Rutgers Business Law Review

Thank you for everyone who came out to attend our 2024 Symposium, in collaboration with the Rutgers Law School Center for Corporate Law and Governance. We'd especially like to thank our distinguished panelists: Shawn LaTourette, Jurgita Ashley, David Yawman, and Monica Perez Schroeck, as well as moderator Douglas Chia.

Overall, our panelists discussed today's implications of the wide-reaching concepts of ESG, sustainability, and corporate considerations of more than just traditional stakeholders. Today, corporations are increasingly considering customers, employees, NGO's, government regulators, community members, and future generations in decision making. It's unclear exactly how trends in ESG will continue moving forward - whether certain elements will demonstrate pendulum swings towards a central homeostasis - and/or if distinct elements of ESG, such as shareholder value-creation, will continue to thrive in future generations. In conclusion, it seems that certain elements of ESG trends are here to stay.

Only 1 week until our 2024 Symposium! We can't wait to see you at Rutgers Newark next Friday, April 5th from 2-4 pm. Please register here: https://go.rutgers.edu/rblresg, and if you can't attend in-person, the even will be live-streamed through Zoom.

For additional info, see the flyer below.

We're pleased to invite you to our 2024 symposium, "A Hazy Forecast: ESG, Climate, and the Law" in collaboration with the Rutgers Law School Center for Corporate Law and Governance. The symposium will take place in-person at the Baker Court Room at Rutgers Newark and through Zoom on Friday, April 5th from 2:00-4:00pm with a reception from 4:00-5:00pm. Please register at the following link https://go.rutgers.edu/rblresg

The distinguished panel will be moderated by Douglas Chia, President of Soundboard Governance LLC and Senior Fellow at the Rutgers Center for Corporate Law and Governance. Joining Professor Chia will be New Jersey’s Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection, Shawn LaTourette; Partner and Co-chair of the ESG Collaborative at Thompson Hine LLP, Jurgita Ashley; Environmental Law Attorney at Norris McLaughlin, Monica Perez Schroeck; and current Senior Advisor at BarkerGilmore and former Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of PepsiCo, Dave Yawman.

CLE credits are available.

We can't wait to see you at the symposium!

Our next featured author is Ryan Nameth, our very own Editor-in-Chief from the Camden campus. His recently published Note is titled "The Issue of Utility Tokens: An Analysis of SEC v. Ripple Labs, Inc., Through the Lens of the Howey Investment Contract Test" and focuses on current gaps in the federal regulatory framework for investment contract analysis. Specifically, his Note argues that the continued use of the Howey Investment Contract test has led to vague guidance and arbitrary enforcement in the realm of novel crypto assets. To confront this issue, his Note proposes a four prong test for use in determining a crypto asset's status as a security token or a utility token, with the latter being exempted from the SEC's Section 5 registration requirements.

Reflecting on his journey with RBLR, Ryan said, "Being a first generation law student, I began law school with little idea of what to expect and unsure of my abilities to succeed in the realm of law. Joining the journal as a 2L was a daunting opportunity, but one I was eager to take on. It has been extremely rewarding to work to get published and now serve as Editor-in-Chief to help support and guide our current Staff Editors as they navigate the law school and journal experience."

Thank you, Ryan, for all your hard work for our journal, and best of luck as you explore business and transactional law!

Read Ryan's Note in our Current Issue here: https://www.rutgersbusinesslawreview.com/

We are pleased to feature Molly Case, note author in our most recent publication. Her note, titled "The Road to 2035; Developing Electric Vehicle Infrastructure to Accomplish Federal Goals" evaluates how the federal and state governments, along with the free market, should address our country’s critical need for improved charging infrastructure to support the rapidly growing number of electric vehicles on our roads.

Upon graduating this spring, Molly will clerk for Judge Walcott-Henderson, a New Jersey Appellate Division Judge. Molly's favorite experience at Rutgers so far has been the Housing Justice & Tenant Solidarity Clinic, which allows law students to work in partnership with community-based organizations while representing individuals and groups of lower-income clients confronting an array of housing justice issues. Her favorite class related to Business Law was a course in patent law.

Thank you, Molly, for your hard work as an E-board member, and best of luck as you begin your legal career!

Read Molly's note in our Current Issue here: https://www.rutgersbusinesslawreview.com/

We are currently accepting article submissions from professionals. We publish twice annually in the Spring and Fall on Westlaw, LexisNexis, and HeinOnline. Our Journal is the preeminent space for research and publication in the area of business and corporate law within Rutgers Law School and operates as an outlet for professionals interested in pursuing these ever-expanding fields of law. Areas of research and publication include, but are not limited to, securities law, corporate governance and entity formation, mergers and acquisitions, cryptocurrency and blockchain, as well as international trade and tax law.

For examples of our previously accepted submissions, view our Current Issue, or browse our Past Issues on rutgersbusinesslawreview.com

Please submit through Scholastica or the following email address: [email protected]

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We are co-sponsoring the upcoming symposium "The Future of Cryptoasset Regulation.” It will address recent regulatory developments in the crypto and fintech space, the need for further regulatory reform, and guidelines for shaping that reform. It will be held on Zoom on February 16th.

Register Here:
CLE: https://ipe.rutgers.edu/
Non-CLE: https://go.rutgers.edu/crypto2022

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Happy Thanksgiving to our Rutgers Law School community! We are grateful for the generosity and support of our donors, our dedicated faculty and staff, and our inspiring students and alumni.

We're sending our warmest wishes to all for a happy and healthy holiday!

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