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Ronald J. Colombo Discusses Legal Costs Facing JPMorgan

May 17th, 2012
  Suits Over JPMorgan's $2B Loss Could Haunt Bank By Keith Goldberg May 16, 2012 Law360   EXCERPT:   The potential classes could include thousands of investors, which could add up to multimillion judgments and legal costs for JPMorgan if the inv… more »

Ronald J. Colombo Comments on JPMorgan Investigation

May 15th, 2012
  Timing Will Be Everything For JPMorgan As Probes Begin By Ian Thoms May 11, 2012 Law 360   EXCERPT:   Credit default swaps were largely blamed for exacerbating the 2008 financial crisis and the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. The swap… more »

Ronald J. Colombo Discusses Trading Tip Favoritism Allegations against Goldman Sachs Group

April 17th, 2012
  Regulators Fine Goldman $22M Over Trading Tip Favoritism By Ian Thoms April 12, 2012 Law360   EXCERPT:   Ronald J. Colombo, a professor at Hofstra Law, suggested that Goldman didn't actual break the law and only decided to settle because it was… more »

Ronald J. Colombo Discusses Groupon’s Restatement

April 3rd, 2012
  Groupon Revenue Revision Sparks First Investor Backlash By Ian Thoms April 2, 2012 Law360   EXCERPT:   The SEC will likely look into Groupon's restate financials, perhaps leading to another stock drop, Fickes said. And the company's auditors at… more »

Ronald J. Colombo Makes SSRN Top Ten

March 28th, 2012
  Ronald J. Colombo’s paper, “The Corporation as a Tocquevillian Association” was listed on SSRN’s Top Ten download list for CGN: Corporate Social Responsibility/Corporate Citizenship.   more »

Ronald J. Colombo Makes SSRN Top Ten

March 8th, 2012
  Ronald J. Colombo’s paper, “The Corporation as a Tocquevillian Association,” was listed on SSRN’s Top Ten download list for CGN: Politics & the Political Process.   more »

Ronald J. Colombo Presents to Suffolk Law Faculty

March 1st, 2012
  On February 23, Ronald J. Colombo presented his latest project, “The Corporation as a Tocquevillian Association,” to the faculty of Suffolk Law School (Boston, MA). This project endeavors to find a middle ground between those who object to corporate p… more »

Ronald J. Colombo Comments on New No Admit, No Deny Policy

January 17th, 2012
  SEC Offers Cosmetic Changes To No Admit, No Deny Deals By Evan Weinberger January 6, 2012 Law 360   Under the new adopted policy, the SEC will include facts from any criminal conviction, nonprosecution or deferred-prosecution agreements involving… more »

Ronald J. Colombo Comments on Securities and Exchange Commission’s Year-End Statistics, Says Agency Ignores “Tougher Cases”

November 28th, 2011
  Critics Say Low Hanging Fruit Key To SEC's Record Year By Evan Weinberger November 23, 2011 Law 360   EXCERPT:   Some say the agency is ignoring many of the potentially complex and vital issues growing out of the financial crisis to score more… more »

Ronald Colombo to Guest Blog on “The Conglomerate” Starting October 24

October 3rd, 2011
Ronald Colombo has been invited to serve as a two-week guest blogger on the popular and influential website The Conglomerate (aka “The Glom”). In keeping with the website’s theme, his posts will focus on issues in business, law, economics and society. more »