Matthew D. Cain

Berkeley Center for Law and Business

215 Boalt Hall

Berkeley, CA 94720-7200

United States

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1.

CEO Personal Risk-Taking and Corporate Policies

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (JFQA), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 15 Mar 2011 Last Revised: 15 Feb 2014
Matthew D. Cain and Stephen B. McKeon
Berkeley Center for Law and Business and University of Oregon - Department of Finance
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risk preferences, mergers, acquisitions, leverage, volatility, sensation seeking

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A Report by the Ad Hoc Academic Committee on Equity and Options Market Structure Conditions in Early 2021

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 15 Feb 2022 Last Revised: 03 Jul 2022
Joshua Mitts, Robert H. Battalio, Jonathan Brogaard, Matthew D. Cain, Lawrence R. Glosten and Brent Kochuba
Columbia Law School, University of Notre Dame - Department of Finance, University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business, Berkeley Center for Law and Business, Columbia University and SpotGamma
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GameStop, meme stocks, trading, short squeeze, gamma squeeze

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Intermediation in Private Equity: The Role of Placement Agents

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 29 Mar 2015 Last Revised: 14 Jul 2017
Matthew D. Cain, Stephen B. McKeon and Steven Davidoff Solomon
Berkeley Center for Law and Business, University of Oregon - Department of Finance and University of California, Berkeley - School of Law
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certification, reputation, financial literacy, sophisticated investors

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Do Takeover Laws Matter? Evidence from Five Decades of Hostile Takeovers

Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 02 Nov 2014 Last Revised: 13 Jul 2016
Matthew D. Cain, Stephen B. McKeon and Steven Davidoff Solomon
Berkeley Center for Law and Business, University of Oregon - Department of Finance and University of California, Berkeley - School of Law
Downloads 1,618 (18,093)
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hostile takeovers, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, laws

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A Great Game: The Dynamics of State Competition and Litigation

Iowa Law Review, Vol. 100, No. 165, 2015
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 13 Jan 2012 Last Revised: 30 Mar 2015
Matthew D. Cain and Steven Davidoff Solomon
Berkeley Center for Law and Business and University of California, Berkeley - School of Law
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Merger Litigation, Takeovers, Jurisdictional Competition, Delaware, Plaintiffs' Attorneys, Shareholder Class Actions

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Earnouts: A Study of Financial Contracting in Acquisition Agreements

Journal of Accounting & Economics (JAE), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 02 May 2006 Last Revised: 16 May 2012
Matthew D. Cain, David J. Denis and Diane K. Denis
Berkeley Center for Law and Business, University of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh - Katz School of Business
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Earnouts, contingent payments, acquisitions

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Form Over Substance? The Value of Corporate Process and Management Buy-Outs

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Form Over Substance? The Value of Corporate Process and Management Buy-Outs

5th Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 05 Aug 2010 Last Revised: 15 Feb 2011
Matthew D. Cain and Steven Davidoff Solomon
Berkeley Center for Law and Business and University of California, Berkeley - School of Law
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management buy-outs, MBOs, freeze-outs, takeovers, conflict transactions, special committees, corporate process, Delaware

Form Over Substance? The Value of Corporate Process and Management Buy-Outs

Delaware Journal of Corporate Law (DJCL), Vol. 36, No. 3, 2011, Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 176
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 02 May 2012 Last Revised: 01 Oct 2012
Matthew D. Cain and Steven Davidoff Solomon
Berkeley Center for Law and Business and University of California, Berkeley - School of Law
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Delaware, Journal, Corporate, Law, buy-out, management, freeze-out, contract, shareholders

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Retail Shareholder Participation in the Proxy Process: Monitoring, Engagement, and Voting

European Corporate Governance Institute – Finance Working Paper No. 637/2019
Number of pages: 78 Posted: 14 Jun 2019 Last Revised: 07 Jun 2021
Alon Brav, Matthew D. Cain and Jonathon Zytnick
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business, Berkeley Center for Law and Business and Georgetown University Law Center
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Retail Voting, Shareholder Proposal, Proxy Advisory Firm, Corporate Governance

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The Shifting Tides of Merger Litigation

Vanderbilt Law Review, Vol. 71, p. 603, 2018, U of Penn, Inst for Law & Econ Research Paper No. 17-6, UC Berkeley Public Law Research Paper No. 2922121, Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 17-19, European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) - Law Working Paper No. 375/2017
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 23 Feb 2017 Last Revised: 17 Apr 2018
Matthew D. Cain, Jill E. Fisch, Steven Davidoff Solomon, Randall S. Thomas and Randall S. Thomas
Berkeley Center for Law and Business, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, University of California, Berkeley - School of Law and Vanderbilt University - Law SchoolVanderbilt University - Owen Graduate School of Management
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Mergers, acquisitions, M&A, corporations, corporate law, corporate governance, Delaware legislation, merger litigation, plaintiffs’ lawyers, securities litigation, shareholder rights, management rights, empirical study

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Takeover Litigation in 2015

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 16 Jan 2016
Matthew D. Cain and Steven Davidoff Solomon
Berkeley Center for Law and Business and University of California, Berkeley - School of Law
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merger litigation, takeover litigation, Delaware, jurisdictional competition, peppercorn paper

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Broken Promises: The Role of Reputation in Private Equity Contracting and Strategic Default

AFA 2012 Chicago Meetings
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 23 Jan 2010 Last Revised: 11 Sep 2012
Matthew D. Cain, Steven Davidoff Solomon and Antonio J. Macias
Berkeley Center for Law and Business, University of California, Berkeley - School of Law and Baylor University
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private equity, reputation, contracting, termination

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Takeover Litigation in 2013

Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 236
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 11 Jan 2014 Last Revised: 03 Mar 2014
Matthew D. Cain and Steven Davidoff Solomon
Berkeley Center for Law and Business and University of California, Berkeley - School of Law
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merger litigation, takeover litigation, Delaware, jurisdictional competition

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Information Production by Investment Banks: Evidence from Fairness Opinions

AFA 2008 New Orleans Meetings Paper, Journal of Law and Economics, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 17 Mar 2007 Last Revised: 15 May 2012
Matthew D. Cain and David J. Denis
Berkeley Center for Law and Business and University of Pittsburgh
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fairness opinions, investment banks, contingent fees, mergers, valuation

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Takeover Litigation in 2012

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 14 Feb 2013
Matthew D. Cain and Steven Davidoff Solomon
Berkeley Center for Law and Business and University of California, Berkeley - School of Law
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merger litigation, takeover litigation, Delaware, jurisdictional competition

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Delaware's Competitive Reach

Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, 2012
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 11 Jul 2009 Last Revised: 02 Jul 2011
Matthew D. Cain and Steven Davidoff Solomon
Berkeley Center for Law and Business and University of California, Berkeley - School of Law
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Does Revlon Matter? An Empirical and Theoretical Study

European Corporate Governance Institute - Law Working Paper No. 466/2019
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 12 Jul 2019 Last Revised: 13 Jan 2021
Matthew D. Cain, Sean J. Griffith, Robert J. Jackson Jr. and Steven Davidoff Solomon
Berkeley Center for Law and Business, Fordham University School of Law, New York University School of Law and University of California, Berkeley - School of Law
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Corporate Law, M&A, enhanced scrutiny, Revlon duties, takeovers, merger litigation, Corwin, Fiduciary Duties, Delaware, empirical, machine learning, negotiation process, deal premium

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Mootness Fees

Vanderbilt Law Review, Vol. 72, p. 1777, 2019, U of Penn, Inst for Law & Econ Research Paper No. 19-26
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 04 Jun 2019 Last Revised: 14 Jan 2020
Matthew D. Cain, Jill E. Fisch, Steven Davidoff Solomon, Randall S. Thomas and Randall S. Thomas
Berkeley Center for Law and Business, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, University of California, Berkeley - School of Law and Vanderbilt University - Law SchoolVanderbilt University - Owen Graduate School of Management
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securities law, complex litigation, mootness dismissal, shareholders, empirical legal studies, takeover law, mergers & acquisitions, M&A, attorney fees, class actions, forum selection, fiduciary duty, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, FRCP

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Takeover Litigation in 2014

Number of pages: 8 Posted: 22 Feb 2015
Matthew D. Cain and Steven Davidoff Solomon
Berkeley Center for Law and Business and University of California, Berkeley - School of Law
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merger litigation, takeover litigation, Delaware, jurisdictional competition

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How Corporate Governance Is Made: The Case of the Golden Leash

University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Vol. 164, P. 649, 2016, U of Penn, Inst for Law & Econ Research Paper No. 15-26, UC Berkeley Public Law Research Paper No. 2635161
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 24 Jul 2015 Last Revised: 18 Mar 2016
Matthew D. Cain, Jill E. Fisch, Sean J. Griffith and Steven Davidoff Solomon
Berkeley Center for Law and Business, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, Fordham University School of Law and University of California, Berkeley - School of Law
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Corporate governance, corporation law, activist-nominated directors, director compensation, golden leash, shareholder activism, activist investors, institutional investors, event study, share pricing, governance innovations

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The Myth of Morrison: Securities Fraud Litigation Against Foreign Issuers

Business Lawyer, Vol. 74, p. 1967, 2019, UC Berkeley Public Law Research Paper, U of Penn, Inst for Law & Econ Research Paper No. 18-34
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 13 Nov 2018 Last Revised: 27 Feb 2020
Robert P. Bartlett, Matthew D. Cain, Jill E. Fisch and Steven Davidoff Solomon
University of California, Berkeley - School of Law, Berkeley Center for Law and Business, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and University of California, Berkeley - School of Law
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Morrison v. National Australia Bank, Foreign Private Issuer, Extraterritorial Jurisdiction, transnational securities fraud litigation, class action, Supreme Court of the United States, SCOTUS, Securities Act of 1934, Rule 10b-5, jurisdiction, standing, In re Vivendi Universal, S.A.

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Takeover Litigation in 2011

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 06 Feb 2012
Matthew D. Cain and Steven Davidoff Solomon
Berkeley Center for Law and Business and University of California, Berkeley - School of Law
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Does Voluntary Financial Disclosure Matter? The Case of Fairness Opinions in M&A

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 23 Oct 2022
Adam B. Badawi, Matthew D. Cain and Steven Davidoff Solomon
University of California, Berkeley - School of Law, Berkeley Center for Law and Business and University of California, Berkeley - School of Law
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disclosures, fairness opinions, M&A, voluntary disclosure, valuation