Stefan J. Padfield

Director of the NCPPR's Free Enterprise Project. Prior experience includes 15+ years as a law professor, two federal judicial clerkships, private practice at Cravath, Swaine & Moore, LLP, and 6 years enlisted active duty (US Army). Immigrant (naturalized).

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ICYMI: #corpgov Midweek Roundup (Oct. 5, 2017)

By Stefan J. Padfield on October 5, 2017

“a number of proven methods to draft a bad contract” https://t.co/2SOasW9YAS; #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) October 2, 2017

“What counts as social enterprise?” https://t.co/oupj3X2LZN #corpgov #socent

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) October 2, 2017

“Transactional Skills Training Across the Curriculum” https://t.co/Ayb0eFEtri #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) October 4, 2017

Is evidence mounting “that European board gender diversity quotas may yield … deleterious side effects”? https://t.co/V3xGgg7RgT #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) October 4, 2017

“Teaching Contract Drafting through Caselaw—A Syllabus” https://t.co/uDSbHSCYdi #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) October 4, 2017

“human capital management disclosure”: “nine subjects … that should be disclosed” https://t.co/KqJ1yJ2g5m #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) October 4, 2017

ICYMI: #corpgov Weekend Roundup (October 1, 2017)

By Stefan J. Padfield on October 1, 2017

“the New Deal Constitutional Revolution … cases comprising what some have called the ‘switch-in-time'” https://t.co/xtGsCw6gI5 #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 29, 2017

“report estimates … approximately 25 million engaged in forced labor” https://t.co/Ep4TMnvhzN #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 29, 2017

“the ‘Cliometric Revolution’ … transformed the way many economic historians conduct their analysis” https://t.co/8QYpJvUIu6 #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 30, 2017

“Wells Fargo..blame[d]..lower-level employees, rather than..executives who put in place unrealistic..goals” https://t.co/rWfL8vhg4U #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) October 1, 2017

ICYMI: “Common ownership..& long-time horizons” = “investors that could act as stewards of the commons” https://t.co/XpemQkKeYJ #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) October 1, 2017

ICYMI: #corpgov Midweek Roundup (Sep. 28, 2017)

By Stefan J. Padfield on September 28, 2017

“there are organizations that learn better over time..not just the people, but..something in the aggregate” https://t.co/ZZEipKNwgm #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 26, 2017

Citizens United & Hobby Lobby “pointed to…corporate law…for ordering political & religious activity” https://t.co/8POHPCrYwA #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 28, 2017

Shareholder Stewardship Codes: “important manifestation of … positive view of shareholder engagement” https://t.co/Z2i9gZjirD #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 28, 2017

“series LLC..is one of the newest..unincorporated..form[s]..This article..suggest[s]..optimal statutory scheme” 17 J.Bus.&Sec.L 207 #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 28, 2017

“Chief executives on outside boards earn more … but the companies they run return less” https://t.co/5MRa8d8Tks #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 26, 2017

ICYMI: #corpgov Weekend Roundup (September 24, 2017)

By Stefan J. Padfield on September 24, 2017

10/12 SEC Investor Advisory Committee agenda includes blockchain technology & Law School Clinic Advocacy https://t.co/6qI2SoHAqn #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 22, 2017

“50% and 70% of U.S. household wealth is ‘earned’ the old-fashioned way …: it’s inherited.” https://t.co/9t87MCO3WS #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 23, 2017

“the practice of corporate directors sharing information with outside entities. Like the golden leash” https://t.co/cMoJf4RW0Z #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 23, 2017

Do “union security clauses in the private sector..implicate the First Amendment because there is..state action”? 96 Neb. L. Rev. 62 #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 24, 2017

“These companies support climate action, so why are they funding opposition to it?” https://t.co/qlQMKMMLTQ #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 24, 2017

ICYMI: #corpgov Midweek Roundup (Sep. 21, 2017)

By Stefan J. Padfield on September 21, 2017

CT Statute: private employers “who..discipline..on account of..rights guaranteed by..1A” liable for damages https://t.co/sz4pRBf1hQ #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 18, 2017

“conflict minerals..rules might have been transplanted..through private channels such as supply contracts” https://t.co/7OKenUfX9V #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 18, 2017

“how the I.P.O. process — and the markets themselves — became so broken” https://t.co/BCh0UJFyxs #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 19, 2017

“elements that explain” the “Institutional Approach to Labor Economics” https://t.co/gjvraojkBT #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 19, 2017

“companies are required to begin making pay ratio disclosures in early 2018” https://t.co/gK6juoKX1U #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 21, 2017

ICYMI: #corpgov Weekend Roundup (September 17, 2017)

By Stefan J. Padfield on September 17, 2017

“Constitutional law relies on..diffusion of powers..to ensure that no one person or faction controls power” https://t.co/LrThmwVE2P #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 15, 2017

Ohio’s lawsuit: “companies..fraudulently marketed..drugs..helping create..addiction crisis” https://t.co/yBMiHPSpYu #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 15, 2017

ICYMI: “Justice Department mulls changing corporate prosecution policy” https://t.co/3nTobG9UFf #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 16, 2017

“Diagramming Transactions: Some Modest Proposals and a Few Suggested Rules” https://t.co/gje5sKvgob #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 16, 2017

“Citizens United and Hobby Lobby … offer … irreconcilable, visions of the American corporation” 11 NYU J.L. & Liberty 308 #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 17, 2017

ICYMI: #corpgov Midweek Roundup (Sep. 14, 2017)

By Stefan J. Padfield on September 14, 2017

“Transferring a drug patent to a tribe to hold onto a monopoly may be legal” https://t.co/iUKHf25T9W #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 11, 2017

“Survey: 85 Percent of Businesses Say State Lawsuit Climates Impact Decisions on Expansion, Growth” https://t.co/qtR6a2aJtt #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 12, 2017

“What Amazon’s HQ2 Wish List Signals About the Future of Cities” https://t.co/QWTq0E3gkY #corpgov ht @wallatlaw

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 12, 2017

“Steve Bannon and Bernie Sanders both want big tech treated as … ‘public utilities.'” https://t.co/IQhG8VyyON #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 13, 2017

“The Role Of Entrepreneurship In Ending Poverty And Homelessness” https://t.co/Zb8Emh68jX #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 13, 2017

“SHs haven’t had much success in … actions blaming investor losses on corporate data breach disclosures” https://t.co/Cu9g27dDP7 #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 14, 2017

ICYMI: #corpgov Weekend Roundup (September 10, 2017)

By Stefan J. Padfield on September 10, 2017

1/2 “Inequality … has increased dramatically
since the emergence of … shareholder value maximization” https://t.co/X6d8PGwiuy #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 4, 2017

“Given…high return of stocks, it is puzzling that many households do not participate in the stock market” https://t.co/W4QloSSMSD #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 6, 2017

“Doing Business As”: “also known as a DBA, trade name, fictitious business name, or assumed name” https://t.co/hGWNJ3VVSL #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 6, 2017

“Opting Out of Fiduciary Duties and Liabilities in U.S. and U.K. Business Entities” https://t.co/Msl5W1yZI0 #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 8, 2017

appraisal: “evidence points to a substantial transfer of value from target shareholders to selling CEOs” https://t.co/CmPiTSqPuD #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 8, 2017

“regulators in the United States continue to be blind to cognitive influences on corporate behavior” 36 Rev. Banking & Fin. L. 207 #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 10, 2017

ICYMI: #corpgov Weekend Roundup (September 3, 2017)

By Stefan J. Padfield on September 3, 2017

“lot of companies … assuming they can get away with classifying their workers as independent contractors” https://t.co/dxr4GlHDBp #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 1, 2017

“Law firm sex-bias cases will turn on key question: Can partners be employees?” https://t.co/D41qtDcXOa #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 1, 2017

Is “Everyone…a Socialist After a Natural Disaster”? https://t.co/uyous681tp #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 1, 2017

1/2: “Ethics and compliance are not the same. Companies need to invest in both.” https://t.co/lsiNSXX3fL #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 1, 2017

“reconsidering the issue of morality and antitrust from an interdisciplinary perspective” 62 S.D. L. Rev. 11, 15–16 (2017) #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 3, 2017

ICYMI: #corpgov Midweek Roundup (August 31, 2017)

By Stefan J. Padfield on August 31, 2017

“Some thoughts on mimicking a corporate governance structure in Ohio LLCs” https://t.co/ymAsRr5Gfq #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) August 29, 2017

Has Google “effectively muted, if not silenced, criticism of the company” by funding non-profits? https://t.co/W5P7rLismH #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) August 30, 2017

“The Conservative Case for Class Actions” https://t.co/y84HJObwll #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) August 30, 2017

“Navigating Rocky Shoals and Safe Harbors When Board Members Fix Their Own Compensation” https://t.co/uryBK55BAA #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) August 31, 2017

“courts … have been more willing to uphold bylaws unilaterally adopted by the directors” https://t.co/8hQIZdr0pW #corpgov

— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) August 31, 2017

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