Frank Partnoy

Professor, writer, procrastinator

[Frank Partnoy @FrankPartnoy]

Hear directly from the Delaware judiciary tomorrow! Join me at 10:30am PT for a conversation with Vice Chancellor Bonnie David and VC Sam Glasscock as she takes the baton. Judicial transition, the future of Delaware corporate law. Register for free here: https://t.co/HATVZLikXF

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“Measure for Measure” is relevant again! Last weekend in Brooklyn: Shakespearean power grabbing and my daughter in a “multiple-fire-emoji performance”. https://t.co/7RgI4BeNTh

[Frank Partnoy @FrankPartnoy]

Zachary Partnoy (my son) on J.D. Vance, in the new "big ideas" magazine he co-founded at Duke: THE LEMUR https://t.co/nplcPE4aOg

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Disclosure panel: what info should be disclosed, who is responsible if it's false: Frank Partnoy (UC Berkeley), Jai Massari (Lightspark, UC Berkeley), Chris Brummer (Georgetown), Brian Cochran (Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd), Kathleen Hanley (Lehigh), and Lewis Cohen (DLx Law)

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Berkeley's virtual conference on cryptocurrency regulation is tomorrow Feb 8 11am-2:30pm PT. Topics include: market structure, stablecoins, and token disclosure plus fireside chats with regulators. Register here: https://t.co/yJ9VQx7Q5g

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Stablecoin panel: the way forward for stablecoin regulation: Jai Massari (Lightspark, UC Berkeley), Christian Catalini (Lightspark, MIT), Tim Massad (UC Berkeley), Dawn Song (UC Berkeley), and Jeffery Zhang (Michigan).

[Adam Sterling @adambsterling]

🚨 EMERGENCY BERKELEY BOOSTS WEBINAR ON FTX CRYPTO-SAGA 🚨

Join @dianabhenriques, @herbgreenberg, @JaiMassari & @FrankPartnoy in unpacking the #FTX crypto-saga!

THIS FRIDAY (November 18) from 10:00 to 10:30 AM PST.

Register for free at https://t.co/sIVNKKjD1K!

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Please join me in an hour when I’ll be asking SEC Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw about public vs private markets. You can register here: https://t.co/RCZSJCdomK

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I’m excited to ask SEC Commission Caroline Crenshaw about her recent speech on public vs private markets. Join us! https://t.co/RCZSJCdomK

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@adambsterling @ProfFletcher @elizpollman @BerkeleyLaw @BerkLawBusiness @BerkLawExecEd Please join us this Wed!

[Adam Sterling @adambsterling]

🚨 @lopezlinette will join @BerkeleyLaw Professor @FrankPartnoy this Friday at Noon PST for a special #BerkeleyBoosts webinar to discuss her fantastic new @insider piece on the coming Wall Street washout. Register for free at https://t.co/rS50OMkLBe!

[Adam Sterling @adambsterling]

Join @BerkeleyLaw Professor @FrankPartnoy with @alexgibneyfilm, @bethanymac12, and @margaretomara tomorrow at 10 AM PT as they unpack the Elizabeth Holmes trial. CLE credit provided for practicing attorneys! Register for free at https://t.co/DUvD2zIAfZ.

[Alec Russell @AlecuRussell]

In which our writer @FrankPartnoy buys a digital horse goes for a flutter on a virtual race track and makes surprising conclusions about NFTS & crypto. Award for batshit crazy and brilliant read of the week - and gt video of the race https://t.co/4IqVdmmNJL via @financialtimes

[Frank Partnoy @FrankPartnoy]

@zed_run I’m working on a piece on crypto and NFTs for the Financial Times. Could I speak with someone there? Thank you.

[Harvard Law School Program on Corporate Governance @HarvardCorpGov]

Posted: The Long-Term Effects of Short Selling and Negative Activism, https://t.co/t3eRp0imV1 #corpgov #ShareholderActivism #ShortSales

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#fraudfest2020 starts in 10 min https://t.co/Sv2FAncquI

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5 - Are you concerned about bank exposure to derivatives or “Variable Interest Entities”? For example, Wells Fargo has more than a trillion dollars of VIE assets. Do you have any concerns about this level of exposure?

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Some questions for Congress to ask Fed Chair Powell at the hearings tomorrow and Wed:

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4 - What is the basis for the Fed's statutory authority to rely on credit ratings and credit rating agencies in its new lending programs? Why are you relying on credit ratings, given how poorly they performed in the 2007-08 financial crisis?