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New Article by Professor A. Joseph Warburton Examines Mutual Funds' Risky Borrowing Practices
“Economists often assume that open-end mutual funds do not leverage themselves by borrowing money, however the Investment Company Act of 1940 permits mutual funds to have a capital structure that is up to one-third debt,” said A. Joseph Warburton, professor of finance at Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management and professor of law at Syracuse University’s College of Law. “This paper is the first to study the performance of open-end funds that exploit their statutory borrowing authority.”
Pacific Standard Magazine Discusses Journalist Raid with Professor Roy Gutterman
To learn more about what made this raid unusual, Pacific Standard spoke to Roy Gutterman, an expert in communications law and First Amendment rights ...
New Article by Professor A. Joseph Warburton Examines Mutual Funds' Risky Borrowing Practices
“Economists often assume that open-end mutual funds do not leverage themselves by borrowing money, however the Investment Company Act of 1940 permits mutual funds to have a capital structure that is up to one-third debt,” said A. Joseph Warburton, professor of finance at Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management and professor of law at Syracuse University’s College of Law. “This paper is the first to study the performance of open-end funds that exploit their statutory borrowing authority.”
| Name | Areas of Expertise |
|---|---|
| Rakesh K. Anand Professor of Law |
Constitutional Law Constitutional Law (Individual Rights) Criminal Law Legal Ethics Legal Theory |
| Robert Ashford Professor of Law |
Economics and the Law Professional Responsibility Tax Law Tax Law (Banking, Securities, and Tax Law) |
| Hon. James E. Baker Professor of Law Director, Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism Professor of Public Administration, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs (by courtesy appointment) |
Civil-Military Relations Counterterrorism Law and Policy Cybersecurity Law and Policy Laws of War Legal Ethics Military Law National Security Law and Policy Professional Responsibility |
| William C. Banks Professor of Law Emeritus |
Civil-Military Relations Constitutional Law Constitutional Law (Individual Rights) Counterterrorism Law and Policy Laws of War Military Law National Security Law and Policy |
| Peter A. Bell Professor of Law |
Law and Medicine Public Health Law Tort Law |
| Todd A. Berger Associate Professor of Law Director, Advocacy Programs Director, Criminal Defense Clinic |
Criminal Law Criminal Law (Criminal Defense and Ethics) Public Interest Law Trial Advocacy |
| Peter D. Blanck University Professor Chairman, Burton Blatt Institute |
Disability Law and Policy Empirical Study and Analysis |
| Craig M. Boise Dean and Professor of Law |
Legal Education Legal Education (Technology) Tax Law Tax Law (Treaties) |
| Jennifer Breen Faculty Fellow |
Constitutional Law Immigration Law and Policy |
| Keith J. Bybee Vice Dean Paul E. and Hon. Joanne F. Alper '72 Judiciary Studies Professor Professor of Law Professor of Political Science Director, Institute for the Study of the Judiciary, Politics, and the Media (IJPM) Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute |
Civility and Democratic Society Constitutional Law Judicial Process Law and Diversity Law, Politics, and the Media |
| Sanjay K. Chhablani Laura J. & L. Douglas Meredith Professor of Teaching Excellence Professor of Law Professor, Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute, College of Arts and Sciences (by courtesy appointment) |
Criminal Law Death Penalty Incarceration |
| Kelly K. Curtis Teaching Professor |
Legal Ethics Professional Responsibility |
| Christian C. Day Professor of Law |
Antitrust Law Corporate Law Corporate and Financial Law Legal Education Real Estate Law Tax Law |
| Lisa Dolak L'88 Senior VP and University Secretary Angela S. Cooney Professor of Law |
Federal Courts and Procedure Intellectual Property Legal Ethics Patent Law |
| David M. Driesen University Professor |
Constitutional Law Environmental Law Law and Economics |
| Yelena Duterte Associate Teaching Professor Director, Wohl Family Veterans Legal Clinic |
Veterans Law |
| Jan Fleckenstein G'84, G'86, L'11 Associate Teaching Professor Director of the Law Library |
Legal Education Library Planning and Design |
| Ian Gallacher Professor of Law Director, Legal Communication and Research |
Class Action Litigation Legal Education |
| Gregory L. Germain Professor of Law Director, Bankruptcy Clinic |
Bankruptcy Law Commercial Law Contracts Law Corporate Law Tax Law |
| Shubha Ghosh Crandall Melvin Professor of Law Director, Syracuse Intellectual Property Law Institute |
Antitrust Law Copyright Law and Development Patent Law Pharmaceuticals Software and the Internet Technology Commercialization Tort Law Trademarks |
| Lauryn P. Gouldin Associate Dean for Faculty Research Associate Professor of Law |
Criminal Law Criminal Law (Procedure and Evidence) Eighth Amendment (Bail Reform and Pretrial Detention) Fourth Amendment (Search and Seizure) |
| Margaret M. Harding Professor of Law |
Alternative Dispute Resolution Arbitration Civil Procedure and Due Process Securities Regulation |
| Paula C. Johnson Professor of Law Co-Director, Cold Case Justice Initiative |
Cold Cases Law and Diversity Professional Responsibility Voting Rights |
| Arlene S. Kanter Laura J. and L.Douglas Meredith Professor of Teaching Excellence Professor of Law Director, College of Law Disability Law and Policy Program Faculty Director of International Programs Professor of Disability Studies, School of Education (by courtesy appointment) |
Disability Law and Policy Disability Law and Policy (Rights of Women and Girls with Disabilities) Human Rights Law International Human Rights Law International Law International Law (International Humanitarian Law) |
| Gary T. Kelder Professor of Law |
Constitutional Law Criminal Law Criminal Law (Procedure and Evidence) |
| Deborah Kenn Associate Dean of Clinical and Experiential Education Bond, Schoeneck and King Distinguished Professor Professor of Law Director, Office of Clinical Legal Education Director, Community Development Law Clinic |
Community Development Law Experiential Education Housing and Law |
| Andrew T. Kim Associate Professor of Law |
Administrative Law Immigration Law and Policy Refugee law |
| Nina A. Kohn Associate Dean of Online Education David M. Levy L'48 Professor of Law |
Elder Law Family Law Family law (Guardianship and Alternatives) Legal Education Tort Law Wills, Trusts, and Estates |
| Laura G. Lape Associate Professor of Law |
Copyright Property Law |
| Kevin Noble Maillard Professor of Law |
Civil Liberties Family Law Family Law (Adoption and Popular Culture) Wills, Trusts, and Estates |
| Robin Paul Malloy E.I. White Chair and Distinguished Professor of Law Kauffman Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Director, Center on Property, Citizenship and Social Entrepreneurism Professor of Economics, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs (by courtesy appointment) |
Disability Law and Policy Disability Law and Policy (Land Use) Law and Economics Law and Economics (Market Economy) Property Law Real Estate Law |
| Mary Helen McNeal Professor of Law Director, Elder and Health Law Clinic Co-Director, LondonEx |
Elder Law Legal Education Legal Ethics Legal Services for the Poor Professional Responsibility |
| Suzette M. Melendez Teaching Professor Director, Children's Rights and Family Law Clinic Director, Syracuse Medical-Legal Partnership Faculty Director of Inclusion Initiatives |
Domestic Violence Family Law Family Law (Children and the Law) Women, Children, and the Law |
| Jessica R. Murray Co-Director, Community Development Law Clinic |
Corporate Law Intellectual Property |
| Robert G. Nassau Teaching Professor Associate Director, Office of Clinical Legal Education Director, Low Income Taxpayer Clinic |
Tax Law Tax Law (Estate and Gift Tax) Tax Law (Income Tax) |
| Gary J. Pieples Teaching Professor Director, Securities Arbitration & Consumer Law Clinic |
Arbitration Consumer Law |
| LaVonda N. Reed Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs; Professor of Law |
Communications Law Property Law Wills, Trusts, and Estates |
| M. Jack Rudnick L'73 Professor of Practice Director, Innovation Law Center |
Commercialization Law Intellectual Property |
| Michael A. Schwartz Associate Professor of Law Director, Disability Rights Clinic |
Disability Law and Policy Disability Law and Policy (Deaf Culture) |
| William C. Snyder Teaching Professor |
Administrative Law Computer Law Cybersecurity Law and Policy Federal Prosecutions |
| C. Cora True-Frost G'01, L'01 Associate Professor of Law |
Constitutional Law Constitutional Law (Bill of Rights) Human Rights Law International Human Rights Law International Law International Law (International Criminal Court) International Law (International Criminal Law) International Law (International Humanitarian Law) Legal Theory Regulatory Law and Policy |
| Terry L. Turnipseed Professor of Law Faculty Director of Externship Programs Professor of Engineering and Computer Science, LC Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science (by courtesy appointment) |
Eminent Domain Law and Engineering Property Law Wills, Trusts, and Estates |
| A. Joseph Warburton Professor of Law Professor of Finance, Whitman School of Management |
Bankruptcy Law Corporate Law Corporate and Financial Law Financial Regulation Mutual Funds |
| Corri Zoli '91, G'93, Ph.D'04 Director of Research, INSCT |
Counterterrorism Law and Policy Human Rights Law International Human Rights Law International Law International Law (International Humanitarian Law) Law and Development Laws of War National Security Law and Policy Refugee law |