@ProfEricTalley

@ColumbiaLaw professor; @MillsteinCenter director; law & econ nebbish; green chile addict; mercurial guitarist; perfervid cyclist; begetter of dad jokes.

 New York, NY
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Parking this pinned post for folks who have set up accounts on 🦣Mastodon🦣 & wish to reach me there (my handle is @ProfEricTalley@lor.sh). Will still check Twitter periodically (kinda like I do w/ FB & LinkedIn), but less consistently. ☮️
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Fair Prices, Long Shadows: Escaping the Circularity in Assessing Licensing Rates clsbluesky.law.columbia.edu/…

Fair Prices, Long Shadows: Escaping the Circularity in Assessing Licensing Rates

How much should someone pay to use another person’s property without permission? The question sounds like a law school hypothetical (ok, it already is one), but it is anything but hypothetica…

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New paper, new co-author (kinda), new dad-joke title (courtesy of my co-author). Link to paper in comments. Feedback welcome!
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Paper is here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
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Fill out the survey! surveymonkey.com/r/R2T288H
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Bloomberg Law: Business law professor Eric Talley of Columbia Law School, discusses the Delaware Supreme Court oral arguments over Elon Musk's 2018 record-setting pay package. June Grasso hosts. bloomberg.com/news/audio/202…

Bloomberg Law: SCOTUS May Gut Landmark Act & Musk Pay - Bloomberg

Host June Grasso speaks with prominent attorneys and legal scholars, analyzing major legal issues and cases in the news.

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Should Corporate Law Go Private? @SSRN papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
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Looks like Vlady-P has come around to deploying the TACO trade as well... nytimes.com/2025/05/29/world…

Russia Appears to Launch New Offensive in Ukraine Amid Peace Talks (Published 2025)

Moscow’s dual campaign of intensified frontline attacks and bombardment of Ukrainian cities has further reduced the prospects for an end to the fighting.

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OK Canadians - here's what Donald wants. I'm sure you will give it the reaction it richly deserves.
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"Absorb baby, absorb" ft.com/content/f6dc634b-6ad8… via @ft

Saudi businesses turn to solar power as kingdom cuts energy subsidies

Cost savings and sustainability targets drive demand for renewables in world’s biggest oil exporter

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Interesting piece by @sindap and colleagues. So when do you think we'll get our first law firm IPO? And who's going to invest? ft.com/content/8efd4534-2569… via @ft

The rule change that could blow open US law

Arizona is permitting non-lawyers to own legal practices, potentially unleashing a wave of private equity money

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This is an amazing R-squared, @florianederer! Can't. Stop. Winning.
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How many NBER working papers will this graph generate in the next 12 months?
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A concept of a plan, maybe...? bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @economics

Trump Tariff Plans Still in Limbo Ahead of Rose Garden Event

President Donald Trump’s deliberations over his plans to impose reciprocal tariffs are coming down to the wire, with his team said to be still finalizing the level and scope of new import taxes he is...

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UPDATE on Corporate Law "Professors' Letter" urging an opt-in on SB21. In just four days of re-opening the letter, the ranks of prominent Corporate Law professors urging opt-in has swelled fro 26 to 64. Now *that's* what I call a market test! drive.google.com/file/d/1ERW…

Professors SB21 Letter FINAL Revised.pdf

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Corporate Law Scholars thinking about SB21: Still accepting new signatories on the "Professors' Letter" sensibly favoring contractarianism, opt-in, & letting the market decide this debate (rather than backroom scriveners). Closes today, be counted! forms.gle/Won7rSmQsWN94wrq7

Professors' Letter on SB21 (ADD YOUR NAME!)

March 18, 2025 General Assembly of the State of Delaware Legislative Hall 400 Legislative Avenue Dover, DE 19901 Re: Senate Bill 21 Proposed Opt-In Feature Dear Members of the General Assembly: We...

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For corporate law / governance faculty interested in signing the "Professors' Letter" urging an opt-in feature to SB21, I have opened up the letter for additional signatures at the link below. Deadline is close of business MONDAY. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…

Professors' Letter on SB21 (ADD YOUR NAME!)

March 18, 2025 General Assembly of the State of Delaware Legislative Hall 400 Legislative Avenue Dover, DE 19901 Re: Senate Bill 21 Proposed Opt-In Feature Dear Members of the General Assembly: We...

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Well that sure didn't take long, did it? Europe courts US scientists fleeing Trump crackdown ft.com/content/cdcbe3df-9475… via @ft

Europe courts US scientists fleeing Donald Trump crackdown

Cambridge university among institutions seeing chance to hire talent unsettled by US spending cuts

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Keep government hands off my Social Security (amiright?)! washingtonpost.com/politics/…

DOGE is driving Social Security cuts and will make mistakes, acting head says privately

The Social Security Administration’s acting commissioner said members of Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team are outsiders who are unfamiliar with the nuances of the agency’s programs.

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Can Delaware’s commitment to contractarian principles help resolve the current impasse on SB21 in a way that is satisfactory to all sides? I think it can, and here’s how: clsbluesky.law.columbia.edu/…

A Contractarian Path Forward for Delaware: A Modest Proposal for SB21

As I write this from the Tulane Corporate Law Institute’s annual conference in New Orleans, the energy is palpable. While Mardi Gras revelers have vacated the streets, they’ve been replaced by a di…

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Interesting -- even @FoxNews suggests this was a pre-planned ambush by the White House. foxnews.com/world/heres-real…

Here's the real reason Trump and Zelenskyy's deal blew up in the Oval Office

A meeting between Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and President Donald Trump exploded after Zelenskyy rejected a deal that did not include security guarantees for his country.

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