Spring 2011

PLP Distinguished Senior Fellow Ben Heineman has several new pieces in print and online:

In China, Corruption and Unrest Threaten Autocratic Rule
The Atlantic (June 29, 2011)
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Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes and Memorial Day
The Atlantic (May 30, 2011)
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Sex Between Superiors and Subordinates: What are the Rules?
The Atlantic (May 19, 2011)
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A Free Pass for Warren Buffet? Berkshire Audit Committee's Mistake
The Atlantic (April 28, 2011)
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Will Obama Throw a Grenade to Blow-Up Hidden Campaign Donations?
The Atlantic (April 25, 2011)
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Is the French Veil Ban 'Unconstitutional'?
washingtonpost.com (April 13, 2011)
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Sokol Acted Unethically, Warren, Just Say It
Harvard Business Review (April 6, 2011)
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Can Women be a Catalyst for Japan's Renewal?
The Atlantic (April 5, 2011)
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The Inside Story of Ferraro's 1984 Debate Prep
The Atlantic (March 27, 2011)
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Crisis Management Failures in Japan's Reactors and the PB Spill
Harvard Business Review (March 17, 2011)
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Japan: Future Risk, Present Devastation
The Atlantic (March 15, 2011)
With Cristine Russell
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GLEE Conference in Shanghai:

Chinese Legal Profession in the Age of Globalization
June 11, 2011
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White Paper Publication:

Corporate Purchasing Project: How S&P 500 Companies Evaluate Outside Counsel
May, 2011
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Distinguished Senior Fellow Honored:

Ben W. Heineman, Jr. elected to the American Philosophical Society
April, 2011

PLP Distinguished Senior Fellow Ben Heineman has several new pieces in print and online:

Egypt's Quest for Economic (Not Just Political) Legitimacy
The Atlantic (February 28, 2011)
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The Portrait and the Nazis
The Atlantic (February 14, 2011)
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Fear and the Internet
washingtonpost.com (February 8, 2011)
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The Future of Egypt and the Riddles of History
The Atlantic (February 2, 2011)
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FCIC: The Private Sector Failed
The Atlantic (January 31, 2011)
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Disclosure About Steve Jobs's Illness: Round Two
The Atlantic (January 21, 2011)
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Disclosure About Steve Jobs's Illness: Apple Should Provide It, the SEC Should Require It
The Atlantic (January 17, 2011)
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How the BP Commission Dropped the Ball
Harvard Business Review (January 17, 2011)
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PLP Distinguished Senior Fellow Ben Heineman quoted in the Wall Street Journal:

Investors Want a Right to Know About CEO Health
Wall Street Journal (January 24, 2011)
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Fall 2010

PLP Publishes Blue Paper by Chris Kenny

Simple Questions, Multiple Answers
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PLP Publishes Blue Paper by HLS Dean Martha Minow:

Making Global Lawyers for the 21st Century
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PLP Director David Wilkins featured in Spotlight at Harvard Law School :

FutureEd 2: A major conference explores how legal education will change amidst rapid globalization
Spotlight at Harvard Law School
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PLP Director David Wilkins Featured in Spotlight at Harvard Law School :

In Chair Lecture, Wilkins Discusses Educating Global Lawyers
Spotlight at Harvard Law School (December 7, 2010)
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PLP Distinguished Senior Fellow Ben Heineman has several new pieces in print and online:

The Very Real Danger Beyond Cyberhackers: Inside Leaks
The Atlantic (January 10, 2011)
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The Supreme Court: 'Originalism's' Theory and the Federalist Papers' Reality
The Atlantic (January 11, 2011)
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Don't Divorce the GC and Compliance Officer: Independence Won't Guarantee Ethical Behavior. Good Culture Will
Corporate Counsel (January 2011)
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In Repealing 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' Implementation Matters
The Atlantic (December 17, 2010)
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One Strike and You're Out
(on Auburn's Cam Newton and the Heisman Trophy)
washingtonpost.com (December 17, 2010)
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The Afghan Strategic Review: Speak the Truth About Corruption
The Atlantic (December 4, 2010)
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Rereading 'Ulysses' by James Joyce: The Best Novel Since 1900
The Atlantic (November 29, 2010)
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Armistice Day: The Forgotten Fields of Flanders
he Atlantic (November 11, 2010)
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It's A Problem of Peer Judgement
(on Nancy Pelosi's decision to continue as Minority Leader)
washingtonpost.com (November 9, 2010)
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Management as a Profession: A Business Lawyer's Critique
arvard Business School (November 2, 2010)
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The Afghan Black Hole: Governance and Corruption
The Atlantic (October 24, 2010)
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Truth and the Art of 'The Social Network
Atlantic (October 18, 2010)
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European Rejection of Attorney-Client Privilege for Inside Lawyers
HLS Corporate Governance Blog (October 2, 2010)
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Deciding in a State of Ignorance
washingtonpost.com (September 29, 2010)
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No Cure for the Cancer of Health Costs
The Atlantic (September 16, 2010)
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BP's Accident Report: Look at the Recommendations for the Future
The Atlantic (September 10, 2010)
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Voluntary Standards not the Same as Mandatory Law
washingtonpost.com (September 7, 2010)
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Earl, We Hardly Knew Ye: A Martha's Vineyard Update
The Atlantic (September 4, 2010)
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Waiting for Earl: A Report from Martha's Vineyard
The Atlantic (September 3, 2010)
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PLP Director David Wilkins has an op-ed in USA Today:

USDA official victim of 'high-tech lynching
USA today (July 22, 2010)
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The Program on the Legal Profession announces its Blue Paper Series:

This manuscript by the Program’s Senior Distinguished Fellow, Ben Heineman, launches a new “blue paper” series of substantial essay, speech and opinion pieces on the legal profession selected by the Program for distribution beyond the format or reach of traditional legal and scholarly media channels. To submit feedback or to request a paper copy please email us.

The General Counsel as Lawyer-Statesman
By Ben W. Heineman, Jr.
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PLP Distinguished Senior Fellow Ben Heineman has a several new pieces in print and online:

HP's CEO, Mark Hurd: How Could He Do Something So Stupid?
The Atlantic (August 7, 2010)
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Let the Revels Begin
Atlantic (July 28, 2010)
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BP's Board Has Questions to Answer, Too
Business Week (July 27, 2010)
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Where Big Doesn't Have to Mean Bad
washingtonpost.com (July 20, 2010)
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Hidden Election Expenditures After Citizens United
The Atlantic (July 14, 2010)
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The General Counsel as Lawyer-Statesman
PLP Blue Paper Series (July, 2010)
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CEO Lessons from McChrystal's Sacking
Business Week (June 30, 2010)
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Archive (Academic Year 2009-2010 and Earlier)