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@Andrea_Tosato @ChrisOdinet @ProfYYadav1 @YaleLJournal @SMULawSchool @vanderbiltlaw @TAMULawSchool Great paper!

Thrilled to share my latest paper with @ChrisOdinet and @ProfYYadav1: The Moneyness of Stablecoins (forthcoming @YaleLJournal) papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf… What makes something money? Are stablecoins money? Are they good money? We try to answer these questions 🧵

My new @BLaw op-ed: ExxonMobil is asking shs to vote YES on a move that cld ultimately limit their rights. Most won’t realize it until it’s too late. It’s what @sergioalberto_ & I dub the Leopard Paradigm in action. 🐆 @SMULawSchool @RICICenter news.bloomberglaw.com/legal-exchange…

@ProfSautter and @sergioalberto_ with another brilliant contribution to corporate law scholarship. 👀👀👀"Everything must change to keep everything the same" IYKYK 🔥🐯🔥 @SMULawSchool

I’m delighted to announce that “Corporate Disenfranchisement” co-authored w/ @sergioalberto_ will be published in UC Irvine Law Review. Download it on @SSRN : bit.ly/corpdis We’d love to hear any comments you might have! @SMULawSchool @Hofstra_Law @RICICenter @UCIrvine

Download “Corporate Disenfranchisement” on @SSRN here: bit.ly/corpdis

New on @CLSBluesky: @sergioalberto_ & I introduce the “Leopard Paradigm” — no matter how corporate governance evolves, elites adapt & ordinary shareholders stay locked out. Corporate disenfranchisement by design. 🔗 clsbluesky.law.columbia.edu/2026/02/23/a-p… @SMULawSchool @Hofstra_Law @RICICenter

Prof. @sergioalberto_ Explores the ‘Leopard Paradigm’ a framework for understanding how corporate elites adapt governance structures to preserve power while maintaining democratic appearances. Read more: lawnews.hofstra.edu/2026/02/24/pro… #HofstraExperts

📄 New on SSRN: “Corporate Disenfranchisement,” coauthored with @sergioalberto_ - exploring how shareholders are systematically losing their voice in corporate governance. Read & download on @SSRN: bit.ly/corpdis @SMULawSchool @Hofstra_Law @RICICenter

Why are firms retreating from DEI initiatives? It’s not doctrine—it’s enforcement risk without adjudication. My latest @BLaw column digs in: news.bloomberglaw.com/legal-exchange…

Raising the Bar and/or Closing the Door on Shareholder Democracy open.substack.com/pub/jimmcritch…

Prof. @sergioalberto_ Explores Corporate Governance Innovation in Op-Ed via @BLaw. 📖➡️Read more: lawnews.hofstra.edu/2026/02/12/pro… #HofstraExperts #legalnews

Opinion: It's time to recognize an opportunity in Texas to chart an economic course that honors the state's commitment to private ordering while democratizing corporate governance in unprecedented ways. news.bloomberglaw.com/legal-exchange…

This month professors @sergioalberto_, @AlexSinha, and Hunter Whaley shared their research and expertise at the 2026 @TheAALS Annual Meeting held in New Orleans. Read more about their work on the Hofstra LawNews website: lawnews.hofstra.edu/2026/01/20/hof… #lawschool #legalresearch

The Blogposium on Finfluencers is in progress! Here is post #6 by @ProfSautter and @sergioalberto_ : corporatelawacademic.wordpress.com/2026/02/01/bef…

📢 New post with @sergioalberto_: Before #FinTok, corporate gadflies like Wilma Soss educated investors via 1950s radio programs. The legacy continues w/ @JimMcRitchie & @CorpGov. Democratizing financial education while mitigating misinformation? Not new. corporatelawacademic.wordpress.com/2026/02/01/bef…

Read my @bloomberglaw OpEd “Texas Corporate Reforms Silence Retail Shareholders—By Design” arguing amendments to the Texas Code are designed to disenfranchise retail investors despite being advertised as furthering “shareholder democracy” @SMULawSchool news.bloomberglaw.com/legal-exchange…

SMU Dedman School of Law faculty will have a strong presence at the 2026 AALS Annual Meeting in New Orleans. Our professors will serve as speakers, moderators, commentators, section leaders, and award recipients across a wide range of subject areas, including business and securities law, constitutional law, health law, intellectual property, and legal history. We are proud to see Dedman Law faculty contributing scholarship, leadership, and service at the national level. Faculty participating in AALS 2026 include: Christine Hurt, Andrea Tosato, Seema Mohapatra, Carla Reyes, Joshua Tate, Eric Ruben, Marc Steinberg, Natalie Nanasi, Shani Shisha, Christina Sautter, Carliss Chatman, and Joanna Grossman. Faculty serving in AALS section leadership roles include: Christine Hurt, Marc Steinberg, Natalie Nanasi, Jessica Dixon Weaver, Eric Ruben, Carla Reyes, Seema Mohapatra, Cassie Walker, and Carliss Chatman.

In a recent article, Professor @sergioalberto_ offers a theoretical framework for extending legal personhood to works of art themselves, rather than limiting protections to artists and owners. Read more: ow.ly/bsRj50XKBSs

New @BLaw column: Texas is showing how to teach AI in law the right way—innovation with guardrails. At @SMULawSchool, we’re training students to evaluate AI, not replace judgment with it. Efficiency without integrity isn’t competence. Full column: news.bloomberglaw.com/legal-exchange…

Read @sergioalberto_ Jot on Barry Hawk's incredible book corp.jotwell.com/a-time-travele…