Volume 24, Issue 2
Innovation Policy and Chronic Emergencies
May. 24, 2022—Robert Burrell and Catherine Kelly | 24 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 221 (2022) The COVID-19 pandemic has thrust the potential role of the state as a driver of scientific innovation onto center stage. Vaccines have been developed and brought to market in a timescale that seemed almost impossible when the crisis first struck....
Mergers, Antitrust, and the Interplay of Entrepreneurial Activity and the Investments That Fund It
May. 24, 2022—Gary Dushnitsky and D. Daniel Sokol | 24 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 255 (2022) This Article addresses the potentially negative implications of proposed antitrust legislation on the entrepreneurial ecosystem in general, with a particular focus on the venture capitalists (VCs) that fund it. First, it offers a review of how antitrust merger law...
The Future of AI Accountability in the Financial Markets
May. 24, 2022—Gina-Gail S. Fletcher and Michelle M. Le | 24 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 289 (2022) Consumer interaction with the financial market ranges from applying for credit cards, to financing the purchase of a home, to buying and selling securities. And with each transaction, the lender, bank, and brokerage firm are likely utilizing artificial...
Solving for Law Firm Inclusion: The Necessity of Lawyer Well-Being
May. 24, 2022—Katrina Lee | 24 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 323 (2022) Chances are, in a room of one hundred law firm partners in the United States, at most, one Black woman would be present. Statistically, if there were a Black, Latinx, or Asian woman in that room, she would be the only one. Women...
Worth a Shot: Encouraging Vaccine Uptake Through “Empathy”
May. 24, 2022—Dr. Jody Lyneé Madeira | 24 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 363 (2022) Pro- and anti-vaccine organizations and individuals have frequently invoked empathy as a strategy for increasing uptake of COVID-19 precautions, including vaccinations. On one hand, vaccine supporters deployed empathy to defuse conflict, prioritize safeguarding the collective welfare, and avoid government mandates. On...