My comments to Bloomberg Law on the Trump admin's sharp cuts to advisory committees--

t.co/2jBkhDvykZ

New on SSRN: A firm's size affects whether it can racially discriminate, dump waste, or ignore safety laws. In all, >1300 USC provisions favor small firms.

This article uncovers this overlooked body of law, argues it impedes reg goals, and shows how it distorts mkts. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Wharton Financial Regulation Conference - April 25

Academics, financial policymakers, etc: email me to rsvp. It's gonna be 🔥

Looking forward to presenting "Presidential Administration & the Accountability Illusion" at Duke Law Journal's adlaw symposium today. What a lively audience! @dukelaw.bsky.social

Some synergies with having (1) undergrad & non-scientific grad programs, (2) scientific research, and (3) a health system w/in the same entity. But the setup is also partly the result of path dependence & historical contingencies. At what point would a spinoff improve all 3?

Presidential personnel w/in the same administration are not a monolith. See ⬇️

@yesthatabbywood.bsky.social & my article "Divided Agencies" shows how civil servants & appointees differ both w/in & across agencies -- with implications for governance. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

💥CFP: Wharton Financial Regulation Conference - 4/25. Submission deadline 2/10.💥

Academics working on topics in financial regulation (broadly defined): we hope you'll submit your work!

With fall term grades posting soon, I like to share Elena Kagan's law school transcript with my first-year students. It's very good, but certainly not perfect, particularly for her first semester. And look where she landed. You will do well too.

New business ethics case study on profit-motivated political advocacy, now on SSRN (papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....) and forthcoming from SAGE Business--