Wayne Law Professors in the News
- July 30, 2009
- Professor of Law Peter Henning commented in a Detroit Free Press article titled "Feds could go after ex-monitor of Detroit cops: Relationship with Kilpatrick may lead to criminal charges." Henning said Wood could face an array of potential criminal and professional violations including perhaps obstruction of justice, making false statements to the government and criminal contempt of court.
View Article - July 29, 2009
- Professor of Law John Mogk commented in a Detroit Free Press article titled "Deal saves Cobo, Detroit auto show in victory for cooperation" on July 29, 2009. Mogk, an urban planning expert, stated that the process took far too long.
View Article - July 26, 2009
- Professor of Law Peter Henning was quoted in the Philadelphia Inquirer in a story titled "Federal judges freed from sentencing rules" on July 26, 2009. Henning asserts that sentences in cases of public corruption vary widely across the nation.
View Article - July 24, 2009
- Professor of Law John Mogk was mentioned for his role as an urban planning expert in a Detroit Free Press article addressing the importance of Mayor David Bing downsizing the city of Detroit.
View Article - July 23, 2009
- Professor of Law Peter Henning was featured July 23, 2009, in an online discussion on securitiesdocket.com. Henning spoke on various issues raised in "Hot Tips, Twitter and Insider Trading." He and the host also explored the recent Mark Cuban decision, the 2nd Circuit's opinion yesterday in the Dorozhko case, and the bill now before Congress that would prohibit Congressional insider trading.
View Article - July 19, 2009
- Professor of Law John Mogk was quoted in a Detroit Free Press article on a Youngstown, Ohio master plan to strengthen the city. Mogk, an urban planning expert, sees the plan as a good start for the city.
View Article - July 19, 2009
- Professor of Law John Mogk commented on the hurdles facing Detroit mayors looking to "right-size" Detroit in an article in the Detroit Free Press on July 19, 2009.
View Article - July 17, 2009
- Professor of Law Peter Henning commented in an international Financial Times article titled "Madoff accountant pleads not guilty to fraud" on July 17, 2009. With regard to Bernard Madoff's former long-time accountant, David Friehling, who on Friday pleaded not guilty to fraud charges related to the former broker's $65bn ‘'Ponzi'' scheme, Henning suggested a plea agreement will be reached in the near future.
View Article - July 17, 2009
- Professor of Law Peter Henning commented in a Detroit Free Press story about political consultant Sam Riddle's felony case.
View Article - July 16, 2009
- Associate Professor of Law Paul Dubinsky wrote an op-ed in the Detroit Legal News titled "What the demise of Eliot Spitzer reveals about us" on July 16, 2009.
View Article - July 15, 2009
- Professor of Law Peter Henning was quoted in an article about Apple Inc.'s disclosure regarding CEO Steve Jobs' health.
View Article - July 15, 2009
- Distinguished Professor of Law Robert Sedler was featured on WDET's Detroit Today in a segment focusing on potential biases of the Michigan Supreme Court when deciding cases.
- July 15, 2009
- Professor of Law Peter Henning commented in a Detroit Free Press article regarding how consultant Sam Riddle and Monica Conyers extorted thousands of dollars. Henning suggested that Riddle may receive a long sentence.
View Article - July 14, 2009
- Professor of Law Peter Henning was quoted in a Dow Jones column titled "Compliance Watch: Trading By SEC Staff Raises Question" on July 14, 2009. Henning, a former Securities and Exchange Commission attorney, told a Congressional subcommittee to keep it simple: "SEC employees, he says, should be prohibited from trading shares of publicly traded companies, or any entity subject to SEC regulation, while they're working at the agency."
View Article - July 13, 2009
- Professor of Law Peter Henning was quoted in an article on thehill.com about legislation to ban insider trading.
View Article - July 11, 2009
- Professor of Law Peter Henning commented in a Financial Times article about Sir Allen Stanford, who is accused of operating a $7 billion Ponzi scheme.
View Article - July 10, 2009
- Professor of Law Peter Henning commented in a Detroit Free Press article on the price of stock in the old General Motors rising, prompting concerns that investors are confused.
View Article - July 10, 2009
- Professor of Law Peter Henning commented in The New York Times in an article titled "A Stock With Bounce: Investors Stick to G.M." on July 10, 2009.
View Article - July 8, 2009
- Professor of Law Peter Henning commented on Bloomberg.com regarding Apple Inc.'s disclosures about Steve Jobs's health. The corporation remains under scrutiny by U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigators over how Job's condition went from "relatively simple" to "more complex" in nine days.
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