A prolific and nationally regarded corporate law scholar, Barbara has authored numerous law review articles on securities arbitration, securities fraud, and RICO claims that have been frequently cited, including by both the majority and dissenting opinions in the Supreme Court’s opinion, Basic, Inc. v. Levinson, on fraud on the market. She is frequently quoted in the media on issues relating to securities arbitration and investors’ rights. She has also written a treatise on corporate dividends and stock repurchases.
Barbara wrote and filed, on behalf of 19 securities law professors, an amici curiae brief in SEC v. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. in support of the federal district court’s order refusing to approve the proposed consent judgment between the SEC … Continue reading →
Barbara participated in the by-invitation-only Fourth Annual Roundtable Discussion on Investment Funds held at Boston University School of Law on May 11. The Roundtable is a small group of leading mutual fund scholars, practitioners, and regulators who meet to discuss … Continue reading →
Barbara participated in an invitation-only workshop, Administrative Issues Involving the Dodd-Frank Wall St. Reform and Consumer Protection Act, at Case Western Reserve University School of Law on April 5-6. Barbara debated Professor Adam Pritchard (University of Michigan Law School) on … Continue reading →
Barbara and the Corporate Law Center, which she directs, presented the 2012 Corporate Law Symposium, Implementing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, on March 30. The Symposium was featured in 2012 Corporate Law Symposium: “Implementing the Dodd-Frank … Continue reading →
Barbara’s article, Arbitration of Investors’ Claims against Issuers: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?, 75 Law & Contemp. Probs. 107 (2012), is now in print. Several of Barbara’s publications were cited: Sec. Law Prof Blog, 42 Law Profs Support Extending … Continue reading →
Barbara was quoted in the New York Times in an article titled, Deciding Who’s Rich (or Smart) Enough for High-Risk Investments, N.Y. Times B5 (Jan. 14, 2012). Barbara was quoted in Call-for-Papers: National Business Law Scholars Conference, The Race to … Continue reading →