by Paul Atkins | Nov 1, 2019 | In the News, Newsroom, Opinion
While Delaware’s hunters are focused on deer and duck this fall, it appears that other hunters pursuing a highly valued legal prize in the state might be coming up empty handed this season. Delaware Federal District Court Judge Richard Andrews in an August 2019 merger...
by Paul Atkins | Oct 14, 2019 | In the News, Newsroom, Opinion
Tricks on Halloween are not the only surprises that mark the month of October. In politics, we have “October Surprises” just before Election Day, and over time we have experienced economic October surprises, as well. The financial phenomenon even has a name: the...
by Paul Atkins | Aug 16, 2019 | In the News, Newsroom, Opinion
By Peter Wallison and Paul Atkins Most observers of regulatory behavior would agree that before an agency takes an enforcement action against a firm it should lay down a rule that defines the conduct it is seeking to prevent and the punishment for violation of the new...
by Paul Atkins | Aug 6, 2019 | In the News, Newsroom, Opinion
The SEC Should Follow Its Own Rules for Guidance Even novice students of due process understand that guidance provided in 2018 cannot be used in cases citing actions taken before that time. Mark Chenoweth’s and Peggy Little’s “Secret Laws for the Powerful” (op-ed,...
by Paul Atkins | Oct 19, 2018 | In the News, Newsroom, Opinion
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System this month said no thank you to pension-fund activism. Government workers unseated Priya Mathur, the sitting Calpers president. She was defeated by Jason Perez, a police-union official who criticized Ms. Mathur’s...
