Benjamin P. Edwards (Law) recently published an op-ed in The Hill on conflicts of interest in financial regulation. The piece draws from a report he co-authored with Andrew Stoltmann, president of the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association.

Eve Hanan (Law) was appointed by Gov. Brian Sandoval to serve as a commissioner on the Nevada State Juvenile Justice Oversight Commission, established by AB 472 (2017) to improve juvenile justice outcomes in Nevada. The commission is tasked with selecting and adopting best practices for assessments and interventions and implementing standardized…

Benjamin P. Edwards (Law) recently published a law review article, "The Professional Prospectus: A Call for Effective Professional Disclosure," in the Washington and Lee Law Review. That law review is one of top 40 in the nation. The article addresses the need to improve markets for professional services.  He also published an op-ed piece in…

Eve Hanan (Law) presented a draft of her article, "Remorse Bias," at the Rocky Mountain Junior Scholars Forum at Brigham Young University. The article, which has been accepted for publication in the Missouri Law Review, addresses the potential effects of implicit racial bias in judicial assessments of defendant remorse during sentencing hearings…

Benjamin P. Edwards (Law) presented a draft law review article, "Venture Bearding," at the Rocky Mountain Junior Scholars Forum at Brigham Young University. The article discusses identity performance at the intersection of entity formation and capital raising.  

Benjamin Edwards (Law) presented a paper entitled Venture Bearding at The University of New Mexico School of Law.  The paper addresses identity performance at the intersection of entity formation and capital raising.

Benjamin P. Edwards (Law) was elected to the board of directors for the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA) at its annual meeting in October.  PIABA is an international bar association comprised of attorneys who represent investors in securities arbitrations. Since its formation in 1990, PIABA has promoted the interests…

Ben Edwards (Law) presented an annual update on securities law developments at the annual meeting of the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association.

Rebecca Gill (Political Science and the Women's Research Institute of Nevada) and Michael  Kagan (Law), along with Fatma Marouf of Texas A&M University School of Law, recently published an article, "The Impact of Maleness on Judicial Decision Making: Masculinity, Chivalry, and Immigration Appeals," in the journal Politics, Groups,…

Ben Edwards (Law) recently presented a work in progress titled "Venture Bearding" to the faculty of the Florida International University College of Law in Miami..

Benjamin P. Edwards  (Law) published an opinion piece in U.S. News and World Report titled "The Coming Trump Slump: Trump's Tumultuous Presidency is Damaging the U.S. Economy." The piece was co-authored with Sarah C. Haan of Washington and Lee University.

Benjamin Edwards (Law) recently published "Distributed Governance" in the William & Mary Law Review Online. The piece addresses governance challenges for emerging distributed organizations. The piece was co-authored with Carla Reyes from Stetson University College of Law and Nizan Packin of the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College. The…