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Recent Academic Research

Members of the Global Business Law Program study a range of issues, from corporate law to tax to bankruptcy. Below are recent examples of our work, organized thematically. For a complete collection of faculty scholarship, please visit BYU Law School’s Research Paper Series or the personal pages of our members.

Antitrust, International Investment, Trade Regulation
Nielson, What Happens if the FTC Becomes a Serious Rulemaker?, Concurrences (2022)
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Jones & Rao, Unstable BITs, Yale J. Int'l L. (2022)
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Jones & Rao, Sticky BITs, Harvard Int'l L. J. (2020)
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Bankruptcy and Reorganization
Gotberg, Small Business Disaster Relief and Restructuring, Yale L. J. Forum (2021)
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Bruckner, Gotberg, Jimenez & Ondersma, A No-Contest Discharge for Uncollectible Student Loans, Colo. L. Rev. (2020)
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Deals and Corporate Law
Clayton, High-End Securities Regulation, Harvard Business Law Rev. (2023)
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Bishop, Jennejohn, & Jones, Top Ups and 'Telephone' (2023)
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Jennejohn, Nyarko & Talley, Contractual Evolution, Univ. Chi. L. Rev (2022)
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Shobe & Shobe, The Dual Class Spectrum, Yale J. Reg. (2022)
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Clayton, High End Bargaining Problems, Vanderbilt L. Rev. (2022)
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Hwang & Jennejohn, Contractual Depth, Minn. L. Rev. (2022)
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Jennejohn, The Transactional Dynamics of Market Fragility, J. Law & Contemp. Problems (2022)
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Jennejohn, Do Networks Govern Contracts?, J. Corp. L. (2021)
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Initial Public Offerings
Billings, Hsueh, Lewis-Western & Shobe, Innovations in IPO Deal Structure: Do Up-C IPOs Harm Public Shareholders? Mgmt. Sci. (2022)
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Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Smith, Broughman & Hurt, The Cambridge Handbook of Law and Entrepreneurship in the United States (2022)
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Plamondon, Smart Patents, U. Illinois L. Rev. (2022)
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Asay, An Empirical Study of Copyright's Substantial Similarity Test, UC Irvine L. Rev (2022)
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Asay & Plamondon, Covid 19 and Its Impact(s) on Innovation, Utah L. Rev. (2021)
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Plamondon, Innovation's Hidden Externalities, BYU L. Rev. (2021)
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Asay & Plamondon, Innovation in Adversity, Florida St. L. Rev. (2021)
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Multistate Enforcement and Compliance
Provost, Dishman, Nolette, Monitoring Corporate Compliance through Cooperative Federalism: Trends in Multistate Settlements by State Attorneys General, Publius (2022)
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Dishman, Settling Data Protection Law: Multistate Actions and National Policymaking, Alabama L. Rev. (2021)
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Dishman, Generals of the Resistance: Multistate Actions and Nationwide Injunctions, Arizona State L. J. (2022)
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Private Equity
Clayton, High-End Securities Regulation, Harvard Business Law Rev. (2023)
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Clayton, High End Bargaining Problems, Vanderbilt L. Rev. (2022)
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Shobe & Shobe, The Dual Class Spectrum, Yale J. Reg. (2022)
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Clayton, The Private Equity Negotiation Myth, Yale J. Reg. (2020)
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Clayton, How Public Pension Plans Have Shaped Private Equity, Maryland L. Rev. (2021)
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Recent Policy Engagement

From time to time, members of our group engage with policymakers on important issues. Below are recent examples of these efforts, organized by subject matter.

Bankruptcy & Reorganization
Brook Gotberg
Comments of Academics to Department of Education's RFI Regarding Evaluating Undue Hardship Claims in Adversary Actions Seeking Student Loan Discharge in Bankruptcy Proceedings
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Corporate Law & Securities Regulation
Will Clayton
Supplementary Comment Letter on Proposed SEC Private Fund Advisers Rule ('Private Fund Advisers; Documentation of Registered Investment Adviser Compliance Reviews')
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Will Clayton
Slack v. Pirani: Brief for Amici Curiae Law and Business Professors in Support of Respondent
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Will Clayton
Comment Letter on Proposed SEC Private Fund Advisers Rule ('Private Fund Advisers; Documentation of Registered Investment Adviser Compliance Reviews')
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Intellectual Property
Clark Asay
Brief of 44 Intellectual Property Law Scholars as Amici Curiae in SAS Institute Inc. v. World Programming Limited, No. 2021-1542 (Fed. Cir.)
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