Virginia Law & Business Review


Virginia Law & Business Review  


Discipline Business law
Language English
Edited by Sarah Chase-Levenson (2011-2012)
Publication details
Publisher Virginia Law & Business Review Association
(United States)
Frequency Three issues per year
(Winter, Spring, and Fall)
Indexing
ISSN 1930-627X
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The Virginia Law & Business Review is a premier journal of business law scholarship that is published three times per year by students of the University of Virginia School of Law.[1] The student-editors are members of the Virginia Law & Business Review Association, a not-for-profit corporation chartered in the Commonwealth of Virginia.[2]

Contents

Content

The Virginia Law & Business Review publishes articles, essays, comments, and book reviews from business law professors, practitioners, judges, and law clerks on business law subjects. In addition, the journal publishes student notes from University of Virginia students. Articles address antitrust, bankruptcy, commercial law, corporations, corporate governance, employment law, mergers & acquisitions, securities regulation, secured transactions, takeover litigation, venture capital, and other corporate law subjects.[1]

Prominent authors that have published in the journal include: William W. Bratton (Georgetown University Law Center),[3] Howell E. Jackson (Harvard Law School),[4] Jonathan R. Macey (Yale Law School),[5] Larry E. Ribstein (University of Illinois College of Law),[6] Lynn A. Stout (UCLA School of Law),[7] Myron T. Steele (Chief Justice, Delaware Supreme Court),[8] E. Norman Veasey (former Chief Justice, Delaware Supreme Court),[9] John W. Warner (former U.S. Senator),[10] and Mark R. Warner (U.S. Senator),[11] among others.

Circulation

The Virginia Law & Business Review consistently ranks among the premier journals of business law scholarship, and its current hard-copy circulation exceeds 1,000 copies per issue.[12] In addition, the journal is accessible on its website and on electronic databases such as LexisNexis and Westlaw.[13][14] The journal's official legal periodical abbreviation is Va. L. & Bus. Rev.[15]

Symposia

Each spring, the Virginia Law & Business Review sponsors an academic symposium held at the University of Virginia School of Law. Topics of recent symposia have included: the impact of institutional investors on capital markets,[16][17] U.S. competitiveness in the world economy,[18][19] and the global credit crisis of 2009.[20][21]

Notable speakers at recent symposia have included: William W. Bratton (Georgetown University Law Center), Robert F. Bruner (University of Virginia Darden School of Business), Donald C. Langevoort (Georgetown University Law Center), Paul G. Mahoney (University of Virginia School of Law), and Randall S. Thomas (Vanderbilt University Law School), among others.[22]

Membership

The Virginia Law & Business Review selects its members based on the results of a legal writing competition held each spring and fall at the University of Virginia School of Law. The competition consists of an editing exercise and a writing exercise to test each applicant’s knowledge of English grammar and legal citation rules and conventions. There is not a fixed number of new members accepted each year; recent classes have ranged from about 30 to 40 new student-editors per year.[23]

Founding

The Virginia Law & Business Review was founded by John B. Esterhay of University of Virginia Law School Class of 2006 and the student-editors of the journal’s inaugural managing board.[24] The journal was formed in 2005.[25] It was approved by the faculty of the University of Virginia School of Law in 2005.[26][27][28] Its first issue was published in 2006.[29]

References

  1. ^ a b University of Virginia School of Law official website – academic journals
  2. ^ Commonwealth of Virginia State Corporation Commission official website – entity database
  3. ^ William W. Bratton, “Supersize Pay, Incentive Compatibility, and the Volatile Shareholder Interest,” 1 Va. L. & Bus. Rev. 55 (2006).
  4. ^ Howell E. Jackson & Eric J. Pan, “Regulatory Competition in International Securities Markets: Evidence from Europe,” 3 Va. L. & Bus. Rev. 207 (2008).
  5. ^ Jonathan R. Macey, “The Politicization of American Corporate Governance,” 1 Va. L. & Bus. Rev. 10 ( 2006).
  6. ^ Larry E. Ribstein, “Imaging Wall Street,” 1 Va. L. & Bus. Rev. 165 (2006).
  7. ^ Lynn A. Stout, “Why We Should Stop Teaching Dodge v. Ford,” 3 Va. L. & Bus. Rev. 163 (2008).
  8. ^ Myron T. Steele & J. W. Verret, “Delaware’s Guidance: Ensuring Equity for the Modern Witenagemot,” 2 Va. L. & Bus. Rev. 189 (2007).
  9. ^ E. Norman Veasey, “History Informs American Corporate Law: The Necessity of Maintaining a Delicate Balance in the Federal Ecosystem,” 1 Va. L. & Bus. Rev. 201 (2006).
  10. ^ John W. Warner, Jr. “New Challenges to America’s Business Community in the 21st Century,” 1 Va. L. & Bus. Rev. 101 (2006).
  11. ^ Mark R. Warner, “A Business Approach,” 1 Va. L. & Bus. Rev. 1 (2006).
  12. ^ Washington & Lee University School of Law official website – ranking of law journals
  13. ^ LexisNexis official website - directory of online sources
  14. ^ Westlaw official website - database directory
  15. ^ The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation official website
  16. ^ University of Virginia School of Law official website – news & events – February 21, 2007 – “Institutional Activism Positive for Shareholders, Panelists Say.”
  17. ^ “First Law and Business Symposium a Success,” Virginia Law Weekly, Volume 59, Number 18, February 23, 2007, at page 1.
  18. ^ University of Virginia School of Law official website – news & events – February 21, 2008 – “U.S. Markets Still the Gold Standard, Says Stock Expert.”
  19. ^ “Symposium Probes Troubled U.S. Investment Markets,” Virginia Law Weekly, Volume 60, Number 18, February 22, 2008, at page 3.
  20. ^ University of Virginia School of Law official website – news & events – February 19, 2009 – “Experts Explore Global Credit Crisis Causes, Cures.”
  21. ^ “Law and Business Conference,” Virginia Law Weekly, Volume 61, Number 18, February 20, 2009, at page 1.
  22. ^ Virginia Law & Business Review official website – symposia
  23. ^ Virginia Law & Business Review official website – information for applicants
  24. ^ John B. Esterhay, "Testament to Teamwork," 1 Va. L. & Bus. Rev. 8 (2006).
  25. ^ "Law & Business Review Gains Momentum," Virginia Law Weekly, Volume 57, Number 25, April 22, 2005, at page 4.
  26. ^ University of Virginia School of Law official website – news & events – October 6, 2005 – “Students Launch Academic Business Law Journal.”
  27. ^ "New Journal Ready to Begin Publishing," Virginia Law Weekly, Volume 58, Number 6, October 7, 2005, at page 1.
  28. ^ John C. Jeffries, Jr. “Training Business Lawyers,” 1 Va. L. & Bus. Rev. 6 (2006).
  29. ^ "Law & Business Review Publishes First Edition," Virginia Law Weekly, Volume 58, Number 25, April 28, 2006, at page 1.

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