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Welcome to the Business Law and Policy Program at the UCLA School of Law!

The central mission of the Business Law and Policy Program at the UCLA School of Law is to influence the national legal and policy debate over the critical issues affecting the regulation and governance of business. The Program seeks to fulfill this mission by promoting innovative research at the intersection of law and business by a highly respected and widely recognized UCLA School of Law business law faculty, by offering a unique blend of policy and practice-oriented courses designed to prepare UCLA School of Law students to be leaders in the new economy, and by hosting timely conferences and scholarly events on matters that will advance the public discussion.

Upcoming Events: Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - UCLA Law, Economics, and Organizations Workshop, UCLA Anderson

Professor Lynn M. LoPucki's Bankruptcy Research Database (BRD) - a window on the world of big bankruptcy - is available without charge to faculty members of academic research institutions worldwide. To obtain a copy of the database in Microsoft Excel, prospective users must (1) identify the research project for which the data will be used and (2) sign a nondisclosure agreement that restricts republication of the data. Users agree to notify Lynn M. LoPucki of any data errors they discover and, depending on the particular research project, may be asked to contribute some user-gathered data to the BRD.

News and Announcements:

• Professor Lynn Stout is featured in an October 14, 2009 USA Today article that discusses work by Congress on a bill to shed light on derivatives as part of a campaign to overhaul financial regulation in the wake of Wall Street's collapse.
• On October 9, 2009, Professor Stephen Bainbridge published an analysis of a recent Second Circuit ruling on hackers as inside traders in Legal Backgrounder.
• Professor Lynn Stout published an op-ed on October 7, 2009 citing the need for derivatives regulation in the New York Times "Deal Book" blog.
• Professor Lynn LoPucki is cited in a Wall Street Journal "Law Blog" posting on October 2, 2009 on whether the boom in bankruptcy filings is over.
• On September 21, 2009, Professor Kirk Stark was cited in Associated Press and Los Angeles Times news stories on the California state tax reform commission's pending report titled the "Commission on the 21st Century Economy" on overhauling the state's tax system.
• Professor Lynn Stout appeared on PBS's "NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" on September 18, 2009 to discuss what has happened in the year since the banking crisis and what hurdles remain for reforming Wall Street.
• Professor Kirk Stark was cited in Associated Press and Los Angeles Times news stories  on September 21, 2009 on the California state tax reform commission's pending report titled the "Commission on the 21st Century Economy" on overhauling the state's tax system.
• On September 11, 2009, Professor Lynn Stout is cited in a Washington Post column about a recent Aspen Institute report on Wall Street and corporate America's focus on short-term results, which hurts the economy.
• Professor Lynn LoPucki is quoted in an Economist article about court-awarded bankruptcy fees and the disadvantage to creditors, and a study by Professor LoPucki and Joe Doherty, director of UCLA Law's Empirical Research Group, is also cited in the September 10, 2009 article.
• Professor Eric Zolt is one of 32 tax experts whose advice on tax reform has been included in a book, Toward Tax Reform: Recommendations for President Obama's Task Force, for the President's tax reform panel.
• On September 6, 2009, Professor Kirk Stark published an op-ed in the Sacramento Bee about recommendations to modernize the U.S. tax system.

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