Observation and reasonable assumptions lead the authors to the working hypothesis that a
professional board-a board that is active and independent of management-should be …

… While Ira Millstein has for more than 30 years lectured and written widely on corporate … Ira
Millstein and Paul MacAvoy, particularly in this book. Because, however, of Ira Millstein’s lack …

In recent years, boards of directors have become more active and independent of management
in pursuing shareholder interests. But, up to this point, there has been little empirical …

Written in 1981, this text examined legal and economic constraints that limited corporate
behavior in the United States at that time. The authors look at state and federal charter laws, as …

The era of managerial dominance in corporate governance is giving way to a more balanced
and accountable corporate triad which includes boards of directors and shareholders. Ira M…

During this period significant powers have been accreted by the Com-mission over advertising.
This article will trace their development and assess their use. Along the way attention will …

When the chairman, general counsel, and chief accountant of the US Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) assert that something is awry in corporate financial reporting,'a …

… *Ira M. Millstein is senior partner at the New York based law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges,
a member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, a Distinguished Fellow at the Yale …

Interest in the economic role of corporate governance--and governance reform--increased
markedly around the world in the last decade of the twentieth century and shows no signs of …

The inability oí the antitrust laws to define appropriate limits on the exercise of monopoly
power and to cope with price control accomplished by means short of outright collusion persist …