Publications
- Jeff Schwartz (2022). Stewardship Theater. 100 Washington University Law Review __ (forthcoming 2022). Accepted, 03/2022.
- Jeff Schwartz (2021). 'Public' Mutual Funds, in The Handbook on Investor Protection. Cambridge University Press. Published, 07/2021.
- Jeff Schwartz (2020). De Facto Shareholder Primacy. 79 Maryland Law Review 652 (2020). Published, 07/2020.
- Jeff Schwartz (2020). Regulating Venture Exchanges: Listing Standards, Market Microstructure, and Investor Protection, in The Handbook on Law and Entrepreneurship. Cambridge University Press. Published, 07/2020.
- Jeff Schwartz (2020). Social Enterprise Law: A Theoretical and Comparative Perspective. 15 Ohio State Business Law Journal 1 (2020) (with Rado Bohinc) (invited symposium). Published, 07/2020.
- Should Mutual Funds Invest in Startups? A Case Study of Fidelity Magellan Fund’s Investments in Unicorns (and other Startups) and the Regulatory Implications, 95 North Carolina L. Rev. 1341 (2017). Published, 05/31/2017.
- Cost-Benefit Analysis and The Conflict Minerals Rule, 68 Admin. L. Rev. 287 (2016) (with Alexandrea Nelson). Published, 08/2015.
- The Conflict Minerals Experiment, 6 Harv. Bus. L. Rev. 129 (2016). Published, 02/2015.
- The Corporatization of Personhood, 2015 U. Ill. L. Rev. 1119. Published, 03/2014.
- The Law and Economics of Scaled Equity Market Regulation, 39 J. Corp. L. 347 (2014). Published, 01/2014.
- The Twilight of Equity Liquidity, 34 Cardozo L. Rev. 531 (2012), reprinted in 45 Sec. L. Rev. 81 (Donald C. Langevoort ed., 2013) and 55 Corp. Prac. Commentator 367 (Robert B. Thompson ed., 2013). Published, 12/2012.
- Rethinking 401(k)s, 49 Harv. J. on Legis. 53 (2012). Published, 01/2012.
- The Crystallization of Hedge-Fund Regulation, 2 Harv. Bus. L. Rev. Online 73 (2011). Published, 09/2011.
- Fairness, Utility, and Market Risk, 89 Or. L. Rev. 175 (2010). Published, 01/2010.
- Reconceptualizing Investment Management Regulation, 16 Geo. Mason L. Rev. 521 (2009), reprinted in 42 Sec. L. Rev. 574 (Donald C. Langevoort ed., 2010). Published, 05/2009.
- Workplace Rights and Illegal Immigration: How Implied Repeal Analysis Cuts Through the Haze of Hoffman Plastic, its Predecessors and its Progeny, 29 Berkeley J. Emp. & Lab. L. 1 (2008) (with Nhan T. Vu), reprinted in 29 Immigr. & Nationality L. Rev 813 (Gabriel J. Chin ed., 2009). Published, 01/2008.
- Mutual Fund Conflicts of Interest in the Wake of the Short-Term Trading Scandals: Encouraging Structural Change Through Shareholder Choice, 2 N.Y.U. J.L. & Bus. 91 (2005). Published, 10/2005.
- Good Faith in Partner Expulsions: Application of a Contract Law Paradigm, 9 Chap. L. Rev. 1 (2005). Published, 10/2005.
Research Keywords
- behavioral law & economics
- Law and Economics
- Investment and Securities
- Business or Corporate Law
Presentations
- An Assessment of the IPO On-Ramp, 2013 Utah Securities and Investment Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 2013. Presentation, Presented, 06/2013.
- The Law and Economics of Scaled Equity Market Regulation, Law and Society Association Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, May 2013. Presentation, Presented, 05/2013.
- The Law and Economics of Scaled Equity Market Regulation, Junior Faculty Exchange Workshop, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 2013. Presentation, Presented, 04/2013.
- Assessing the Legislative and Regulatory Answers to Economies in Crisis, Rolapp Scholar Symposium, University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law, Salt Lake City, Utah, March 2013. Other, Presented, 03/2013.
- Hot Topic Program — “Jobs,” the JOBS Act, and the Future of Small Business Finance and the U.S. Equity Markets, Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 2013. Presentation, Presented, 01/2013.
- The Relationship Between Business and Regulation, Federalist Society Speaker Series, University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law, Salt Lake City, Utah, September 2012. Panel, Presented, 09/2012.
- Improving Market Conditions for Small and Emerging Companies after the JOBS Act: Scaled Disclosure and Beyond, Meeting of the SEC Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies, San Francisco, California, September 2012. Presentation, Presented, 09/2012.
- The Twilight of Equity Liquidity, Rocky Mountain Junior Scholars Forum, University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law, Salt Lake City, Utah, September 2012. Presentation, Presented, 09/2012.
- The Twilight of Equity Liquidity, Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting, Amelia Island, Florida, July 2012. Presentation, Presented, 07/2012.
- The Twilight of Equity Liquidity, Law and Society Association Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 2012. Presentation, Presented, 06/2012.
- The Twilight of Equity Liquidity, ASU Legal Scholars Conference, Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Tempe, Arizona, March 2012. Presentation, Presented, 03/2012.
- Dodd-Frank and the Financial Collapse, Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, January 2012. Presentation, Presented, 01/2012.
- Rethinking 401(k)s, Annual Meeting of the Society of Socio-Economists, Washington, DC, January 2012. Presentation, Presented, 01/2012.
- Corporate Governance and the Financial Collapse, Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, January 2012. Presentation, Presented, 01/2012.
- Mutual-Fund Regulation and Governance, Corporate Governance Seminar, University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, California, October 2011. Other, Presented, 10/2011.
- Dodd-Frank One Year Later, Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting, Hilton Head, South Carolina, July 2011. Panel, Presented, 07/2011.
- Shadow Markets and the Structure of Securities Law, Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting, Hilton Head, South Carolina, July 2011. Presentation, Presented, 07/2011.
- Rethinking 401(k)s, Law and Society Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, June 2011. Presentation, Presented, 06/2011.
- Rethinking 401(k)s, Southwest/West Junior Law Faculty Workshop, Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Tempe, Arizona, March 2011. Presentation, Presented, 03/2011.
- Jones v. Harris Associates, SCOTUS Wrap-up, California Western School of Law, San Diego, California, September, 2010. Presentation, Presented, 09/2010.
- Fairness, Utility, and Market Risk, Law and Society Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, May 2010. Presentation, Presented, 05/2010.
- Negotiating the Licensing Agreement, Expanding into Global Markets Through Transborder Licensing, California Western School of Law, San Diego, California, April 2010. Panel, Presented, 04/2010.
- Fairness, Utility, and Market Risk, Southwest/West Junior Law Faculty Workshop, Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Tempe, Arizona, March 2010. Presentation, Presented, 03/2010.
- Investor Sophistication and the SEC, Law and Society Association Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, May 2009. Presentation, Presented, 05/2009.
- Reconceptualizing Investment Management Regulation, Southern California Junior Law Faculty Workshop, California Western School of Law, San Diego, California, October 2008. Presentation, Presented, 10/2008.
- Reconceptualizing Investment Management Regulation, Law and Society Association Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada, May 2008. Presentation, Presented, 05/2008.
- Workplace Rights and Illegal Immigration: How Implied Repeal Analysis Cuts Through the Haze of Hoffman Plastic, its Predecessors and its Progeny, Work, Welfare and Justice Seminar, University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, California, January 2008. Presentation, Presented, 01/2008.