September 24, 2009
On January 1, 2009, Bank of America closed its deal to acquire Merrill Lynch in what can fairly be called one of the “distressed” deals of the financial crisis. Prior to closing the deal, the bank had gotten required shareholder approval for the transaction—but without fully disclosing, as Fortune notes, “that Bank of America had [...]
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September 18, 2008
Akron Law welcomes distinguished judge, Jed S. Rakoff, United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York as part of its annual Jurist-in-Residence program.
Judge Rakoff will deliver a public lecture titled Law and Science on Sept. 24 at 3 p.m. in Room 151 at The University of Akron School of Law. A reception [...]
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