Wayne Law Professors in the News
- June 30, 2009
- Professor of Law Peter Henning was featured in The New York Times in an article titled "More Charges in Madoff Scandal?" on June 30, 2009. The Times referred to a previous post on DealBook in which Henning looked at the people in Madoff's orbit and speculated about whom investigators might be taking a close look.
View Article - June 29, 2009
- Professor of Law Peter Henning offered his legal expertise to the Detroit Free Press in a story titled "Conyers took cash and jewelry, ex-aide says" on June 29, 2009. Henning suggests that Conyers may receive a max sentence.
View Article - June 28, 2009
- Professor of Law Peter Henning commented in a story in The Associated Press titled "Rep. Conyers has little to say about wife taking bribes" on June 28, 2009. Henning suggests that Monica Conyers resign from the Detroit City Council as soon as possible.
View Article - June 27, 2009
- Professor of Law Peter Henning commented in a CTV.ca story titled "Prosecutors may target Madoff's family next" on June 27, 2009. Since Madoff has stated he worked alone on the Ponzi scheme, Henning explains that there will need to be substantial evidence to link Madoff family members to the fraud.
View Article - June 27, 2009
- Professor of Law Peter Henning commented in a story titled "Conyers says little about wife's legal troubles" on June 27, 2009. Henning asserts that Monica Conyers should step down from the Council soon due to her blatant involvement in bribery.
View Article - June 27, 2009
- Professor of Law Peter Henning was quoted on Chron.com in an article titled "Stanford CFO could be next in line of star witnesses" on June 27, 2009. Henning notes that Stanford and five others were indicted by a grand jury, while prosecutors charged Davis separately in what's called a criminal information. Such charges often become the crimes to which cooperating witnesses plead guilty in plea deals.
View Article - June 25, 2009
- Professor of Law Peter Henning was quoted on Bloomberg.com in an article titled "Cuomo Recused Himself Over Money Manager in Pension Fund Probe."
View Article - June 23, 2009
- Professor of Law Katherine White was highlighted in the Ann Arbor Chronicle regarding the completion of her one-year term as board chair of the University of Michigan Board of Regents. In the article, which is mainly about impending tuition hikes at the University of Michigan, Professor White said that the school has a history of investing and improving during tough times.
View Article - June 22, 2009
- Distinguished Professor of Law Robert Sedler commented in a Detroit News story regarding a Warren prayer booth under fire by area atheists. Sedler suggested that because Warren offers the City Hall space to all groups, it does not appear to be violating the constitutional separation of church and state.
View Article - June 19, 2009
- Professor of Law Peter Henning commented on the likelihood of replacing a judge mid-trial in a Chicago Tribune article regarding the trial of Mayer Brown partner Joe Collins.
View Article - June 19, 2009
- Professor of Law Peter Henning provided his legal expertise in a Chron.com article titled "High court rules in favor of ex-Enron executive." On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that former Enron executive Scott Yeager cannot be retried on lingering charges because a jury in 2005 acquitted him of others related to the same alleged scheme.
View Article - June 18, 2009
- Professor of Law Laura Bartell commented in a Detroit Free Press article regarding the bankruptcy of General Motors Corp. Bartell speculated that GM's path will be smoother than Chrysler's because of differences in how each company is handling secured creditors.
View Article - June 17, 2009
- Professor of Law Peter Henning commented in an article titled "Mayer Brown Partner Gets New Judge in Refco Trial" on ca.biz.yahoo.com.
View Article - June 17, 2009
- Professor of Law Peter Henning commented in an article on Reuters regarding the proposed U.S. financial regulatory overhaul. Henning suggested that the SEC's powers may make the agency even more aggressive in its enforcement efforts.
- June 16, 2009
- Professor of Law Peter Henning commented on the substitution of a new judge in the Refco Trial in The American Lawyer.
View Article - June 15, 2009
- Assistant Professor of Law Noah Hall wrote an op-ed in the Detroit Free Press addressing the City of Detroit's garbage incinerator - the largest trash incinerator in the world. He urged the City Council to stop using the incinerator and for the city to move forward with a proposal from a broad coalition of community groups called a New Business Model for Solid Waste Management in Detroit, which relies heavily on recycling.
View Article - June 15, 2009
- Associate Professor of Law Linda Beale provided her legal expertise in a Tax Notes article addressing the recent grant of certiorari by the Supreme Court to hear the appeal of a patent case and how it has the tax bar hopeful that an eventual decision could limit the prospect of future tax strategy patents.
View Article - June 15, 2009
- Professor of Law Peter Henning commented in a Michigan Lawyers Weekly article regarding the Michigan Supreme Court's recent recusal rule and how it may not be constitutional.
View Article - June 10, 2009
- Professor of Law Peter Hammer commented briefly in a Detroit Free Press article titled "Court clears path for Chrysler-Fiat to close" about the one-day delay in bankruptcy proceedings imposed by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
View Article - June 9, 2009
- Professor of Law John Mogk was quoted in a Model D article titled "Charter Reform Spells Change for Detroit." Mogk said that while there is reason to be excited for change, the success of the city will ultimately fall on the elected officials.
View Article - June 9, 2009
- Professor of Law Peter Henning commented in the Lansing State Journal in an article about former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's new home in Texas and how its size might be an issue for prosecutors.
View Article - June 1, 2009
- Professor of Law Laura Bartell appeared on the PBS evening news program, NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. She was interviewed on the bankruptcy filing of General Motors.
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