Call for Papers: 2014 AALS Annual Meeting (Section on Transactional Law and Skills)

AALS Section on Transactional Law and Skills is seeking paper proposals for its session at the 2014 Annual Meeting on the topic of “Value Creation in the 21st Century.” The session will re-examine Professor Ronald Gilson’s 1984 scholarly article, “Value Creation by Business Lawyers”, evaluate the impact of the article, and discuss the prospects for business lawyers creating value in the 21st Century.

1-2 page proposals should be submitted no later than June 7, 2013 to eric.gouvin@law.wne.edu

Topics: Calls for Papers, Business Law

Call for Papers: Crowdfunding and its implications for the entrepreneurial ecosystem: Setting the research agenda

Leeds School of Business at the  University of Colorado, Boulder  is accepting paper submissions for an intimate academic conference to be held on July 12th & 13th, 2013 aimed at discussing current work, and shaping the research agenda on crowdfunding.

Please include a title page with your name, academic affiliation, department affiliation, submission type (paper or panel), and 3-5 keywords. Due date for submissions is Monday, May 6, 2013. Upload submissions here.

For more information on the conference, go here.

Topics: Business Law, Calls for Papers, Interdisciplinary

Call for Papers: 2014 Law + Informatics Symposium on Cyber Defense Strategies and Responsibilities for Industry

The Northern Kentucky Law Review and Salmon P. Chase College of Law seek submissions for the third annual Law + Informatics Symposium on February 27-28, 2014. The focus of the conference is to provide an interdisciplinary review of issues involving business and industry responses to cyber threats from foreign governments, terrorists, and corporate espionage.

For more information, go here.

Abstracts may be sent to Nkylrsymposium@nku.edu no later than September 1, 2013.

Topics: Calls for Papers, Business Law, Interdisciplinary

Call for Papers: First Annual Workshop for Corporate and Securities Litigation

The University of Illinois College of Law and the University of Richmond School of Law are accepting submissions for the First Annual Workshop for Corporate & Securities Litigation to be held on Friday, November 8, 2013, in Chicago, Illinois.

Abstracts should be submitted by May 31, 2013 to Jessica Erickson at jerickso@richmond.edu. Please include your name, current position, and contact information in the e-mail accompanying the submission.

Topics: Calls for Papers, Business Law, Consumer and Financial Services Law, Fiduciary Law, Securities Law

Call for Papers: Junior Scholars Workshop on Financial Services Law

The University of Connecticut School of Law is accepting papers for their 2013 Junior Scholars Workshop on Financial Services Law. The competition is open to law faculty with less than six years of teaching experience.

Submissions must be received in full by Friday, March 8, 2013 at midnight. Submissions and inquiries should be directed to patricia.mccoy@law.uconn.edu

For more information, go here.

Topics: Calls for Papers, Business Law, Law & Economics

Call for Papers: Financial Stability Analysis Conference

The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and the Office of Financial Research are accepting  papers for the 2013 Financial Stability Conference to be held on May 30-31, 2013, in Washington, D.C. on “Financial Stability Analysis: Using the Tools, Finding the Data.”.

Please send completed papers or a detailed abstract by e-mail to: jhaubrich@clev.frb.org and include “FINANCIAL STABILITY CONF” in the subject line by  March 15, 2013.

For more information, go here.

Topics: Business Law, Calls for Papers, Economics and the Law

Exploring Civil Society through the Writings of Dr. Seuss

This conference will be hosted by the New York Law School Law Review and the Racial Justice Project at New York Law School.  It will examine aspects of civil society reflected in a selection of Dr. Seuss books, including tolerance, punishment, equality, civil and human rights, land use and property rights, and corporate responsibility, with the help of a cross-disciplinary group of scholars from law, humanities, and philosophy who are recognized leaders in these fields. Each of the panels will address these topics as they relate to a specific Dr. Seuss title.  For more information and to register, go here.

Topics: Conferences & Symposia; Civil Procedure; Race & The Law; Interdisciplinary; PropertyLaw; Business Law

Call for Papers: Tilburg Law and Economics Center (TILEC) Workshop on “Competition Policy and Regulation in Media and Telecommunications: Bridging Law and Economics”

This 3rd annual workshop will be held May 23rd and 24th, 2013 at Tilburg University, the Netherlands.  Papers should be submitted in PDF format to TILEC-Media@tilburguniversity.edu. Long abstracts are accepted but full papers are preferred. Authors of accepted papers will be notified by March 22, 2013. Speakers might be asked to discuss a paper.

Paper submissions are due no later than February 28, 2013.

For more information, go here.

Topics: Calls for papers, Business Law, Technology Law, Economics and the Law

Call for Papers: Business History Special Issue Conference on the History and Evolution of Entrepreneurship and Finance in China

Business History is now accepting paper submissions for its special issue conference on the “History and Evolution of Entrepreneurship and Finance in China” to be held in Pingyao, China on August 23-24, 2013.

For more information, go here.

Submissions for the conference are due May 20, 2013 and may be sent to Dr. Wenxuan Hou  at chinardcentre@gmail.com.

Topics: Calls for Papers, Business Law, International Law

Call for Papers: Tilburg Law and Economics Center (TILEC) Workshop on “Economic Governance and Organizations”

This 2-day workshop will be held June 6-7, 2013 at Tilburg University, the Netherlands.   The deadline for submissions is February 1, 2013. Papers should be submitted in PDF format to TILECgovernance@tilburguniversity.edu. Long abstracts are accepted but full papers are preferred.  Authors of accepted papers will be notified by March 15, 2013. Speakers might be asked to discuss a paper. Completed drafts of accepted papers are due by May 26, 2013, and will be made available for download on the conference website.  TILEC will cover the accommodation and reasonable travel expenses of speakers and the accommodation expenses of discussants. More information is available at: http://www.tilburguniversity.edu/tilec/governance
Topics: Call for Papers; Business Law; Consumer and Financial Services Law; International Law; Economics & The Law