers' insurance, D&O insurance, title insurance, corporate governance, financial reporting, outside auditor

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The SEC's Global Accounting Vision: A Realistic Appraisal of a Quixotic Quest

North Carolina Law Review, Vol. 87, 2008, GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 401, GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 401
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 10 Apr 2008
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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IFRS, SEC, IASB, FASB, principles-based, rules-based, regulatory competition, comparative corporate governance, corporate finance, international financial regulation

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The Influence of Law and Economics on Law and Accounting: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

RESEARCH HANDBOOK ON THE ECONOMICS OF CORPORATE LAW, Claire Hill & Brett McDonnell, eds., Edward Elgar, 2011-2012, GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 531, GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 531
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 04 Mar 2011
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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Finance Theory, Agency Theory, Limits of Theory, Forward Looking Disclosure, Pro Forma Reporting, Cash Flow Statement, Fair Value Accounting, Appraisal Proceedings, Stock Market Exception, Auditing, Fair Presentation, Reputation, Incentives, Legal Education, Corporate Finance, Law and Accounting

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Carrots for Vetogates: Incentive Systems to Promote Capital Market Gatekeeper Effectiveness

Minnesota Law Review, Vol. 92, 2007, Boston College Law School Research Paper No. 131
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 17 Apr 2007
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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gatekeepers, auditors, lawyers, incentive compensation, reputation, liability

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Rediscovering Board Expertise: Legal Implications of the Empirical Literature

GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 363, GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 363
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 25 Oct 2007
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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boards of director, director independence, director expertise, audit committee financial expert, ACFE, audit committees

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Chapter 4 from Margin of Trust: The Berkshire Business Model published by Columbia University Press

GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2019-72, GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2019-72
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 13 Dec 2019 Last Revised: 17 Dec 2019
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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contracts, trust, handshakes, informal agreements, acquisition agreements, employment agreements, contract interpretation, contract formation, contracting, management, executives, corporate culture, personnel

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Contract Interpretation 2.0: Not Winner-Take-All But Best-Tool-For-The-Job

85 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 1625 (2018), GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2018-09, GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2018-09
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 14 Mar 2018 Last Revised: 19 Mar 2018
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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Traditional Versus Economic Analysis: Evidence from Cardozo and Posner Torts Opinions

Florida Law Review, Vol. 62, 2010
Posted: 19 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 17 Sep 2010
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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torts, economic analysis of law, law and economics, traditional legal analysis, jurisprudence, Cardozo, Posner, juries, judges,Hand formula, negligence, negligence per se, proximate cause, standards, rules, statutory violations, least cost avoider

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Beyond Liability: Rewarding Effective Gatekeepers

Minnesota Law Review, Vol. 92, 2007, GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 359, GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 359
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 18 Oct 2007
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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gatekeepers, auditors, lawyers, incentive compensation, reputation, liability

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Delaware Fiduciary Duty Law after Qvc and Technicolor: A Unified Standard (and the End of Revlon Duties?).

Business Lawyer, Vol. 49, pp. 1593-1628, 1994, Boston College Law School Research Paper No. 1994-03
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 14 Jul 2006
Lawrence A. Cunningham and Charles M. Yablon
George Washington University and Yeshiva University - Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
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QVC Network, Paramount Communications, Technicolor, Incorporated, Cede and Company, Delaware state law, fiduciary law, doctrinal fragmentation, Revlon duty

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A New Legal Theory to Test Executive Pay: Contractual Unconscionability

Iowa Law Review, Vol. 96, 2011, GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 524, GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 524
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 16 Feb 2011
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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Executive Compensation, Corporate Waste, Optimal Contracting, Efficient Markets, Incentive Alignmnet, Stock Options, Retention, Incentives, Unconscionability, Internal Affairs, Choice Of Law, Derivative Litigation, Walt Disney, Warren Buffett, Citigroup, New York Stock Exchange, Dodd-Frank Act

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Rhetoric versus Reality in Arbitration Jurisprudence: How the Supreme Court Flaunts and Flunks Contracts (and Why Contracts Teachers Need Not Teach the Cases)

75 LAW & CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS 129-159 (2012), GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 547, GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 547
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 14 Apr 2011 Last Revised: 01 May 2013
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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arbitration, Supreme Court, contracts, contract law, freedom of contract, interpretation, rhetoric, access to justice, national policy, judicial power, federalism, jurisprudence

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Deferred Prosecutions and Corporate Governance: An Integrated Approach to Investigation and Reform

65 FLORIDA LAW REVIEW (2013, Forthcoming), GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2013-74, GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2013-74
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 27 Apr 2013 Last Revised: 01 May 2013
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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The AIG Story (Chapter 18, Nationalization)

Maurice R. Greenberg & Lawrence A. Cunningham, THE AIG STORY, 2013, GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2013-63
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 02 Apr 2013 Last Revised: 15 Sep 2014
Lawrence A. Cunningham and Maurice Greenberg
George Washington University and Starr International Company, Inc
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financial crisis, bailout, financial regulation, Federal Reserve, Treasury Department, discount window

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Scholarly Profit Margins and the Legal Scholarship Network: Reflections on the Web

Indiana Law Review, Vol. 81, 2005
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 30 Mar 2005 Last Revised: 21 Sep 2010
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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legal education, legal scholarship, legal studies, scholarly impact, scholarly influence, rankings, scholarly reflection, Legal Scholarship Network

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Hermeneutics and Contract Default Rules: An Essay on Lieber and Corbin

Cardozo Law Review, Vol. 16, No. 2225, 1995, GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 330, GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 330
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 01 Aug 2007
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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contract law, default rule analysis, Francis Lieber, Arthur Corbin, hermeneutics, principles of construction

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The Common Law as an Iterative Process: A Preliminary Inquiry

Notre Dame Law Review, Vol. 81, No. 3, pp. 747-782, 2006, Boston College Law School Research Paper No. 98
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 25 Jun 2006
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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self-similarity, sensitive dependence, judicial bifurcation, judicial discretion, common law, iterative process, input rules, output rules

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Nonrefundable Retainers: A Response to Critics of the Absolute Ban

University of Cincinnati Law Review, Vol. 64, No. 11, 1995, GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 321, GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 321
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 26 Jul 2007
Lester Brickman and Lawrence A. Cunningham
Yeshiva University - Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and George Washington University
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nonrefundable retainers, attorney-client relationship, attorneys fees, client discharge

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Digital Evolution in Law School Course Books: Trade-Offs, Opportunities, and Vigilance

THE DIGITAL PATH OF THE LAW, Edward Rubin, ed., Cambridge University Press, 2011-2012, GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 546, GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 546
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 31 Mar 2011 Last Revised: 16 Dec 2019
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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Law School, Casebooks, Curriculum, Teaching, Pedagogy, Electronic Books, Ebooks, Digital Books, Contracts, Case Law, Langdell, Legal History, Socratic Method, Lecture, Skills Training, Narrative, Law Stories

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Toward a Prudential and Credibility-Centered Parol Evidence Rule

University of Cincinnati Law Review, Vol. 68, pp. 269-321, 2000
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 16 Nov 2005 Last Revised: 21 Sep 2010
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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parol evidence rule doctrine, Roger Traynor, Richard Posner, Arthur Corbin, Samuel Williston, subjective evidence, objective evidence, contract law, drafting

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The New Federal Corporation Law?

George Washington Law Review, Vol. 77, 2009, GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 466, GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 466
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 22 Apr 2009
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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regulatory competition, mandatory/enabling, corporation law, securities law

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Adapting to Remote Law Practice through the Pandemic: Essays from the GWNY 2020 Business Lawyering Class

GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2020-22, GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2020-22
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 24 Apr 2020
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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legal education, experiential education, law practice, remote legal services, distance learning, skills training, coronavirus pandemic

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Heights of Justice

Lawrence Cunningham, HEIGHTS OF JUSTICE, Carolina Academic Press, 2006, Boston College Law School Research Paper No. 87
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 15 Dec 2005 Last Revised: 16 Dec 2019
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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justice, Jesuit tradition, Jesuit values, legal ethics, professional responsibility, legal education, dignity of persons, poverty law, care for the poor, advancement of the common good, discrimination law, rational application of law

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Advising Presidents

The National Interest (2020), GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2020-19, GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2020-19
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 09 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 13 May 2020
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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U.S. foreign policy, U.S. foreign affairs, U.S.-China relations, U.S.-Russia relations, presidential letters, Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Henry Kissinger, Maurice Greenberg, Hank Greenberg, free trade, human rights, international trade,

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Board Gender Diversity: Debate and Practice

63 Canadian Business Law Journal 244, GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2020-33, GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2020-33
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 26 May 2020 Last Revised: 29 May 2020
Lawrence A. Cunningham
George Washington University
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corporate governance, board composition, directors, diversity, women, female, performance, economics, research, evidence, advocacy, social, fairness