Neal F. Newman

Texas A&M University School of Law

1515 Commerce St.

Fort Worth, TX Tarrant County 76102

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (18)

1.

Securities Law: Overview and Contemporary Issues

16 Ohio State Business Law Journal 149 (2021), Texas A&M University School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 21-18
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 23 Feb 2021 Last Revised: 22 Feb 2022
Neal F. Newman and Lawrence J. Trautman
Texas A&M University School of Law and Prairie View A&M University - College of Business
Downloads 1,215 (37,111)

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blockchain, board of directors, corporate governance, corporation finance, cybersecurity, D&O insurance, economic and risk analysis, enforcement, examinations, financial markets, FCPA, GameStop, Howey, innovation, investment management, Koskot, registration, regulation, Robinhood, trading and market

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Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) and the SEC

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law, Vol. 24, Iss. 3, 2022, Texas A&M University School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 21-49
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 16 Aug 2021 Last Revised: 04 Oct 2022
Neal F. Newman and Lawrence J. Trautman
Texas A&M University School of Law and Prairie View A&M University - College of Business
Downloads 1,193 (38,169)
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acquisitions, blank check, capitalization, corporate finance, entrepreneurship, governance, initial public offering, issuance, M&A, mergers, private equity, regulation, reverse merger, risk, SEC, securities law, special purpose acquisition companies, SPACs, start-up, venture, withdrawal

3.

The Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Debate Emerges from the Soil of Climate Denial

53 University of Memphis Law Review, 67 (2022), Texas A&M University School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 22-38
Number of pages: 81 Posted: 11 Oct 2021 Last Revised: 20 Feb 2024
Lawrence J. Trautman and Neal F. Newman
Prairie View A&M University - College of Business and Texas A&M University School of Law
Downloads 841 (62,452)
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BlackRock, carbon dioxide emissions, climate change, corporate governance, diversity, economic inequality, Environmental, ESG, externality, EXXON, finance, foreign policy, institutional investment, national security, proxy fight, regulation, risk, SEC, securities, social, sustainability, United Nati

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Crisis at the Audit Committee: Challenges of a Post-Pandemic World

43 Review of Banking and Financial Law,  119 (2023-24), Texas A&M University School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 23-39
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 07 Oct 2022 Last Revised: 09 Mar 2025
Independent, University of West Florida, Texas A&M University School of Law, Western Carolina University - College of Business and Prairie View A&M University - College of Business
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accounting, audit committee, auditing, bitcoin, blockchain, board of directors, climate change, compliance, corporate governance, cyber, FCPA, financial expert, fraud, FTX, nominating and governance, pandemic, regulation, Sarbanes-Oxley, SEC, securities, Theranos

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Guide to SEC and Business Open Source Corporate Intelligence

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 14 Nov 2024 Last Revised: 15 Nov 2024
Lawrence J. Trautman, Brian Elzweig and Neal F. Newman
Prairie View A&M University - College of Business, University of West Florida and Texas A&M University School of Law
Downloads 509 (118,837)
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artificial intelligence, Bureau of Intelligence and research, (INR), business strategy, CISA, civil liberties, communication, corporate governance, cybersecurity, data, data acquisition, data sets, disclosure, Division of Corporation Finance, DOJ, Enforcement, Executive Order 12333, FTC, National Open Source Committee, (NOSC), National Institute of Standards and Technology, newspapers, NIST, open source, privacy, search engines, SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission, Social Science Research Network, SSRN, strategic planning, Yahoo Finance, JEL Classifications: Word Count (including footnotes)= 10, 424

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A Proposed SEC Cyber Data Disclosure Advisory Commission

Securities Regulation Law Journal, Fall 2022, pp. 199-234, Texas A&M University School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 22-22
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 03 May 2022 Last Revised: 10 Oct 2022
Lawrence J. Trautman and Neal F. Newman
Prairie View A&M University - College of Business and Texas A&M University School of Law
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administrative law, asymmetries, attack, blockchain, breach, corporate governance, cost-benefit analysis, cyber data disclosure, deep fakes, Division of Corporation Finance, economic analysis, enforcement, externalities, information security, intermediary liability, malware, national security

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What Accountants Need to Know About the Law

Number of pages: 66 Posted: 29 Nov 2023
Prairie View A&M University - College of Business, Angelo State University - Business Law, University of Houston - Downtown - College of Business, Texas A&M University School of Law and The W. A. Franke College of Business at Northern Arizona University
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ACA, AICPA Code of Professional Conduct, agency, bankruptcy, business entities, capital formation, contracts, CPA exam blueprint, credit and secured transactions, cybersecurity, employment, Enron, ERISA, ethics, FCPA, information security, PCAOB, qualified health plans, sale of goods, Sarbanes-Oxley

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The SEC Proposed Cybersecurity Infrastructure Rules and New Disclosure Requirements

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 14 Aug 2023 Last Revised: 12 Mar 2024
Neal F. Newman, Lawrence J. Trautman and Brian Elzweig
Texas A&M University School of Law, Prairie View A&M University - College of Business and University of West Florida
Downloads 305 (212,467)
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artificial intelligence, AI, broker-dealers, clearing agencies, corporate governance, cybersecurity, financial services, internet-of-things, IoT, market entities, municipal securities, national securities associations, national securities exchanges, national security, public company cybersecurity di

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One Worldwide Set of Global Accounting Standards? - HMM

Hastings Business Law Journal, Vol. 10, 2014
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 15 Oct 2014
Neal F. Newman
Texas A&M University School of Law
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accounting standards, international accounting standards board, iasb, international financial reporting standards, ifrs, international accounting standards, generally accepted accounting principles, gaap, capital leases, japan, comparative law, business accounting deliveration council, BADC

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Enron and the Special Purpose Entities-Use or Abuse? -- The Real Problem -- The Real Focus

NAFTA: Law and Business Review of the Americas, Vol. 13, p. 97 (2007)
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 15 Oct 2014
Neal F. Newman
Texas A&M University School of Law
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special purpose entities, SPEs, Enron, Accounting, Joint Ventures, Synthetic Leases, Capital Leases, GAAP, Characterization Criteria, Benefits and Burdens Test, Asset Securitization, FAS 140,

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GameStopped: How Robinhood’s GameStop Trading Halt Reveals the Complexities of Retail Investor Protection

Fordham Journal of Corporate and Financial Law, Vol. 28, No. 2, 2023, Texas A&M University School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 23-16
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 30 May 2023 Last Revised: 22 Aug 2023
Neal F. Newman
Texas A&M University School of Law
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Short Selling, Retail Investors, Hedge Funds, Restricted Trading, Collateral Requirements, Brokers, Robinhood, Short Squeeze, Investor Protection, Public Trading, Equity Markets

12.

Let's Get Serious - The Clear Case for Compensating the Student Athlete - By The Numbers - A University of Michigan Athletic Program Case Study

New Mexico Law Review, Vol. 51, No. 1, 2021, pp. 37-69, Texas A&M University School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 20-47
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 16 Nov 2020 Last Revised: 06 Apr 2021
Neal F. Newman
Texas A&M University School of Law
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Student Athlete Compensation, College Athletics, Amateur Athletics, Paying College Athletes, Title IX, Labor & Employment Law

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Capital Formation, The SEC, and Accredited Investors

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law, Forthcoming, Texas A&M University School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 25-22
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 15 Apr 2024
Neal F. Newman, Lawrence J. Trautman and Brian Elzweig
Texas A&M University School of Law, Prairie View A&M University - College of Business and University of West Florida
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accredited investors, angel investors, small business, capital formation, early stage capital, entrepreneurship, equity, funding, Howey, job creation, Koscot, private equity, SEC, securities laws, underserved small businesses, venture capital

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The SEC, Fraud, and Crypto Currencies

Number of pages: 70 Posted: 07 Oct 2024 Last Revised: 13 Nov 2024
Lawrence J. Trautman, Brian Elzweig and Neal F. Newman
Prairie View A&M University - College of Business, University of West Florida and Texas A&M University School of Law
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The U.S. Move to International Accounting Standards - A Matter of Cultural Discord - How Do We Reconcile?

University of Memphis Law Review, Vol. 39, p. 835, 2009
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 17 Oct 2014
Neal F. Newman
Texas A&M University School of Law
Downloads 153 (409,651)

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GAAP, IFRS, accounting standards, lease accounting, revenue recognition, consolidations, executive compensation, auditing standards

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Regulation A : New and Improved after the JOBS Act or a Failed Revival?

Virginia Law & Business Review, Vol. 12, No. 2, 2018, Texas A&M University School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 18-27
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 03 May 2018 Last Revised: 07 Sep 2021
Neal F. Newman
Texas A&M University School of Law
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Regulation A, JOBS ACT, Private Offerings, Exempt Offerings, Exempt Transactions, Securities Offerings

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The 'Carrot' Approach to Accounting Standard Setting

University of Miami Business Law Review, Vol. 16, p. 227, 2008
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 15 Oct 2014
Neal F. Newman
Texas A&M University School of Law
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accounting standards, finincial statements, incentive-based compensation, financial reporting, accounting fraud, leases, enron

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Let Sleeping Regs Lie: A Diatribe on Regulation A's Futility Before and After the J.O.B.S. Act

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law, Vol. 18, Iss. 1, pp. 65-120 (2016), Texas A&M University School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 16-14
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 03 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 15 Aug 2016
Neal F. Newman
Texas A&M University School of Law
Downloads 95 (588,584)

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securities, Regulation A, JOBS Act, offerings, Securities Act