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Joshua Fershée, JD, became the 11th dean of the Creighton University School of Law on July 1, 2019. Fershée previously served as associate dean for faculty research and development, professor of law, and director of LLM programs at West Virginia University College of Law.

Earning a bachelor’s degree in social science from Michigan State University in 1995, Fershée began his career in public relations and media outreach before attending the Tulane University School of Law, graduating magna cum laude in 2003 and serving as editor in chief of the Tulane Law Review. He worked in private practice at the firms of Davis Polk & Wardell in New York and Hogan & Hartson, LLP, in Washington, D.C., before joining the legal academy. Read More

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Dear BLPB Readers:

“The American Business Law Journal invites ALSB members who are interested in serving on the Editorial Board of the American Business Law Journal to apply for the position of Articles Editor. The incoming Articles Editor will begin to serve on the Board in August 2022. Board members commit to serve for four years: three years as Articles Editor and one year as Senior Articles Editor. After that, the option is to continue to serve two more years—one as Managing Editor and another as Editor-in-Chief. The ABLJ is widely regarded, nationally and internationally, as a premier peer-reviewed journal and the position provides the opportunity to serve the Academy of Legal Studies in Business and broader academic discipline at the highest levels of service. 

Articles Editors supervise the review of articles that have been submitted to the ABLJ to determine which manuscripts to recommend for publication. In the case of manuscripts that are accepted, the Articles Editor is responsible for working with the author to oversee changes in both style and substance. In the case of manuscripts that are believed to be publishable but in need of further work, the Articles Editor outlines specific revisions and further lines of research that should be pursued. The Articles Editor’s recommendations for works-in-process are perhaps the most important and creative …

Dear BLPB Readers:

“The Department of Insurance, Legal Studies and Real Estate in the Terry College of Business at The University of Georgia invites applications for a full-time non-tenure-track faculty position in Legal Studies at the lecturer level, beginning Fall 2022. The position is renewable based on performance and promotion to Senior Lecturer is possible after six years of service. Participation in service activities appropriate to the rank is expected. Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications.“

The full job posting is here.

Professor Lev Menand has written another must read article on the Fed, The Logic and Limits of the Federal Reserve Act.  It’s a timely and incredibly important piece that I recommend to all BLPB readers.  Here’s the abstract:

“Over the past fourteen years, the U.S. Federal Reserve has rescued overleveraged financial companies, purchased trillions of dollars of mortgage-backed securities, and created novel facilities to support ordinary businesses, nonprofits, and local governments. While some argue that the Fed has gone too far, others believe that it should expand its ambit further still to address issues such as climate change, racial injustice, and crumbling infrastructure. This Article seeks to clarify the nature and stakes of this debate by recovering the logic and limits of the Federal Reserve Act. It argues that to understand the Fed it is necessary first to understand the U.S. system of money and banking. That system uses publicly chartered, investor-owned banks to issue most of the money supply. Congress designed the Fed for a limited purpose: to administer the banking system. And Congress equipped the Fed with an integrated set of tools to achieve a specific…

Dear BLPB Readers,

Great news!!! A Symposium on The Changing Faces of Business Law and Sustainability is being held this Friday and Saturday!!!  This Symposium is being hosted by the Business and Human Rights Initiative at the University of Connecticut, the Center for the Business of Sustainability, Smeal College of Business, Penn State University, the College of Business at Oregon State University, and the American Business Law Journal.  All are welcome!  I encourage interested readers to register and attend all or part of the event.  The Symposium schedule is here.  I’m grateful to be an invited participant and am really looking forward to the event and to discussing Derivatives and ESG!  Hope to (virtually) see many of you there!     

Dear BLPB Readers:

“Vice Chancellor Travis Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery will be at the University of Iowa College of Law to deliver the James Fraser Smith Lecture on Thursday, February 17, at 2:00PM (central time). He will be speaking on “Big Law Ethics.” The Zoom link is below. The event is free and open to the public.” 

You are invited to a Zoom webinar.

When: Feb 17, 2022 02:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

Topic: Chancellor Laster’s Fraser Smith Lecture

Please click the link below to join the webinar:

https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/98641034913

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Webinar ID: 986 4103 4913

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Dear BLPB Readers,

I hadn’t heard about the FDIC and FinCEN Tech Sprint until today and wanted to help spread the word!  The registration period closes on February 15 at 5p.m. ET, so don’t delay if you’re interested!  A short summary paragraph of the program is below and more information can be found here.

“The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced a Tech Sprint to develop solutions for financial institutions and regulators to help measure the effectiveness of digital identity proofing- the process used to collect, validate, and verify information about a person.  Read more about FDIC and FinCEN’s Tech Sprint, Measuring the Effectiveness of Digital Identity Proofing for Digital Financial Services.”     

Dear BLPB Readers:

“The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania will host its annual Wharton Financial Regulation Conference on Friday April 1, 2022, in-person.

We are issuing a call for papers to any scholars from any discipline—law, economics, political science, history, business, and beyond—to submit papers concerning the following topics (along with related topics):

    – Governance of Monetary & Fiscal Policy
    – Market Infrastructure & Bank Regulation
    – The Community Reinvestment Act at 45
    – Agency Structures & Personnel

To submit a paper for consideration, please provide an abstract not to exceed one page and CV to Brian Feinstein and Christina Parajon Skinner by February 15. Selected presenters will be notified by February 21. Presenters will receive an honorarium to defray travel costs.”

The complete call for papers is here: Download 2022 Wharton Fin Reg Conference – CFP

Dear BLPB Readers:

“The Legal Studies Department in Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business invites applications for an Assistant Clinical Professor of Legal Studies to begin September 1, 2022. This is a full-time, non-tenure track position. The successful candidate will teach undergraduate and graduate level Legal Studies courses in person at the Drexel University LeBow Main Campus, the Malvern Campus and online. A successful candidate will be expected to teach courses in various areas of business law, such as Entrepreneurial Law, Corporate Governance, Contract Law and International Business. The standard teaching load for an Assistant Clinical Professor is 3 courses each for 4 quarters per year.

Candidates should possess a J.D. or LLM from an ABA-Accredited law school and demonstrate a high level of teaching competence.  Candidates must provide evidence of successful experience in teaching. Experience with and commitment to working with diverse student populations and commitment to equity in education at all levels is required. Experience and/or commitment to the use of technology as an instructional tool is desirable, as are strong collegial and collaborative skills.

The Assistant Clinical Professor of Legal Studies will also engage in appropriate research/scholarly activities to maintain AQ status in discipline. Scholarly work…