David Yosifon
@dyosifon.bsky.social
A law professor, interested in corporate law, ethics, everything, and nothing else.
A blog version of my essay, "Director Primacy to the Hilt in the Public Benefit Corporation," is up on Columbia Law School's Blue Sky Blog today:
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Director Primacy is Taken to the Hilt in the Public Benefit Corporation
Corporate law requires the directors of ordinary, for-profit corporations to manage firms in the best interests of shareholders, forbidding directors from sacrificing corporate profits in service o…
clsbluesky.law.columbia.edu
August 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM
A blog version of my essay, "Director Primacy to the Hilt in the Public Benefit Corporation," is up on Columbia Law School's Blue Sky Blog today:
clsbluesky.law.columbia.edu/2025/08/05/d...
clsbluesky.law.columbia.edu/2025/08/05/d...
My essay, "Director Primacy to the Hilt in the Public Benefit Corporation," is now published and available for free download on SSRN. Enjoy!
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July 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
My essay, "Director Primacy to the Hilt in the Public Benefit Corporation," is now published and available for free download on SSRN. Enjoy!
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
we can now easily make once degradingly ugly depictions pretty and expressive
June 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
we can now easily make once degradingly ugly depictions pretty and expressive
If you are Genx and miss that feeling we had for that brief moment of Napster -- get into the AI.
April 29, 2025 at 5:31 AM
If you are Genx and miss that feeling we had for that brief moment of Napster -- get into the AI.
Remarkable line in Wilkinson's 4th Circuit opinion
April 22, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Remarkable line in Wilkinson's 4th Circuit opinion
Reposted by David Yosifon
Anyone debating or analyzing Kilmar Abrego Garcia's life or record is doing a grave disservice.
He could be El Chapo. He could be Charles Manson. He could be the Dalai Lama.
It doesn't matter. What has happened to him and others is clearly a violation of America's core laws and principles.
He could be El Chapo. He could be Charles Manson. He could be the Dalai Lama.
It doesn't matter. What has happened to him and others is clearly a violation of America's core laws and principles.
April 19, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Anyone debating or analyzing Kilmar Abrego Garcia's life or record is doing a grave disservice.
He could be El Chapo. He could be Charles Manson. He could be the Dalai Lama.
It doesn't matter. What has happened to him and others is clearly a violation of America's core laws and principles.
He could be El Chapo. He could be Charles Manson. He could be the Dalai Lama.
It doesn't matter. What has happened to him and others is clearly a violation of America's core laws and principles.
Riddle this:
If a lawyer was inadvertently included in an attorney-client privileged communication, they would have a clear ethical obligation to immediately sign-off and alert the other lawyer as to what had happened. (Not so for journalists, and properly so, but riddle it).
If a lawyer was inadvertently included in an attorney-client privileged communication, they would have a clear ethical obligation to immediately sign-off and alert the other lawyer as to what had happened. (Not so for journalists, and properly so, but riddle it).
March 25, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Riddle this:
If a lawyer was inadvertently included in an attorney-client privileged communication, they would have a clear ethical obligation to immediately sign-off and alert the other lawyer as to what had happened. (Not so for journalists, and properly so, but riddle it).
If a lawyer was inadvertently included in an attorney-client privileged communication, they would have a clear ethical obligation to immediately sign-off and alert the other lawyer as to what had happened. (Not so for journalists, and properly so, but riddle it).
Riddle this:
If a lawyer was inadvertently included in an attorney-client privileged communication, they would have a clear ethical obligation to immediately sign-off and alert the other lawyer as to what had happened. (Not so for journalists, and properly so, but riddle it).
If a lawyer was inadvertently included in an attorney-client privileged communication, they would have a clear ethical obligation to immediately sign-off and alert the other lawyer as to what had happened. (Not so for journalists, and properly so, but riddle it).
March 25, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Riddle this:
If a lawyer was inadvertently included in an attorney-client privileged communication, they would have a clear ethical obligation to immediately sign-off and alert the other lawyer as to what had happened. (Not so for journalists, and properly so, but riddle it).
If a lawyer was inadvertently included in an attorney-client privileged communication, they would have a clear ethical obligation to immediately sign-off and alert the other lawyer as to what had happened. (Not so for journalists, and properly so, but riddle it).
"Last Dance With Unger," is a six-part podcast series engaging the ideas of Roberto Unger. No familiarity with Unger, me, or anything else is needed to enjoy it. Just bring astonishment at existence itself, and a desire to know what to do about it.
open.spotify.com/episode/0g88...
open.spotify.com/episode/0g88...
Last Dance With Unger -- part 1
The David Yosifon Podcast · Episode
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February 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
"Last Dance With Unger," is a six-part podcast series engaging the ideas of Roberto Unger. No familiarity with Unger, me, or anything else is needed to enjoy it. Just bring astonishment at existence itself, and a desire to know what to do about it.
open.spotify.com/episode/0g88...
open.spotify.com/episode/0g88...
Reposted by David Yosifon
Prof. David Yosifon posted a 6 part podcast series entitled " Last Dance With Unger" open.spotify.com/show/6taRYPG...
The David Yosifon Podcast
Podcast · David Yosifon · For people who are interested in everything, and nothing else.
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January 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Prof. David Yosifon posted a 6 part podcast series entitled " Last Dance With Unger" open.spotify.com/show/6taRYPG...