Business law

Most experienced negotiators are comfortable working out the terms of an economic contract--they bargain for the best price, haggle over equity splits,...

In the wake of a series of gross corporate abuses around the turn of the century, Congress passed Sarbanes-Oxley, which was intended to make corporate...

Three important trends are emerging in the U.S. and EU.

A trade association executive who had nervously followed certain Congressional hearings recently consulted his antitrust counsel. He informed the latter that these public hearings had questioned the competitive ethics of his industry; explained that he feared regulatory legislation might be forthcoming to police the challenged conduct; and proposed the adoption of a code of ethics, […]

Many economists argue that monopolies stifle innovation. But before the breakup, AT&T and its R&D units constituted probably the most potent innovation...

It will take the right laws.

A primer for men who want to be allies

For a leader, a public apology is always a high-risk move. Understanding what apologies can and cannot do will help you avoid both foolhardy stonewalling and unnecessary contrition.

It was five minutes before show time, and only 15 people had wandered into the conference room to hear Lancaster-Webb CEO Will Somerset introduce the...

A study of a landmark case against Microsoft found it didn’t necessarily lead to more competition or innovation.

Managing in the face of incomplete contracts.

A short history.

When they do, a mutually beneficial outcome is more likely.

Congress needs to make it easier to enforce IP protections.

Though the product liability crisis has fallen off the front pages, the problem has not gone away. Lower insurance rates, anticipated by liability law reforms, have seldom materialized. Liability insurance premiums remain a tremendous burden for businesses in many industries. Legislation aimed at limiting liability, enacted just last year, has been declared unconstitutional. Moreover, some […]

How businesses can navigate the increasing uncertainty around where and how antitrust law is enforced.

Right now, regulation presents a binary choice.

Liu Peijin is the president of Almond China, a subsidiary of the German company Almond Chemical. Almond China's joint venture with Chongqing No. 2 Chemical...

Contracts are meant to enshrine agreements in something like stone. But contracts covering long-term infrastructure investments in emerging markets are written in something closer to sand. As more companies invest in these markets—building roads, bridges, utilities, and telecom systems—contracts must become flexible enough to account for the changes that political and economic instability create. In […]

Corporate cooperation will be critical in the fight against climate change — but the law might get in the way.