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Lakshmi Shankar Ramachandran, assistant professor of banking and finance, published new research in the Journal of Financial Economics on pricing of options. Shankar and his co-author establish that investors use put options to express their views on overpriced stocks that face severe constraints…

On Sunday, May 16, Case Western Reserve University School of Law celebrated the Class of 2021 during an in-person commencement ceremony at Freiberger Field. A recording of the ceremony is available to view online. The ceremony included congratulatory messages from Dean Berg and Dean Scharf, well…

The following awards were determined by a spring vote by the graduating class of 2021. Professor of the Year Award In grateful appreciation for outstanding teaching and dedication, this award is presented to the late Professor Peter M. Gerhart. LLM Professor of the Year Award Selected by a…

Excellence and Achievement Awards Patricia Burgess Public Law Prize Presented to Christine Scherer for outstanding academic performance in the field of public law. Richard A. and Brandon S. Collier Award Presented to Audrey Quinn and Saliha Moore for outstanding achievement in the law-medicine…

Executive Director of the Veale Institute for Entrepreneruship, Michael Goldberg, sat on CNBC's Disruptor 50 Advisory Council this year.  Goldeberg offered his time and insights to select the top 50 private, independently owned start-up companies founded after Jan. 1, 2006, for the Disruptor 50…

On behalf of Dean Malhotra and the Weatherhead family, we are pleased to recognize the following students who have been selected by their peers for demonstrating excellence over their careers at Weatherhead. The Scott S. Cowen Student Leadership Award This award recognizes a leader and role model…

Professors Madison Condon of Boston University and Kevin Haeberle of William and Mary Law School discussed climate change, financial markets and corporate disclosure in a May 25. 2021 webinar sponsored by the Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law. The webinar is available for on-demand…

New research published in the Journal of Management by Simon Peck, associate professor of design and innovation, challenges the assumption that generalist CEO’s—CEO’s who have worked in different organizational areas for a number of different firms—are more valued and should receive higher…

Milton A. Kramer Clinic Center Awards Jack Cronquist Award Presented to Michael Gibbons for demonstrating outstanding performance and commitment to clients in the Milton A. Kramer Law Clinic Center. Samuel Archie Award Presented to Russell Hauser for demonstrating excellence in client relations…

After 20 years in industry, Philip A. Cola pursued what he remembers as the “most difficult professional decision that I had to make in my life:” leaving his executive-level career in health care research to follow his passion to become a professor at his alma mater. Now Cola uses his teaching to…