Steven Davidoff Solomon interviewed by Marketplace, Oct. 13, 2015
“Essentially, we’re getting bigger and bigger companies that need global proportions to survive and prosper,” said Steven Davidoff Solomon. …. “In a number of markets, you’re going from four players to three, possibly three players to two. And companies are trying to get dominant positions in the market before they themselves are acquired.”
Steven Davidoff Solomon writes for The New York Times, Oct. 13, 2015
So Dell is triumphantly, if not quite openly, returning to the public markets. The only difference is that Dell’s equity will be controlled by Michael Dell, Silver Lake and the rest of the buyout group. There will be no pesky shareholder to deal with who can influence this group.
Steven Davidoff Solomon writes for The New York Times, Oct. 13, 2015
It all seems so fantastic — what could be wrong with a company with a social purpose? Don’t we all want to make the world a better place? Well, the eye-grabbing do-gooding may mask deep, complicated issues.
Charles Weisselberg quoted in Daily Journal (registration required), Oct. 13, 2015
Luis v. United States, takes on an even narrower question. … Though Luis won’t apply to civil cases or administrative proceedings, Weisselberg said, the court’s opinion may reveal whether the court feels the government is overly aggressive in seizing assets before adjudication.
Steven Davidoff Solomon interviewed for The Recorder (registration required), Oct. 12, 2015
With public deals, there’s the disclosure issue, which is significant. It’s just the nature of the beast. When you’re going quick, you work off the form, you try and keep your head, and you try and get people to read it. But to say go slower is like saying ‘Don’t fly airplanes so they don’t crash.’ It’s just inherent.
Jill Adams interviewed for WFYI, Oct. 7, 2015
“This will have the compound effects of exacerbating poverty, increasing surveillance of all pregnant people, and ensnaring in the criminal justice system those suffering from unintended pregnancy loss–all of which will disproportionately harm immigrants, people of color, and low-income communities.”
Ethan Elkind interviewed on KQED-FM, Oct. 9, 2015
“If you look at what the bill does contain, it actually gets us most of the way to that 50 percent petroleum reduction. It does it by encouraging more electric vehicle usage through a pretty aggressive set of targets and goals that would enable utilities in particular to help develop charging infrastructures—so that more people can buy and drive electric vehicles and charge them outside of the home.”
Alan Auerbach cited in The Daily Californian, Oct. 8, 2015
Alan Auerbach … said the study didn’t account for the potential shift of soda purchases from Berkeley to Oakland in response to the tax.
Megan McCracken quoted in The New York Times, Oct. 8, 2015
“Even if the transactions between states do not comply with law, there is no recourse for death-sentenced prisoners,” said Megan McCracken. … “Over the years, we have seen states obtain drugs for execution in ways that clearly do not comply with legal and regulatory frameworks.”
Ethan Elkind cited in Dispatch Times, Oct. 7, 2015
Pulling down Southern California’s overall grade was the Green Line stretching along the 105 Freeway from Norwalk to Redondo Beach, said Ethan Elkind.