Harvard Law
School – Faculty Disclosures re: Related Outside Interests and Activities
Name: Reinier Kraakman
Institution:
Title (HLS): Tenured Professor
Client/Interest |
Role/Interest |
Matter |
Issue |
Dates |
Kaplan Fox & Kilheimer LLP/Rule 10b-5 fraud on the market |
Expert |
Advisory Report in a fraud on the
market class action |
The meaning of the efficient
capital market hypothesis |
6-2007-8-2007 |
Cleary, Gottlieb representing the
Republic of Russia/ history of the Yukos Oil Co.
and the legality of various share acquisition tactics and voting practices
under the Russian Joint Stock Company Law |
Expert |
Defense in arbitration action
brought by Hulley Enterprises, etal.,
(several off-shore, closely-held companies, two located in Cyprus) alleging
wrongful seizure by the State of equity ownership in Yukos
Oil Co., and requesting compensation of roughly $100 billion. |
Narrative of acquisition of Yukos and related assets by Bank Menatap
and several "oligarchs" (including Mikhail Khodorkovsky)
based on public sources, and assessing the legality of the tactics employeed under the then-prevailing Russian Joint StockCompany Law and various Presidential decrees,
between 1995 and 1999. |
12/2010-4/2011 |
Kaplan Fox & Kilheimer LLP/ fraud on the market class action |
Expert |
Opposition to motion to dismiss
shareholder class action on summary judgment |
What is the impact of
"superstar" sell-side analyst reports on share prices in an
efficient market. |
4-2008-8-2008 |
closely-held corporation and major
shareholder |
Expert |
Dispute between
manager-shareholders in a large closely-held corporation. |
Host of issues involving various
claims of breach of duty of loyalty by board members and controlling
shareholder; validity of corporate bylaws. |
1-2008-2008 |