Law lecture to examine impact of SEC’s transparency measures

Lin (Lynn) Bai, professor of law at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, specializes in corporate and securities law. Her research has been published in esteemed journals, including the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law, Virginia Law & Business Review, NYU Journal of Law and Business, William & Mary Business Law Journal, Emory Corporate Governance and Accountability Review, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, and Wisconsin Law Review, among others. Notably, her article "The Uptick Rule of Short Sale Regulation – Can It Alleviate the Downward Pressure from Negative Earnings Shocks?" was cited by the SEC in its amendments to short sale regulations. Additionally, her co-authored work, "There are Plaintiffs, and . . . There are Plaintiffs: An Empirical Analysis of Securities Class Action Settlements" (with James D. Cox and Randall S. Thomas), was recognized as one of the "Top 10 Corporate and Securities Articles of 2008" by Corporate Practice Commentator.

Professor Bai joined the College of Law faculty in 2007 after a decade of experience in corporate finance and securities law, serving as a lawyer and investment banker in New York, as well as a securities market regulator in Hong Kong. She received her BA from Beijing University, JD from the University of Texas at Austin, LLM from Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson School of Law, and PhD from Duke University, Fuqua School of Business.

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