2008 Ross Parsons Address in Corporate Law
20 August 2008
Presented by the Ross Parsons Centre of Commercial, Corporate and Taxation Law.
Financial Crises 101: What Can We Learn from Scandals and Meltdowns - from Enron to Subprime?
Speaker: Professor John C Coffee, Adolf A Berle Professor of Law, Columbia Law School
The 2008 Ross Parsons Address is the keynote address of the Third Annual Supreme Court/Law Society Conference on Corporate Law 2008: The Credit Crunch and the Law.
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Keynote address of the Third Annual Supreme Court/Law Society Conference on Corporate Law 2008:
The Credit Crunch and the Law
Speaker: Professor John C Coffee, Adolf A Berle Professor of Law, ColumbiaLaw School
Introduction: The Hon JJ Spigelman AC, Chief Justice of NSW
Financial Crises 101: What Can We Learn
from Scandals and Meltdowns - from Enron to Subprime?
The subprime mortgage meltdown is the latest scandal to send shock waves through securities markets. It has fuelled a liquidity crisis affecting debt markets, not only in the US but around the world. Professor John Coffee discusses possible explanations of the subprime mortgage crisis, the role of ratings agencies as gatekeepers in debt markets, and potential mechanisms to increase transparency in the market for structured finance.
Time: 1.30 - 6pm
Location: Banco Court, Supreme Court of NSW
Cost: $240
Contact: Richard Plane, Law Society of NSW
Email: 3945730304272a352b08145c461003057f091e
More info: http://www.tinyurl.com/5ahpo7
