2011 LexisNexis Corporate and Securities Law Blog Nominees

For the second year, LexisNexis is seeking your input in choosing the top blogs for their Corporate and Securities Law Community.

(Warning, this post post contains blatant self-promotion.)

Looking at the list of candidates, I see many blogs that I read regularly. But there are several on the list that I had not heard of before and need to take a look at. If you are looking for a list of business law blogs to read, the list of nominees is a great place to start.

I think many more than 25 of the nominated blogs are much better than mine, whether its on quality, popularity, or some other factors. I doubt I will make it into the top 25 so I will sit back and take the consolation prize: the honor of being nominated. (Although, I thought the same last year, but still managed to squeak into the top 25.)

Lexis Nexis invites you to comment on the announcement post:

Top 25 Business Law Blogs 2010 – Corporate & Securities Law Community

To comment, you have to register. Registration is free and supposedly does not result in sales contacts. The comment period for nominations ends on October 25, 2011. They don’t say how they will end up selecting the top 25 out of the nominees, other than it’s based on their review and your comments.

As I said last year I’m also not sure how the Lexis-Nexis Communities fits in with the Martindale Hubbell Connected platform. There seems to be whole lot of substantive information in Communities that is missing in Connected. They should still get these two sites together.

Vote for the business law blogs you feel are the best or at least look through the list to add some new sites to your reading list. Go ahead and include Compliance Building.

NOMINEES FOR THE LEXISNEXIS CORPORATE & SECURITIES LAW
TOP 25 BLOGS FOR 2011

Alston & Bird’s “M&A Blog”
by Alston & Bird’s Corporate Transactions and Securities Practice

Alston & Bird’s Securities Lit. Blog
By Alston & Bird’s Securities Litigation Group

BD Law Blog
By Joel Beck

Boardmember.com

The Business Law Blog (Dryanlaw)
by Daniel J. Ryan

Business Law Post
By Arina Shulga

Business Law Prof Blog
By Multiple Authors

California Corporate & Securities Law
By Keith Bishop

Commercial Law Blog
By by Jennifer S. Martin, L. Ali Khan, Jason J. Kilborn, Robyn Meadows, Marie T. Reilly, Marc L. Roark, Keith A Rowley, Steven Semeraro, Anthony Schutz and Jim Chen discussing a variety of Commercial Law related topics.

Compliance Building
by Doug Cornelius

Conference Board Governance Blog
Editor, Gary Larkin

The Conglomerate
By Seven Law Professors blog about business, law, economics and society, including Gordon Smith, BYU Law School, Christine Hurt, Univ. of Illinois College of Law, Vic Fleischer, Univ. of Colorado Law School, Fred Tung, Emory Law School, Lisa Fairfax, George Washington Univ. Law School, David Zaring, Wharton School Legal Studies and Business Ethics Department, and Usha Rodrigues, University

Connecticut Employment Law Blog
by Daniel A. Schwartz of Pullman & Conley, LLC b

Consumer Law & Policy
Coordinators, Deepak Gupta and Jeff Sovern

Contracts Prof Blog
By Jeremy Telman

CorpGov.net
By James McRitchie

Corporate & Securities Law Blog
By Sheppard Mullin

Corporate Compliance Insights

TheCorporateCounsel.net
By Broc Romanek and Dave Lynn

Corporate Finance Law Blog
By Davis Wright Tremaine

Corporate Law and Governance
By Robert Goddard, a U.K. based Senior Lecturer at Aston Law, part of Aston Business School

The Corporate Library Blog–GMI
Published by GMI

Corporate Tool
By Josh King

Credit Slips
By Multiple Authors

David Tate’s Blog

DealLawyers.com Blog
By Broc Romanek

Delaware Corporate and Commercial Litigation Blog
By Francis G. X. Pileggi

The D&O Diary
Published by Kevin M. LaCroix

The Emerging Business Advocate
By Seaton M. Daly III

FCPA Compliance and Ethics Blog
by Thomas Fox

FCPA Professor
By Mike Koehler

Fraud Bytes
By Mark Zimbleman and Aaron Zimbleman

Harvard Corporate Governance Blog
By Harvard Law School Program on Corporate Governance

Hedged.biz
By Brian Goh, Burnham Banks, Mark Martyrossian, Mark Fleming

Hedge Fund Law Blog
by Bart Mallon

Indiana Commercial Foreclosure Law
By John Waller

Indian Corporate Law Blog
By Multiple Authors

nHouseBlog
Albish Publishing

Investor Relations Musings
by John Palizza

The Investment Fund Law Blog
by Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman

Jim Hamilton’s World of Securities Regulation

LFNP Blog
By Arthur Ryman

M&A Law Prof Blog
By Brian JM Quinn, Boston College Law School Professor

Marks on Governance
by Norman Marks

Marler Blog
By Bill Marler

Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
Publisher, Martha Driver

Nancy Rapoport’s BlogSpot
By Nancy Rapoport

NC Business Litigation Blog
By Mack Sperling of Brooks Pierce LLP

New York Business Law
Frederic R. Abramson

New York Business Litigation and Employment Attorneys Blog
By David S. Rich

No Funny Lawyers
By Jim Thomas

Northwest Litigation Blog
By Ater Wynne LLP

Perkins Coie’s MergerViewpoints
Publisher, Scott B. Joachim

PLI Securities Law Practice Center
By Kara O’ Brien

ProfessorBainbridge.com
by Stephen M. Bainbridge

Race to the Bottom (Corp Governance Blog)
a faculty and student collaborative blog published By J. Robert Brown, Jr.

retheauditors.com
By Francine McKenna

Reverse Merger Blog
By David Feldman

Robert A. G. Monks’ Blog
by Robert Monks

SEC Actions
By Thomas O. Gorman of Porter Wright

SEC Tea Party
By Robert Fusfeld

Securities Law Prof Blog
By Barbara Black

SEC Whistleblower Program
By Nick Fasulo

Small Business Trends
By Anita Campbell

Startup Company Lawyer
By Yoichiro Taku

Strictly Business
by Alexander Davie

10Q Detective
By David Phillips

The 10b-5 Daily
By Lyle Roberts

Truth on the Market
By Geoffrey Manne and Multiple Authors

UCC Food Ind. Law, Food Liability Law Blog
By Richard Goldfarb, Stoel Rives LLP

Uniform Commercial Code Litigation
By Robinson & Robinson LLP

USA Inbound Deals
by Bill Newman

US PIRG
By Ed Mierzwinski

The Venture Alley
Editors Trent Dykes, Asher Bearman of DLA Piper

Virginia Business Litigation Lawyer
By Lee Berlik

What About Clients
By Dan Hull

Workplace Prof Blog
By Richard Bales & Multiple Authors

WSJ Deal Journal

The LexisNexis Top 25 Business Law Blogs of 2010

In a clear case of voting error, LexisNexis decided to include Compliance Building in the LexisNexis Top 25 Business Law Blogs of 2010.

I’m regular reader of most of those 25 blogs and think they’re wonderful. I’m happy to be included with such great content sites.

For some reason, LexisNexis is not satisfied with just 25 top blogs. They want to continue the competition and narrow the 25 to a single best business law blog. You need to be registered order to vote.  (Registration is free and supposedly does not result in sales contacts.) Then vote by checking the box next to your favorite business law blog.

I included the 25 winners below. You should read them too and go vote for one of them.

The Business Law Blog
By Daniel J. Ryan
A blog about law, start ups and small business by Daniel J. Ryan of the Trinity Law Group.

Business Law Post
By Arina Shulga
This blog focuses on legal aspects of operating new and growing businesses.

Business Law Prof Blog
By Multiple Authors
Commentary and analysis of business law issues, from several contributors including Professor J. Scott Colesanti of Hofstra Univ. School of Law, Prof. Joshua P. Fershee of the Univ. of North Dakota School of Law, and Prof. Stefan J. Padfield of the Univ. of Akron School of Law.

California Corporate & Securities Law
By Keith Bishop
Keith Bishop, a partner with the California law firm Allen Matkins, covers California securities laws and regulations, corporate governance, the California Department of Corporations, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, the California Secretary of State, pending legislation and rule making, quirky California laws, and other topics.

Compliance Building
By Doug Cornelius (That’s me)
Doug Cornelius blogs about compliance and business ethics, focusing on compliance issues applicable to real estate private equity firms, with occasional posts about social media, web 2.0 and knowledge management.

Conference Board Governance Blog
Editor, Gary Larkin
Worldwide business insights from the Conference Board.

The Conglomerate
By Multiple Authors
Seven Law Professors blog about business, law, economics and society, including Gordon Smith, BYU Law School, Christine Hurt, Univ. of Illinois College of Law, Vic Fleischer, Univ. of Colorado Law School, Fred Tung, Emory Law School, Lisa Fairfax, George Washington Univ. Law School, David Zaring, Wharton School Legal Studies and Business Ethics Department, and Usha Rodrigues, University of Georgia School of Law.

Corp Gov Net
By James McRitchie
Designed to facilitate the ability of institutional and individual shareowners to better govern corporations, enhancing both corporate accountability and the creation of wealth.

TheCorporateCounsel.net
By Broc Romanek and Dave Lynn
The CorporateCounsel.net is self described as the practical Corporate & Securities Law Blog.

Corporate Law and Governance
By Robert Goddard
U.K. based Senior Lecturer at Aston Law, part of Aston Business School, blogs about important developments, news and provides other corporate law and governance insights.

The Corporate Library Blog
By Nell Minow, Paul Hodgson, Dr. Kimberly Gladman, Corp. Lib. Research and Ratings Teams
The Corporate Library Blog is designed to engage readers in a conversation about current events and trends in corporate governance, risk analysis and sustainable investing.

Delaware Corporate and Commercial Litigation Blog
By Francis G. X. Pileggi
Francis Pileggi of Fox Rothchild LLP offers Delaware business litigation case summaries primarily from Delaware’s Chancery Court and Supreme Court, and provides commentary.

The D&O Diary
Published by Kevin M. LaCroix
Kevin LaCroix writes a periodic journal that contains items of interest from the world of directors & officers liability, with occasional commentary.

FCPA Compliance and Ethics Blog
By Thomas Fox
Tom Fox blogs about the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, FCPA compliance, indemnities and other forms of risk management, tax issues faced by multi-national US companies, insurance coverage issues and protection of trade secrets.

FCPA Professor
By Mike Koehler
A forum devoted to discussing the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by Mike Koehler, Asst. Business Law Professor at Butler University.

Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance
By Harvard Law School Program on Corporate Governance
A recognized source for insights and site seeking to facilitate research and public discussion about the latest developments in corporate governance and financial regulation.

The Investment Fund Law Blog
By Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
Updates and insights on legal issues facing investment fund managers and investors.

M&A Law Prof Blog
By Brian JM Quinn
Boston College Law School Professor Brian JM Quinn provides commentary and insights regarding Corporate Takeovers, Mergers and Acquisitions, as part of the Law Professor Blogs Network.

Nancy Rapoport’s BlogSpot
By Nancy Rapoport
This blog discusses governance in higher education, businesses, and in law firms, bankruptcy ethics, popular culture & the law, current corporation news and professional responsibility generally.

New York Business Litigation and Employment Attorneys Blog
By David S. Rich
Features questions and answers about business litigation and employment law and updates and commentary on national, New York, and New Jersey developments in these same areas of law.

PLI Securities Law Practice Center
By Kara O’ Brien
The Securities Law Practice Center provides the latest securities news, analysis and resources, featuring frequently updated content covering the latest developments in the securities field.

Race to the Bottom
By J. Robert Brown, Jr.
Race to the Bottom is a faculty and student collaborative blog that provides analysis of the laws and regulatory measures governing today’s corporations.

SEC Actions
By Thomas O. Gorman
Tom Gorman, of Porter Wright’s Washington, DC office, writes about SEC investigations, Civil and Criminal Enforcement Actions, Class Actions and Internal Investigations.

SEC Tea Party
By Robert Fusfeld
A compilation of writers provide commentary on SEC Administrative

Securities Law Prof Blog
By Barbara Black
Covers corporate law news, issues and regulatory developments relating to securities law.

School Official Disciplined for Misuse of LexisNexis

The Massachusetts State Ethics Commission fined Mark Rivera, the former Lawrence School Department Urban Affairs Liaison and Special Assistant to the School Superintendent, for misuse of his access rights to LexisNexis.

The Lawrence School Department purchased access to the LexisNexis database so Rivera could obtain contact information for parents no longer living in the district, and contact parents and students regarding attendance issues. However, Rivera misused his School Department access to conduct “hundreds of searches of non-public information on individuals, including state and local elected officials, professional athletes and Hollywood celebrities….”

Massachusetts General Law chapter 268a §23(b)(2) prohibits a public official from using their official position to “to secure for himself or others unwarranted privileges or exemptions which are of substantial value and which are not properly available to similarly situated individuals.”

Rivera used his official position to gain access to the database for private purposes.

Running database checks on Lawrence police Chief John Romero, David Ortiz, Johnny Damon, Michael Chiklis and Hugh Laurie cost Rivera $5,000.

This is not the only trouble for Rivera. He was also indicted on seven counts of larceny and was forced to resign in April. His boss, suspended Lawrence Superintendent Wilfredo Laboy, was recently indicted for fraud, embezzlement and possession of alcohol on school premises.

The Lawrence Public Schools system is among the poorest districts in Massachusetts. Almost 83 percent of its student body is classified as economically disadvantage.

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