Columbia Business Law Review

Congress recently passed the Natural Resources Management Act, a bipartisan bill that would impact over 2 million acres of federal land. In this post, CBLR staffer Dustin Graber discusses the bill & how its programs could serve as models for broader change: https://bit.ly/2GYoBn0.

The SEC has been cautious in determining a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies, & the advent of crypto ETFs has made their task even harder. In this post, CBLR staffer Andrew Connery discusses the SEC's reaction to crypto ETF applications thus far & what may be to come: https://bit.ly/2EIuXo6.

Trade secret thefts pose a major threat to the U.S. economy. In this post, CBLR staffer Conor Mercadante discusses the primary culprit of these crimes and U.S. efforts to combat them: https://cblr.columbia.edu/secrets-secrets-the-trump-admini/

A work stoppage may be on the horizon for the NFL. CBLR Staffer Ben Estes discusses how disagreements between the players’ union and the league will test the power of organized labor in the coming years: https://cblr.columbia.edu/a-more-perfect-union-analyzing-t/

Back in September, the CFTC announced its intention to prioritize insider trading regulation on the derivatives market. Learn more about what this could mean for lawyers & companies in 2019 in this post by CBLR staffer Katy Berk: https://cblr.columbia.edu/the-cftc-pushes-into-new-insider/

Senator Elizabeth Warren's Accountable Capitalism Act is controversial, but the proposal may also be indicative of a shift toward greater social responsibility in Corporate America. CBLR staffer Evan Gabor discusses the trend here: https://cblr.columbia.edu/how-to-make-corporations-account/

New phones are expensive, even during Black Friday weekend. Changes in law may make it easier to repair broken devices, but obstacles remain. CBLR staffer Emma Stein outlines a few things to keep in mind as you go into Cyber Monday: https://cblr.columbia.edu/repairing-the-right-to-repair/

Does a federal administrative agency have the authority to regulate fintech entities? CBLR staffer Mackenzie Humble explores this question in the context of a pending litigation against the OCC in this CBLR Online piece: https://cblr.columbia.edu/a-natural-result-the-emergence-o/

Do American insider trading laws need an update? Robert J. Jackson, Jr., a current SEC commissioner, & Preet Bharara, a former U.S. attorney, think so. In this article, CBLR staffer Stephen Kim dissects their recent New York Times Opinion piece on the topic: https://bit.ly/2PLp7st

It's been a year since the #MeToo movement began. In the time since, states have enacted a slew of legislation to combat sexual assault. In this article, Vlad Shafran summarizes New York's response and suggests why other states may follow suit: https://cblr.columbia.edu/metoo-moving-new-york-battling-w/

CBLR staffer Micaela Piña took a look at sandbagging in Delaware and the court's recent decision in Eagle Force Holdings, LLC v. Campbell - head to CBLR Online to read more!

Recently, staffer Edgar Okorie looked at how the 13th amendment has allowed for the development of an ecosystem of modern slavery. Read more here: https://cblr.columbia.edu/13th-amendment-the-economic-meta/

Check out Jungmin Joyce Yeo's analysis of what the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Ohio v. American Express means for large technology companies with two-sided platforms: https://cblr.columbia.edu/ohio-v-american-express-should-t/