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@ProfEricTalley@lor.sh Ⓜ️ 🦣 🫡 @ProfEricTalley

@ColumbiaLaw professor; @MillsteinCenter director; law & econ nebbish; green chile addict; mercurial guitarist; perfervid cyclist; begetter of dad jokes.

Joined April 2015
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Parking this pinned post for folks who have set up accounts on 🦣Mastodon🦣 & wish to reach me there (my handle is @ProfEricTalley@lor.sh). Will still check Twitter periodically (kinda like I do w/ FB & LinkedIn), but less consistently. ☮️
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Bloomberg Law: Business law professor Eric Talley of Columbia Law School, discusses the Delaware Supreme Court oral arguments over Elon Musk's 2018 record-setting pay package. June Grasso hosts. bloomberg.com/news/audio/202…

Bloomberg Law: SCOTUS May Gut Landmark Act & Musk Pay - Bloomberg

Host June Grasso speaks with prominent attorneys and legal scholars, analyzing major legal issues and cases in the news.

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Should Corporate Law Go Private? @SSRN papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
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Looks like Vlady-P has come around to deploying the TACO trade as well... nytimes.com/2025/05/29/world…

Russia Appears to Launch New Offensive in Ukraine Amid Peace Talks (Published 2025)

Moscow’s dual campaign of intensified frontline attacks and bombardment of Ukrainian cities has further reduced the prospects for an end to the fighting.

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OK Canadians - here's what Donald wants. I'm sure you will give it the reaction it richly deserves.
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"Absorb baby, absorb" ft.com/content/f6dc634b-6ad8… via @ft

Saudi businesses turn to solar power as kingdom cuts energy subsidies

Cost savings and sustainability targets drive demand for renewables in world’s biggest oil exporter

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Interesting piece by @sindap and colleagues. So when do you think we'll get our first law firm IPO? And who's going to invest? ft.com/content/8efd4534-2569… via @ft

The rule change that could blow open US law

Arizona is permitting non-lawyers to own legal practices, potentially unleashing a wave of private equity money

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This is an amazing R-squared, @florianederer! Can't. Stop. Winning.
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How many NBER working papers will this graph generate in the next 12 months?
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A concept of a plan, maybe...? bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @economics

Trump Tariff Plans Still in Limbo Ahead of Rose Garden Event

President Donald Trump’s deliberations over his plans to impose reciprocal tariffs are coming down to the wire, with his team said to be still finalizing the level and scope of new import taxes he is...

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UPDATE on Corporate Law "Professors' Letter" urging an opt-in on SB21. In just four days of re-opening the letter, the ranks of prominent Corporate Law professors urging opt-in has swelled fro 26 to 64. Now *that's* what I call a market test! drive.google.com/file/d/1ERW…

Professors SB21 Letter FINAL Revised.pdf

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Corporate Law Scholars thinking about SB21: Still accepting new signatories on the "Professors' Letter" sensibly favoring contractarianism, opt-in, & letting the market decide this debate (rather than backroom scriveners). Closes today, be counted! forms.gle/Won7rSmQsWN94wrq7

Professors' Letter on SB21 (ADD YOUR NAME!)

March 18, 2025 General Assembly of the State of Delaware Legislative Hall 400 Legislative Avenue Dover, DE 19901 Re: Senate Bill 21 Proposed Opt-In Feature Dear Members of the General Assembly: We...

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For corporate law / governance faculty interested in signing the "Professors' Letter" urging an opt-in feature to SB21, I have opened up the letter for additional signatures at the link below. Deadline is close of business MONDAY. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…

Professors' Letter on SB21 (ADD YOUR NAME!)

March 18, 2025 General Assembly of the State of Delaware Legislative Hall 400 Legislative Avenue Dover, DE 19901 Re: Senate Bill 21 Proposed Opt-In Feature Dear Members of the General Assembly: We...

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Well that sure didn't take long, did it? Europe courts US scientists fleeing Trump crackdown ft.com/content/cdcbe3df-9475… via @ft

Europe courts US scientists fleeing Donald Trump crackdown

Cambridge university among institutions seeing chance to hire talent unsettled by US spending cuts

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Keep government hands off my Social Security (amiright?)! washingtonpost.com/politics/…

DOGE is driving Social Security cuts and will make mistakes, acting head says privately

The Social Security Administration’s acting commissioner said members of Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team are outsiders who are unfamiliar with the nuances of the agency’s programs.

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Can Delaware’s commitment to contractarian principles help resolve the current impasse on SB21 in a way that is satisfactory to all sides? I think it can, and here’s how: clsbluesky.law.columbia.edu/…

A Contractarian Path Forward for Delaware: A Modest Proposal for SB21

As I write this from the Tulane Corporate Law Institute’s annual conference in New Orleans, the energy is palpable. While Mardi Gras revelers have vacated the streets, they’ve been replaced by a di…

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Interesting -- even @FoxNews suggests this was a pre-planned ambush by the White House. foxnews.com/world/heres-real…

Here's the real reason Trump and Zelenskyy's deal blew up in the Oval Office

A meeting between Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and President Donald Trump exploded after Zelenskyy rejected a deal that did not include security guarantees for his country.

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Cleveland corporate-law peeps (and anyone with a zoom connection) -- come join me in wrestling with the current (and *bonkers*) moment in Delaware corporate law at this public lecture next week! Renewed (and Wild) Race in Corporate Law with Eric Talley case.edu/law/our-school/even…

The Renewed (and Wild) Race in Corporate Law with Eric Talley | School of Law | Case Western...

For much of the last century, Delaware reigned supreme in corporate law. Nearly two-thirds of all public companies—and countless private ones—chos...

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OK, in fairness, ruinously steep import/export tariffs in the NBA might have benefitted @dallasmavs fans. wsj.com/opinion/the-trump-ta… via @WSJopinion

Opinion | The Dumbest Trade War Fallout Begins

Canada and Mexico vow retaliation in response to Trump’s tariffs, amid new economic uncertainty.

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Struggling to understand the value proposition here: Let PershingSq/Ackman gain 70% control of HHC; in return they promise to make no changes to the company/personnel/strategy *other than* to extract a 1.5% of market cap as a "service fee" bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @business

Ackman Dreams of a ‘Modern-Day Berkshire’ With Howard Hughes Bid

Pershing Square Capital Management LP proposed a deal to merge a newly formed subsidiary with Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. in an effort to build the real estate developer into a “modern-day” version...

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