Gatekeepers: The Professions and Corporate Governance

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John C. Coffee Jr. (Adolf A. Berle Professor of Law, Adolf A. Berle Professor of Law, Columbia Law School)

Gatekeepers

The Professions and Corporate Governance

John C. Coffee Jr. (Adolf A. Berle Professor of Law, Adolf A. Berle Professor of Law, Columbia Law School)

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Oxford University Press
25 April 2019

Economics & Business; Business ethics; Corporate governance & responsibilities; Company, commercial & competition law

Series: Clarendon Lectures in Management Studies

In the wake of a series of corporate governance disasters in the US and Europe which have gained almost mythic status - Enron, WorldCom, Tyco, Adelphia, HealthSouth, Parmalat - one question has not yet been addressed. A number of 'gatekeeping' professions - auditors, attorneys, securities analysts, credit-rating agencies - exist to guard against these governance failures. Yet clearly these watchdogs did not bark while corporations were looted and destroyed. But why not?

To answer these questions, a more detailed investigation is necessary that moves beyond journalism and easy scapegoating, and examines the evolution, responsibilities, and standards of these professions. John C. Coffee Jr, world-renowned Professor of Corporate Law, examines how these gatekeeping professions developed, to what degree they failed, and what reforms are feasible. Above all, this book examines the institutional changes and pressures that caused gatekeepers to underperform or neglect their responsibilities, and focuses on those feasible changes that can restore gatekeepers as the loyal agents of investors.

This informed and readable view of the players on the contemporary business stage will be essential reading for investors, professionals, executives and business academics concerned with issues of good governance.

By: John C. Coffee Jr. (Adolf A. Berle Professor of Law Adolf A. Berle Professor of Law Columbia Law School)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 162mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 600g
ISBN: 9780198835288
ISBN 10: 0198835280
Series: Clarendon Lectures in Management Studies
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 25 April 2019
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1: Introduction Part I: What Happened? 2: The Failure of Gatekeepers 3: Explaining Gatekeeper Failure? 4: A Comparative Perspective Part II: The Development of Gatekeepers 5: The Rise, Fall, and Redefinition of the Auditor: From Bookkeeper to Professional to Information Consultant 6: Corporate Attorneys as Gatekeepers: The Short History of a Developing Concept 7: Securities Analysts 8: The Ratings Agencies Part III: The Search for Reform 9: What Went Wrong? 10: What Should Work? (And How to Get There) 11: Conclusion: The Future of Gatekeeping

"John C. Coffee Jr. is the Adolf A. Berle Professor of Law and Director of the Center on Corporate Governance at Columbia Law School. He is a fellow at the American Academy of Arts & Sciences and has been repeatedly listed by the National Law Journal as among its ""100 Most Influential Lawyers in America"". He has served as a reporter to The American Law Institute for its Corporate Governance Project and on the Legal Advisory Board to the New York Stock Exchange. He is the author of several casebooks and scholarly works, including Entrepreneurial Litigation: Its Rise, Fall, and Future (Harvard University Press, 2016)."