Amy Westbrook

Washburn University School of Law

Professor

1700 College Avenue

Topeka, KS 66621

United States

  • Washburn University School of Law

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We('re) Working on Corporate Governance: Stakeholder Vulnerability in Unicorn Companies

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law, Vol. 23, No. 2, 2021
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 20 Nov 2020 Last Revised: 20 Apr 2021
Amy Westbrook
Washburn University School of Law
Downloads 628 (83,333)

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Enthusiastic Enforcement, Informal Legislation: The Unruly Expansion of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

Georgia Law Review, Vol. 45, No. 2, p. 489, 2011
Number of pages: 89 Posted: 03 Sep 2010 Last Revised: 08 Apr 2011
Amy Westbrook
Washburn University School of Law
Downloads 558 (96,736)
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Unicorns, Guardians, and the Concentration of the U.S. Equity Markets

Volume 96:3 of the Nebraska Law Review, Forthcoming, University at Buffalo School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2016-43
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 09 Mar 2017 Last Revised: 28 Mar 2018
Amy Westbrook and David A. Westbrook
Washburn University School of Law and University at Buffalo Law School
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Snapchat's Gift: Equity Culture in High-Tech Firms

Florida State University Law Review, Vol. 46, No. 4, 2019
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 22 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 20 Apr 2021
Amy Westbrook and David A. Westbrook
Washburn University School of Law and University at Buffalo Law School
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A Safe Harbor for Ransomware Payments: Protecting Stakeholders, Hardening Targets, and Defending National Security

New York University Journal of Law and Business, Vol. 18, No. 2, 2022
Number of pages: 79 Posted: 30 Aug 2021 Last Revised: 06 May 2022
Amy Westbrook
Washburn University School of Law
Downloads 368 (157,989)
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Warren Buffett's Corporation: Reconnecting Owners and Managers

Oklahoma City University Law Review, Vol. 34, No. 3, 2009
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 23 Sep 2008 Last Revised: 13 Sep 2010
Amy Westbrook
Washburn University School of Law
Downloads 269 (220,091)

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Buffett, Cunningham, Business, Finance, Corporations, Berkshire, Accounting

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Securing the Nation or Entrenching the Board? The Evolution of CFIUS Review of Corporate Acquisitions

Marquette Law Review, Vol. 102, No. 3, 2019
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 06 Dec 2019
Amy Westbrook
Washburn University School of Law
Downloads 200 (292,368)
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Double Trouble: Collateral Shareholder Litigation Following Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Investigations

Ohio State Law Journal, Vol. 73, No. 5, p. 1217, 2012
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 30 Jan 2013
Amy Westbrook
Washburn University School of Law
Downloads 147 (381,873)

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Progressive Corporate Governance Under Social Capitalism: Do the Right Thing or Share the Wealth?

Virginia Law & Business Review, Vol. 17, No. 2, 2023
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 09 Aug 2022 Last Revised: 03 Oct 2023
Amy Westbrook and David A. Westbrook
Washburn University School of Law and University at Buffalo Law School
Downloads 143 (390,350)
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Learning from Wall Street: A Venture in Transactional Legal Education

Quinnipiac Law Review, Vol. 27, No. 1, 2009
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 11 Jul 2008 Last Revised: 10 Dec 2012
Amy Westbrook
Washburn University School of Law
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legal education, transactions, finance, financial law, Langdell, American Legal Realism, legal training, legal culture

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Cash for Your Conscience: Do Whistleblower Incentives Improve Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act?

Washington and Lee Law Review, 2018, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 13 Oct 2017 Last Revised: 17 Nov 2017
Amy Westbrook
Washburn University School of Law
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Sunlight on Iran: How Reductive Standards of Materiality Excuse Incomplete Disclosure Under the Securities Laws

Hastings Business Law Journal, Vol. 7, p. 13, 2011
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 03 Sep 2010 Last Revised: 25 Dec 2010
Amy Westbrook
Washburn University School of Law
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Iran, securities, SEC, materiality, disclosure

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Blue Skies for 100 Years: Introduction to the Special Issue on Corporate and Blue Sky Law

Washburn Law Journal, Vol. 50, No. 3, 2011
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 31 Aug 2011
Amy Westbrook
Washburn University School of Law
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Does the Buck Stop Here? Board Responsibility for FCPA Compliance

University of Toledo Law Review, Vol. 48, No. 3, 2017
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 09 Mar 2017 Last Revised: 08 Jul 2017
Amy Westbrook
Washburn University School of Law
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Does Banking Law Have Something to Teach Corporations Law About Directors’ Duties?

Washburn Law Journal, Vol. 55, No. 2, 2016
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 02 Nov 2016
Amy Westbrook
Washburn University School of Law
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What’s in Your Portfolio? U.S. Investors are Unknowingly Financing State Sponsors of Terrorism

DePaul Law Review, Vol. 59, 2010
Number of pages: 71 Posted: 03 Sep 2010
Amy Westbrook
Washburn University School of Law
Downloads 84 (569,803)
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securities, disclosure, terrorism, sanctions

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From Fidelity to Precarity: The Evolution of Agency in Business from Legal Formalism to the Gig Economy

Number of pages: 66
Amy Westbrook
Washburn University School of Law
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The Effects of the 2006 Sec Executive Compensation Disclosure Rules on Managerial Incentives

Journal of Contemporary Accounting & Economics, 2016, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcae.2016.09.003
Posted: 31 Oct 2016
Reza Espahbodi, Nan Liu and Amy Westbrook
Ball State University, Peking University and Washburn University School of Law

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executive compensation, payout policy, real earnings management, accruals management

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The Inadequate Disclosure of Business Conducted in Countries Designated as State Sponsors of Terrorism

Securities Regulation Law Journal, Vol. 39, No. 1, 2011
Posted: 02 Sep 2011
Amy Westbrook
Washburn University School of Law

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