Corporate Governance

Yet another good post by Michelle Harner over at Credit Slips

Posted on June 17, 2010
I've really been enjoying her posts--and this one's great (here)--and, of course I always enjoy the Credit Slips blog.

My new favorite list: MSN's 10 Companies We Love To Hate

Posted on June 16, 2010
Sprint, of course, is on the list (and has been for years)--see here.  The full Customer Service Hall of Shame is here.  Bravo, MSN! Sadly, Sirius isn't mentioned.  But there's always next year....

Marvelous distinction between "leaders" and "stewards" over at The Faculty Lounge.

Posted on June 15, 2010
See here.  Hat tip to The Faculty Lounge.

Worst customer service so far.

Posted on June 14, 2010
Sirius "wins."  I tried to cancel my Sirius over the phone.  (I now have an XM radio and foolishly thought that the transfer to XM would be seamless.  Wrong.)  After being on hold for 20 minutes, I gave up.  I've sent a cancellation letter, but we'll see if Sirius honors that letter...

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I love my Kindle, but . . .

Posted on June 14, 2010
It keeps turning on by accident, draining the battery.  Does anyone have any suggestions about how to prevent the accidental "on"?  Thanks!

More on the shifting law firm paradigm.

Posted on June 13, 2010
From my buddy Gordon Goolsby (see here).  It's definitely time for a heads-up, folks.

R-rated, raunchy, and very funny.

Posted on June 07, 2010
Last night's MTV highlights:  here.  Loved it.

Should a lawyer withdraw at the first indication that the client wants to lie?

Posted on June 06, 2010
My buddy Marc Stern forwarded this blog post to me (here).  My first instinct was "What the hey? Of course a lawyer should withdraw immediately."  I liked the blogger's observation below:In short, the lawyer needs to make sure the client knows what the lawyer knows: the lie will eventually be discovered...

Welcome back from your sabbatical, Joe Nocera!

Posted on June 06, 2010
I've missed you--and I enjoyed your column yesterday (here) immensely!

Glenn Reynolds is right about the higher education bubble.

Posted on June 06, 2010
See here.

Hey, when A-Rod is one of the largest unsecured creditors, A-Rod gets to be on the creditors' committee.

Posted on June 06, 2010
See here.  Hat tip to the Wall Street Journal's Bankruptcy Beat blog.

Jim Milles's ethics course sounds fabulous!

Posted on June 06, 2010
See here for his description.  It sounds like a great course!

Fun discussion about anonymity.

Posted on June 06, 2010
See here.  Hat tip to Brad Sims.

Sprint "customer service."

Posted on June 04, 2010
I've been trying to cancel my Sprint account for a while now.  It's almost impossible, but I think I've done it--at least until I continue to get those darn bills.  Anyone have any clue about how to kill a Sprint account?

Calling all pre-law advisors!

Posted on June 04, 2010
Please email me at nancy.rapoport@unlv.edu if you'd like a review copy of our Law School Survival Manual.

Best bankruptcy law headline in a long time.

Posted on June 03, 2010
Over at the Wall Street Journal's Bankruptcy Beat Blog (here)

Interesting news over at Legal Ethics Forum

Posted on May 31, 2010
I cross-posted this story and the related hat tip here. 

We've learned nothing from Enron.

Posted on May 26, 2010
See today's Wall Street Journal article (here) about manipulating debt at ends of quarters to make debt "disappear."  We've learned nothing.Shameless plug:  our latest Enron book (here) explores just why we never learn from prior corporate malfeasance.

Good law and ethics story of the day.

Posted on May 25, 2010
In today's Wall Street Journal (here).

"In" isn't a synonym for "during."

Posted on May 18, 2010
Today's New York Times has a story (here) about Richard Blumenthal's exaggerations about his military service.  He apparently didn't serve "in" Vietnam; he served "during" Vietnam.  The Times reports:In 1970, with his last deferment in jeopardy, he landed a coveted spot in the Marine Reserve, which virtually guaranteed that he would not be sent to Vietnam...

Want to vent? I have a forum for you!

Posted on May 17, 2010
Over at our other blog, Law School Survival Manual: From LSAT to Bar Exam, I'd like to take questions and comments from those of you who wonder why some students might behave the way that they do.  (For an egregious example, see here.)So I'm looking for such things asQuestion of the week...

Our Law School Survival Manual is now available for pre-order on Amazon.com.

Posted on May 11, 2010
See here for details.

Brava, Elena Kagan!

Posted on May 10, 2010
Some may disagree about the President's choice (see here), but there's no question that Solicitor General Kagan has a wealth of experience in different roles.(Yes, I'm happy that the President chose a former law dean.)We'll see what happens during her confirmation hearings.

Weekly tips over at our other blog:

Posted on May 10, 2010
We've started handing out some weekly tips for law students (this summer's theme is, not surprisingly, summer jobs) over at our Law School Survival Manual blog (see here and here).  Here's hoping that folks find them useful.  If you want to weigh in, either agreeing or disagreeing--or even adding ideas for us to consider--please take a moment to click over to the Law School Survival Manual blog...

Question for you Blogger programmers out there.

Posted on May 10, 2010
Do any of you know how to change the color of the banner background in our Law School Survival Manual blog from this:to HTML color #335C33 or thereabouts?  I don't like the light green color, but I can't find a website that will teach me how to edit the HTML for the part of the blog that's above...

Darn it.

Posted on May 06, 2010
The Enron play is closing on Broadway, long before Jeff & I could go see it.  See here. 

More shameless self-promotion.

Posted on May 05, 2010
We now have a blog attached to the Law School Survival Manual (see here).  Our first post, about summer jobs, is here. 

A few updates about bankruptcy fees.

Posted on May 03, 2010
In yesterday's New York Times, Nelson Schwartz and Julie Creswell wrote a fascinating article about the magnitude of bankruptcy fees, especially in the Lehman case (see here).  Look:  I know how hard lawyers work, and I also know how non-lawyers perceive many of us...

Shameless self-promotion.

Posted on April 30, 2010
See here.

Best comment about the Goldman Sachs brouhaha.

Posted on April 29, 2010
Take a look at Steven Pearlstein's column in yesterday's Washington Post (here): There was a time when issuers would pay a premium to have Goldman Sachs underwrite their securities, just as there was a time when investors would pay a premium to buy into a Goldman-sponsored offering...

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