Expertise: Securities Regulation
Faculty
| Group Index | Group | Image | Profile | Title | Expertise | News |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Faculty |  | Schwartz, Jeff | Professor | Business, Business Organizations, Corporate Law, Securities, Securities Regulation |
News and Events
Schwartz aids in creation of Main Street Growth Act
Research by University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Professor Jeff Schwartz has led to the creation of a bill that would promote the formation of venture exchanges as a measure to render U.S. public markets more attractive to emerging firms. The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled this week to review H.R. 5877, […]
Schwartz authors “Venture Exchange Regulation: Listing Standards, Market Microstructure, and Investor Protection”
On September 23, 2016 S.J. Quinney College of Law professor Jeff Schwartz authored a story for MoFoJumpstarter titled, “Venture Exchange Regulation: Listing Standards, Market Microstructure, and Investor Protection.” This summer, the House Financial Services Committee passed the Main Street Growth Act, which calls for legislative changes to promote the formation of venture exchanges. The idea […]
Hornok, ’14 publishes paper titled, “The Alternative Investment Market: Helping Small Enterprises Grow Public”
Jonathan Hornok, a 2014 College of Law graduate, will publish his paper title “The Alternative Investment Market: Helping Small Enterprises Grow Public” in the Ohio State Entrepreneurial Business Law Journal. The paper was written as part of Hornok’s directed research for Professor Jeff Schwartz’s Securities Law seminar. Read the paper »
Modern Securities Litigation and Halliburton
The Supreme Court’s Ruling in Halliburton Could Slash Securities Class Actions S.J. Quinney College of Law, Room 107 The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund on March 5, 2014. At stake in this case is whether the longstanding “fraud-on-the-market presumption” will survive in securities class actions. This […]
Austerity vs. Growth: Lessons for the US Economy
The Rolapp Scholar Symposium S.J. Quinney College of Law, Moot Courtroom Join legal scholars, practitioners, and economists as they engage in a spirited and informed discussion about the effects that austerity measures might have on the U.S. economy. Panels will consider subjects ranging from legislative and regulatory responses to lessons that U.S. might learn from […]
February 28 Fordham Debate to Consider Austerity Measures and Economic Growth
Austerity, defined as reduced spending and increased frugality in the economic sector, has been the subject of much debate recently. Austerity proponents argue that such practices are exactly the tough medicine required to reduce burgeoning deficits and restore financial order. Opponents counter that as the global economy shows signs of emerging from a prolonged and […]
Three Years after Lehman: Assessing the Regulatory Reforms on the Next Financial Crisis
Three Years after Lehman: Assessing the Regulatory Reforms on the Next Financial Crisis Download Lehman Event Program Date: February 24, 2012 Time: 9:30 a.m – 3:30 p.m. Location: Sutherland Moot Courtroom Free and open to the public. Read more about the event on today.law.utah.edu No participant in the financial markets would have dreamed that three […]