Kate Litvak

Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law

Professor of Law

375 E. Chicago Ave

Chicago, IL 60611

United States

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The Effect of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on Non-US Companies Cross-Listed in the US

Journal of Corporate Finance, Vol. 13, pp. 195-228, 2007, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 55
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 20 Jan 2006 Last Revised: 04 Nov 2009
Kate Litvak
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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Sarbanes-Oxley Act, corporate governance, event study, cross-listing

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Venture Capital Limited Partnership Agreements: Understanding Compensation Arrangements

U of Texas Law and Economics Research Paper No. 29, Columbia Law and Economics Working Paper No. 254
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 07 Jun 2004 Last Revised: 06 Nov 2008
Kate Litvak
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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venture capital, entreprenerial finance, partnership agreement, compensation, management fee, carried interest

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What Economists Have Taught Us About Venture Capital Contracting

BRIDGING THE ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCING GAP: LINKING GOVERNANCE WITH REGULATORY POLICY, Michael Whincop, ed., Ashgate, 2001
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 15 Aug 2001
Michael Klausner and Kate Litvak
Stanford Law School and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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Sarbanes-Oxley and the Cross-Listing Premium

Michigan Law Review, Vol. 105, pp. 1857-1898, 2007, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 94
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 24 Jan 2007
Kate Litvak
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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Sarbanes-Oxley Act, cross-listing, cross-listing premium, corporate governance

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The SEC's Short-Sale Experiment: Evidence on Causal Channels and Reassessment of Indirect Effects

Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper 20-06, SMU Cox School of Business Research Paper No. 20-06, European Corporate Governance Institute – Finance Working Paper No. 813/2022
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 21 Jul 2020 Last Revised: 02 Jun 2023
Bernard S. Black, Hemang Desai, Kate Litvak, Woongsun Yoo and Jeff Jiewei Yu
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Accounting Department, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Central Michigan University and University of Arizona
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natural experiments; causal channels; specification choice; Regulation SHO; SEC experiment

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Does Reputation Limit Opportunistic Behavior in the VC Industry? Evidence from Litigation against VCs

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Does Reputation Limit Opportunistic Behavior in the VC Industry? Evidence from Litigation against VCs

Journal of Finance, 67, 2215-2246 , EFA 2009 Bergen Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 19 Feb 2009 Last Revised: 02 Aug 2014
Vladimir A. Atanasov, Vladimir I. Ivanov and Kate Litvak
William and Mary - Raymond A. Mason School of Business, US Securities & Exchange Commission and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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venture capital, litigation, reputation markets

The Impact of Litigation on Venture Capitalist Reputation

NBER Working Paper No. w13641
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 30 Nov 2007 Last Revised: 10 Oct 2022
Vladimir A. Atanasov, Vladimir I. Ivanov and Kate Litvak
William and Mary - Raymond A. Mason School of Business, US Securities & Exchange Commission and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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Governance Through Exit: Default Penalties and Walkaway Options in Venture Capital Partnership Agreements

Willamette Law Review, Vol. 40, pp. 771-812, 2004, U of Texas Law and Economics Research Paper No. 34
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 08 Nov 2004
Kate Litvak
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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venture capital, private equity, fundraising, governance, voice, exit

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Frank Easterbrook and Daniel Fischel

PIONEERS OF LAW AND ECONOMICS, Lloyd R. Cohen and Joshua D. Wright, eds., Edgar Publishing, 2008 , U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 121
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 05 Feb 2008
Kate Litvak
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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law and economics, Easterbrook, Fischel, takeovers, disclosure, limited liability

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VCs and the Expropriation of Entrepreneurs

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 05 Jun 2006
Vladimir A. Atanasov, Vladimir I. Ivanov and Kate Litvak
William and Mary - Raymond A. Mason School of Business, US Securities & Exchange Commission and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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Venture Capital, Tunneling, Dilution, IPOs

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Pre-Analysis Plan for the REG SHO Reanalysis Project

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 05 Aug 2019 Last Revised: 07 Oct 2019
Bernard S. Black, Hemang Desai, Kate Litvak, Woongsun Yoo and Jeff Jiewei Yu
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Accounting Department, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Central Michigan University and University of Arizona
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The SEC's Misguided Climate Disclosure Rule Proposal

GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 61, 2022, GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 61, 2022, Virginia Law and Economics Research Paper No. 2022-27, 41 Banking & Financial Services Policy Report 1, 2022, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 22-17, Stanford University Graduate School of Business Research Paper No. 4256724
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 27 Oct 2022 Last Revised: 05 Jan 2023
Lawrence A. Cunningham, Stephen M. Bainbridge, Jonathan Berk, Sanjai Bhagat, Bernard S. Black, William J. Carney, David J. Denis, Diane K. Denis, Charles M. Elson, Jesse M. Fried, Sean J. Griffith, Jonathan M. Karpoff, F. Scott Kieff, Edmund W. Kitch, Kate Litvak, Julia D. Mahoney, Paul G. Mahoney, Adam C. Pritchard, Dale A. Oesterle, Roberta Romano, Christina Parajon Skinner and Todd J. Zywicki
George Washington University, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law, Stanford Graduate School of Business, University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Finance, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Emory University School of Law, University of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh - Katz School of Business, University of Delaware - John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, Harvard Law School, Fordham University School of Law, University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business, George Washington University - Law School, University of Virginia School of Law, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, University of Virginia School of Law, University of Virginia School of Law, University of Michigan Law School, Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law, Yale Law School, University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School and George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School
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SEC authority, climate disclosure, ESG, institutional investors, individual investors, information economics, government policy, financial markets, government power

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The Long-Term Effect of Health Insurance on Near-Elderly Health and Mortality

Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper 12-09
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 16 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 08 Apr 2016
Bernard S. Black, José-Antonio Espín-Sánchez, Eric French and Kate Litvak
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Yale University, Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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health insurance, Medicare, healthcare utilization

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Blog as a Bugged Water Cooler

U of Texas Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 96
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 21 Apr 2006
Kate Litvak
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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blog, scholarship

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Defensive Management: Does the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Discourage Corporate Risk-Taking?

3rd Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies Papers, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 108
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 17 Apr 2008 Last Revised: 26 Nov 2008
Kate Litvak
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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Sarbanes-Oxley, cross-listing, risk-taking, corporate law, securities law

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The Long-Term Effect of Sarbanes-Oxley on Cross-Listing Premia

European Financial Management Journal, Vol. 14, pp. 875-920, 2008, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 107, 2nd Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 05 Jul 2007 Last Revised: 31 Oct 2008
Kate Litvak
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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Sarbanes-Oxley Act, cross-listing, corporate governance, cross-listing premium, bonding, securities regulation

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The SEC's Busted Randomized Experiment: What Can and Cannot Be Learned

Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 08 Aug 2016 Last Revised: 07 Jan 2020
Kate Litvak, Bernard S. Black and Woongsun Yoo
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Central Michigan University
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The Relationship Among U.S. Securities Laws, Cross-Listing Premia, and Trading Volumes

CELS 2009 4th Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies Paper
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 07 Aug 2009
Kate Litvak
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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Firm Governance as a Determinant of Capital Lock-In

1st Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies Paper, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 95
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 10 Jul 2006
Kate Litvak
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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Venture capital, Monte-Carlo simulation, investor withdrawal, capital lock-in

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The Impact of Public Pension Funds and Other Limited Partners on the Governance of Venture Capital Funds

Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 17-32, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 17-20
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 18 Dec 2017 Last Revised: 17 Jan 2018
Vladimir A. Atanasov, Thomas W. Hall, Vladimir I. Ivanov and Kate Litvak
William and Mary - Raymond A. Mason School of Business, Christopher Newport University, US Securities & Exchange Commission and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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venture capital, litigation, limited partners, public pension funds, differences-in-differences

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Which Limited Partners Limit VC Opportunism?

Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 14-10, Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 14-21
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 08 Apr 2014 Last Revised: 01 Jun 2014
Vladimir A. Atanasov, Thomas W. Hall, Vladimir I. Ivanov and Kate Litvak
William and Mary - Raymond A. Mason School of Business, Christopher Newport University, US Securities & Exchange Commission and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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venture capital, litigation, limited partners, differences-in-differences

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Internet Appendix to: The SEC’s Short-Sale Experiment: Evidence on Causal Channels and Reassessment of Indirect Effects

Number of pages: 147 Posted: 21 Jul 2020 Last Revised: 02 Jun 2023
Bernard S. Black, Hemang Desai, Kate Litvak, Woongsun Yoo and Jeff Jiewei Yu
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Accounting Department, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Central Michigan University and University of Arizona
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Appendix to Accompany the Long-Term Effect of Health Insurance on Near-Elderly Health and Mortality

Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 12-09
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 08 Apr 2016 Last Revised: 04 Sep 2016
Bernard S. Black, José-Antonio Espín-Sánchez, Eric French and Kate Litvak
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Yale University, Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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health insurance, mortality

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The Effect of Labor on Corporate Finance: Evidence from the 1986 Immigration Reform

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 14 Jul 2011 Last Revised: 07 Nov 2012
Kate Litvak
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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corporate finance, investment, capital structure, labor, immigration law, 1986 immigration reform