Virginia Law & Business Review

The Virginia Law & Business Review publishes articles, essays, comments, and book reviews from business law professors, practitioners, judges, and law clerks on business law subjects. In addition, the journal publishes student notes from University of Virginia students. Articles address antitrust, bankruptcy, commercial law, corporations, corporate governance, employment law, mergers & acquisitions, securities regulation, secured transactions, takeover litigation, venture capital, and other corporate law subjects.

Prominent authors that have published in the journal include: William W. Bratton (Georgetown University Law Center),{{cite web|url=http://www.virginialawbusrev.org/VLBR1-1pdfs/SupersizePay.pdf |title=William W. Bratton, "Supersize Pay, Incentive Compatibility, and the Volatile Shareholder Interest," 1 "Va. L. & Bus. Rev." 55 (2006). |format=PDF |accessdate=January 16, 2012}} Howell E. Jackson (Harvard Law School),{{cite web|url=http://www.virginialawbusrev.org/VLBR3-2pdfs/Jackson.pdf |title=Microsoft Word – Jackson_Final[6] |format=PDF |accessdate=January 16, 2012}} Jonathan R. Macey (Yale Law School),{{cite web|url=http://www.virginialawbusrev.org/VLBR1-1pdfs/Politicization.pdf |title=Jonathan R. Macey, "The Politicization of American Corporate Governance," 1 "Va. L. & Bus. Rev." 10 ( 2006). |format=PDF |accessdate=January 16, 2012}} Larry E. Ribstein (University of Illinois College of Law),{{cite web|url=http://www.virginialawbusrev.org/VLBR1-2pdfs/imaginingwallstreet.pdf |title=Article |format=PDF |accessdate=January 16, 2012}} Lynn A. Stout (UCLA School of Law),{{cite web|url=http://www.virginialawbusrev.org/VLBR3-1pdfs/Stout.pdf |title=Lynn A. Stout, "Why We Should Stop Teaching Dodge v. Ford," 3 "Va. L. & Bus. Rev." 163 (2008). |format=PDF |accessdate=January 16, 2012}} Myron T. Steele (Chief Justice, Delaware Supreme Court),{{cite web|url=http://www.virginialawbusrev.org/VLBR2-2pdfs/Steele.pdf |title=Microsoft Word - 2-2 STEELE.doc |format=PDF |accessdate=January 16, 2012}} E. Norman Veasey (former Chief Justice, Delaware Supreme Court),{{cite web|url=http://www.virginialawbusrev.org/VLBR1-2pdfs/historyinformscorporatelaw.pdf |title=Local: C:\DOCUME~1\DIGUGL~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\notes849D86\VLBR-Veasey-MLA comments 2006-09-13_Di Guglielmo review.doc |format=PDF |accessdate=January 16, 2012}} John W. Warner (former U.S. Senator),{{cite web|url=http://www.virginialawbusrev.org/VLBR1-1pdfs/NewChallenges.pdf |title=John W. Warner, Jr. "New Challenges to America's Business Community in the 21st century," 1 "Va. L. & Bus. Rev." 101 (2006). |format=PDF |accessdate=January 16, 2012}} and Mark R. Warner (U.S. Senator),{{cite web|url=http://www.virginialawbusrev.org/VLBR1-1pdfs/mwarner.pdf |title=Mark R. Warner, "A Business Approach," 1 "Va. L. & Bus. Rev." 1 (2006). |format=PDF |accessdate=January 16, 2012}} among others.

The Virginia Law & Business Review consistently ranks among the premier journals of business law scholarship, and its current hard-copy circulation exceeds 1,000 copies per issue.{{cite web |url=http://lawlib.wlu.edu/LJ/ |title=Washington & Lee University School of Law official website – ranking of law journals |publisher=Lawlib.wlu.edu |date=August 22, 2011 |accessdate=January 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060508175833/http://lawlib.wlu.edu/LJ/ |archive-date=May 8, 2006 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} In addition, the journal is accessible on its website and on electronic databases such as LexisNexis and Westlaw.{{cite web|url=http://w3.nexis.com/sources/scripts/info.pl?323350 |title=LexisNexis official website – directory of online sources |publisher=W3.nexis.com |date=December 4, 2007 |accessdate=January 16, 2012}}[http://directory.westlaw.com/scope/default.asp?db=VA-JLR&RS=W...&VR=2.0 Westlaw official website – database directory]

Each spring, the Virginia Law & Business Review sponsors an academic symposium held at the University of Virginia School of Law. Topics of recent symposia have included: the impact of institutional investors on capital markets,{{cite web|url=http://www.law.virginia.edu/html/news/2007_spr/institutional_investors.htm |title=University of Virginia School of Law official website – news & events – February 21, 2007 – "Institutional Activism Positive for Shareholders, Panelists Say." |publisher=Law.virginia.edu |date=February 21, 2007 |accessdate=January 16, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.lawweekly.org/pdf_archives/20070223.pdf |title="First Law and Business Symposium a Success," "Virginia Law Weekly", Volume 59, Number 18, February 23, 2007, at page 1. |format=PDF |accessdate=January 16, 2012}} U.S. competitiveness in the world economy,{{cite web|url=http://www.law.virginia.edu/html/news/2008_spr/mysliwiec.htm |title=University of Virginia School of Law official website – news & events – February 21, 2008 – "U.S. Markets Still the Gold Standard, Says Stock Expert." |publisher=Law.virginia.edu |date=February 21, 2008 |accessdate=January 16, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.lawweekly.org/pdf_archives/20080222.pdf |title="Symposium Probes Troubled U.S. Investment Markets," "Virginia Law Weekly", Volume 60, Number 18, February 22, 2008, at page 3. |format=PDF |accessdate=January 16, 2012}} and the global credit crisis of 2009.{{cite web|url=http://www.law.virginia.edu/html/news/2009_spr/lawbiz.htm |title=University of Virginia School of Law official website – news & events – February 19, 2009 – "Experts Explore Global Credit Crisis Causes, Cures." |publisher=Law.virginia.edu |accessdate=January 16, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.lawweekly.org/pdf_archives/20090220.pdf |title="Law and Business Conference," "Virginia Law Weekly", Volume 61, Number 18, February 20, 2009, at page 1. |format=PDF |accessdate=January 16, 2012}}

Notable speakers at recent symposia have included: William W. Bratton (Georgetown University Law Center), Robert F. Bruner (University of Virginia Darden School of Business), Donald C. Langevoort (Georgetown University Law Center), Paul Mahoney (University of Virginia School of Law), and Randall S. Thomas (Vanderbilt University Law School), among others.[http://www.vlbr.net Virginia Law & Business Review official website – symposia]

The most recent symposium, "The Business of Health Care," featured a keynote speech by Earl "Duke" Collier, Jr. of the University of Virginia Law School Class of 1973, former Deputy Administrator of the Health Care Finance Administration (now the Center of Medicare & Medicaid Services) and current health care executive.{{citation|url=http://www.law.virginia.edu/html/news/2012_spr/collier.htm |title=University of Virginia School of Law official website – news & events – April 10, 2012 – "Health Care Industry Executive Advises Law Students to Avoid Silos" |publisher=Law.virginia.edu |date=April 10, 2012 |accessdate=April 10, 2012}}{{citation|url=http://www.arsenalmedical.com/about-us/management |title=Management, Arsenal Medical |publisher=www.arsenalmedical.com |date=April 10, 2012 |accessdate=April 10, 2012}}

The Virginia Law & Business Review selects its members based on the results of a legal writing competition held each spring and fall at the University of Virginia School of Law. The competition consists of an editing exercise and a writing exercise to test each applicant's knowledge of English grammar and legal citation rules and conventions. There is not a fixed number of new members accepted each year; recent classes have ranged from about 30 to 40 new student-editors per year.[http://www.virginialawbusinessreview.org Virginia Law & Business Review official website – information for applicants]

The Virginia Law & Business Review was founded by John B. Esterhay of University of Virginia Law School Class of 2006 and the student-editors of the journal's inaugural managing board.{{cite web|url=http://www.virginialawbusrev.org/VLBR1-1pdfs/esterhay.pdf |title=John B. Esterhay, "Testament to Teamwork," 1 "Va. L. & Bus. Rev." 8 (2006). |format=PDF |accessdate=January 16, 2012}} The journal was formed in 2005.{{cite web|url=http://www.lawweekly.org/pdf_archives/20050422.pdf |title="Law & Business Review Gains Momentum," "Virginia Law Weekly", Volume 57, Number 25, April 22, 2005, at page 4. |format=PDF |accessdate=January 16, 2012}} It was approved by the faculty of the University of Virginia School of Law in 2005.{{cite web|url=http://www.law.virginia.edu/html/news/2005_fall/businessjournal.htm |title=University of Virginia School of Law official website – news & events – October 6, 2005 – "Students Launch Academic Business Law Journal." |publisher=Law.virginia.edu |date=October 6, 2005 |accessdate=January 16, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.lawweekly.org/pdf_archives/20051007.pdf |title="New Journal Ready to Begin Publishing," "Virginia Law Weekly", Volume 58, Number 6, October 7, 2005, at page 1. |format=PDF |accessdate=January 16, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.virginialawbusrev.org/VLBR1-1pdfs/jeffries.pdf |title=John C. Jeffries, Jr. "Training Business Lawyers," 1 "Va. L. & Bus. Rev." 6 (2006). |format=PDF |accessdate=January 16, 2012}} Its first issue was published in 2006.{{cite web|url=http://www.lawweekly.org/pdf_archives/20060428.pdf |title="Law & Business Review Publishes First Edition," "Virginia Law Weekly", Volume 58, Number 25, April 28, 2006, at page 1. |format=PDF |accessdate=January 16, 2012}}

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• [http://www.virginialawbusinessreview.org Virginia Law & Business Review official website]
• [http://www.law.virginia.edu University of Virginia School of Law official website]
• [http://www.darden.virginia.edu University of Virginia Darden School of Business official website]
• [http://www.ssrn.com Social Science Research Network official website]

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