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—Professor Claire Hill was quoted on the NPR Web site discussing the extention of Bush-era tax cuts. The article noted that she viewed the deal to extend the cuts as "a failure by Obama to effectively frame the tax…
—Professors Claire Hill and Prentiss Cox published a joint op-ed in the …
—Professor Claire Hill was the Law '80 Visiting Lecturer at Queen's University Faculty of Law in Ontario, Canada. Her lecture, based on work co-authored with Professor Richard Painter, was entitled "Mindful of the…
—An article on Portfolio.com discussed Professor Hill and Professor Painter's proposal that bankers be personally liable for their banks' losses. The article describes the proposal and its benefits: "If, as…
—Professor Hill was quoted on National Public Radio's Morning Edition on rating agency regulatory reform. The Dodd-Frank bill requires Federal agencies to develop alternatives to using rating agency ratings…
—Professor Hill was quoted in the American Banker on credit rating agencies. The Dodd-Frank bill requires regulators to seek alternatives to the use of rating agency ratings. Noting that the task would be…
—Professor Claire Hill was interviewed on Minnesota Public Radio's Midmorning about credit rating agencies and the financial reform bill presently being conferred upon by House and Senate committees.
—Professor Claire Hill was interviewed by Betty Liu of Bloomberg TV regarding the current credit rating agency reform proposals in the financial regulation legislation presently being considered by Congress. Professor…
—Professor Claire Hill was quoted in The New Yorker, in an article by James Surowiecki entitled "The Age of Political Risk," on the historical precedents for investor reaction to the present situation in…
—Professor Hill was quoted in the Law360 blog, in an article entitled "Scandals Will Force Change At Rating Agencies: Attys." Professor Hill addressed the present legislative initiatives and the overall prospects for…
—Professor Claire Hill's article "Why Did The Rating Agencies Do Such A Bad Job Rating Subprime Securities?" was discussed in a posting on ProfessorBainbridge.com, a corporate law blog.
—Professor Claire Hill's article on two recent amendments dealing with reform of credit rating agency regulation, the LeMieux-Cantwell amendment and the Franken amendment, was published in the Dealbook blog of the …