I received the following announcement in my inbox today, and felt the content would be of interest to readers of this blog even if they have no intention of attending the meeting or submiting a proposal.  For more information, go here.

We are pleased to announce the 2014 Midyear Meeting Workshop
on Blurring Boundaries in Financial and Corporate Law, June 7-9, 2014 in
Washington, D.C….

We invite you to submit a proposal to participate in this
two-day program, which is designed to explore the various ways in which the
lines separating distinct, identifiable areas of theory, policy, and doctrine
in business law have begun to break down….. Proposals are due October 25, 2013,
by e-mail, to 14blurringboundaries@aals.org.

Why Attend this Workshop? 

Understanding how capital is formed and transformed in
today’s economy and how financial risk is spread requires that scholars and
students understand financial and corporate law and the theory and policy
underlying the doctrine.  If scholars
work solely within the traditional boundaries of any single field in the
financial and corporate law spectrum, they risk having a parochial view of
vital legal questions.  Indeed, each area
of financial and corporate law faces a broader set of questions than it has
historically engaged.   Securities
regulation covers much more than initial public offerings.  The regulation of financial institutions can
no longer concern itself primarily with deposit-taking banks (indeed, the label
“banking law” seems now outdated). 
Insurance regulation is no longer entrusted exclusively to state
regulators, and those regulators can no longer ignore systemic risks or the
modernization of consumer products and consumer protection strategies.  Business associations involve more than
publicly traded corporations.  These are
but a few examples….