Boilerplate contracts have long fascinated legal scholars. But the focus has been largely on
consumer contracts, with the debate centered on the question of whether take-it-or-leave-it …

National security review of corporate transactions has long been a relatively sleepy corner of
regulatory policy. But as governments merge economic and national security, national …

Contract law and the formal models of contract economics assume that agreements are fully
customized. On the other hand, recent legal research highlights the role standardized terms …

Contract law is defined by one overarching goal: to advance the contracting parties'
legitimate interests. 1 Courts generally enforce the agreements parties choose to enter and …

2022] WOMEN AND M&A 361 even higher record levels. 1 Large M&A deals are often
transformational events for companies, determining whether a celebrated brand survives …

Modern commercial contracts-those governing mergers and acquisitions and financial
derivatives, for instance-have become structurally complex and interconnected. Yet contract …

Corporations have something to say about some of the most important social and economic
issues of our time—and one way they say it is through shadow governance. This Article …

Consider when, if ever, the following relationships should trigger legal obligations, either
between the partners themselves, or between the partners and the state: Anna and Ben …

This Article examines how contract drafters can use data on contract outcomes1 to inform
contract design. 2 Building on recent developments in contract data collection and analysis …

Why do parties—even sophisticated ones—draft contracts that are vague or incomplete?
Many others have tackled this question, but this Article argues that there is an overlooked …