DealBook Dialogue
Professor Steven Davidoff, the Deal Professor on The New York Times "DealBook" site, will moderate an online roundtable discussion on "Too Soon to Rethink? Assessing the Financial Crisis."
Professor Davidoff's research focus is on financial regulation, hedge funds and private equity, mergers & acquisitions, deals and deal theory, and the drafting of complex contracts. He has a particular interest in international issues and interdisciplinary research in law and finance.
His book Gods at War: Shotgun Takeovers, Government by Deal and the Private Equity Implosion, an exploration of modern-day deals and deal-making, will be released on October 5, 2009. His prior scholarship can be accessed on the SSRN .
Recent Homepage Highlights
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Members of the Law School community are invited to join Associate Dean Steven Wilf on February 14 for a discussion of Perry v. Brown as part of the Recent Cases series.
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On February 15, join the faculty of the Energy and Environmental Law Clinic for a discussion of a newly created certificate in Energy and Environmental Law.
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On February 24, the 18th Gallivan conference, "From McMansion to Multifamily: The Economics and Demographic Transformation of Connectiut's Housing Market" will be held at the Law School.
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On February 10, Professor Sara Bronin will moderate a panel called "Takings Law and Climate Adaptation Strategies" at the "Legal Solutions to Coastal Climate Change Adaptation in Connecticut" conference co-sponsored by the Law School's Center for Energy and Environmental Law.
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On February 9, Professor Peter Lindseth will give the Daimler Lecture at the American Academy in Berlin. He will discuss his most recent book, Power and Legitimacy: Reconciling Europe and the Nation-State (OUP, 2010).
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The Insurance Law Center, the LL.M. Program in U.S. Legal Studies, and the Student Bar Association invite you to celebrate the Lunar New Year at a gathering on February 8.