Academic

Welcome to the 2010-2011 addition of the Conglomerate Masters. We are continuing a one-year old tradition (unlike any other) of asking prominent law professors in different fields to comment on the hot topics of the day in business law. We are starting this academic year by asking our new roster of Masters to comment on what should be the business law agenda for the new Congress and the President for the next two years? Our Masters have a wide range of research interests ? from bankruptcy and commercial law to tax ? and have been given license to define ?business law? however they please. They may take a pragmatic approach and focus on what could be accomplished ? and we?ve already heard a prediction from Professor Zaring that that space to maneuver might not amount to very much if gridlock reigns ? or they could focus on what should be on the agenda.

Master, you may fire when ready.