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NYU School of Law and its faculty, students, alumni, centers and programs are frequently featured in the media. The following lists recent news stories, interviews and op-eds.

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Law 360
"The SEC Spooked Ackman But Won't Stifle Novel SPAC Deals"
07/19/2021
Law360
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Financial Times
"Spacs are falling short of their promises"
07/11/2021
Financial Times
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
"Millions of homeowners remain vulnerable as forbearance winds down"
06/14/2021
The Real Deal
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Law 360
"Ackman's SPAC Strategy Pushes Deal Structure's Boundaries"
06/11/2021
Law360
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Financial Times
"Bill Ackman’s Universal Music deal heralds the era of Spac 2.0"
06/08/2021
Financial Times
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
The New Yorker
"The Pied Piper of SPACs"
05/31/2021
New Yorker
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Law360 Logo
"'A Sober Look At SPACs' Finds They Shortchange Investors"
05/28/2021
Law360
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Forbes Logo
"From Junk Bond King To SPAC Whale: How Michael Milken Became A Big Investor In The SPAC Boom"
05/26/2021
Forbes
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
"Accor May Use SPAC to Own Real Estate While Still Trumpeting Asset-Light Strategy"
05/19/2021
Skift
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Bloomberg News
"Electric Vehicle Suits Test Liability Shield for Nikola, Others"
05/17/2021
Bloomberg
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
"SPACs: What Are They, and Are They a Risk to the Market?"
05/12/2021
Advisor Perspectives
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Reuters
"Analysis: SPAC returns trail S&P 500 as retail investors temper interest"
05/04/2021
Reuters
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Wall Street Journal
"SPAC Insiders Can Make Millions Even When the Company They Take Public Struggles"
04/25/2021
Wall Street Journal
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
"Michael Klein’s Fourth SPAC Became a Symbol of the Boom — And Now the Bust"
04/23/2021
Institutional Investor
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Barron's
"SPACs May Feed the Public’s Worst Fears About Wall Street"
04/22/2021
Barron's
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
"SPAC Attack: Placing The Risky Chicken Before The Regulatory Egg"
04/13/2021
Forbes
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Market Watch
"SPAC investors worry about a ‘stigma’ after SEC warnings, surge in lawsuits"
04/12/2021
MarketWatch
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
"SPACs: the financial fashion for these shell companies could spell trouble"
04/07/2021
Prospect Magazine
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Forbes Logo
"5 Lessons From The Rise And Fall Of SPACs"
04/07/2021
Forbes
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Market Watch
"The SPAC crackdown hasn’t truly begun, but the SEC is obviously considering it"
04/06/2021
MarketWatch
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Wall Street Journal
"Billionaire Bill Foley Is SPAC Market’s Overlooked Star"
04/04/2021
Wall Street Journal
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Wall Street Journal
"Market’s SPAC Attack Spreads to ETFs. What Should Investors Do?"
04/02/2021
Wall Street Journal
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
New York Times
"How to Fix SPACs: Keep Their Backers Locked In Longer"
03/31/2021
New York Times
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Marketplace
"How SPACs help companies go public without an IPO"
03/26/2021
Marketplace
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Business Insider
"The red-hot SPAC market is cooling off as first-day trading spikes evaporate"
03/25/2021
Business Insider
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Business Insider
"The SPAC market is booming, but there are plenty of bad buys. Here's what 8 experts say investors should be looking for in their next SPAC investment."
03/20/2021
Business Insider
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Reuters
"U.S. SPACs overtake 2020 haul in less than three months"
03/17/2021
Reuters
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
"SEC Cautions On Celebrity SPACs"
03/12/2021
CFO
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
"Why SPACs are a better deal for insiders than public investors"
03/12/2021
Crain's Chicago Business
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Yahoo News Logo
"SEC Cautions On Celebrity SPACs, Considers Adding To Disclosure"
03/11/2021
Yahoo Finance
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Law 360
"Regulatory Edge Benefiting SPACS Should End, Panel Told"
03/11/2021
Law360
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Axios
"Regulators eye SPAC boom"
03/11/2021
Axios
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Financial Times
"How hedge funds are fuelling the Spac boom"
03/10/2021
Financial Times
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Wall Street Journal
"SPAC Pioneers Reap the Rewards After Waiting Nearly 30 Years"
03/09/2021
Wall Street Journal
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Wall Street Journal
"When SPAC-Man Chamath Palihapitiya Speaks, Reddit and Wall Street Listen"
03/06/2021
Wall Street Journal
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
"The Potential Effect of M&A Law on the Evolution of SPAC Transactions"
03/05/2021
Business Law Today
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Vox
"SPACs, the investment term you won’t stop hearing about, explained"
03/04/2021
Vox
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
"Are blank cheque companies surrogates for private equity?"
03/04/2021
Private Equity News
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Fast Company
"SPACs are an inside joke on Wall Street, and the joke is on you"
03/04/2021
Fast Company
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
"Electric Car Technology Company Hit with Post-deSPAC Securities Lawsuit"
03/03/2021
D&O Diary
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Wall Street Journal
"Garcia’s Take: SPACs as Private Equity Surrogates"
03/02/2021
Wall Street Journal
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Vice
"What Are SPACs, the Trend Blowing Up the Finance World?"
03/02/2021
Vice
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Los Angeles Times
"Wall Street’s love affair with ‘blank check’ investments won’t end happily"
03/02/2021
Los Angeles Times
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
"What Is a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC)?"
02/26/2021
The Balance
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Market Watch
"How to find the most promising SPACs and dodge the hidden dangers"
02/26/2021
MarketWatch
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
"More healthcare startups go public through SPACs — but will they succeed?"
02/25/2021
MedCity News
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Market Watch
"These are the hidden dangers lurking inside SPACs that can hurt you"
02/25/2021
MarketWatch
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Financial Times
"Why London should resist the Spac craze"
02/24/2021
Financial Times
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
The Economist
"Why SPACs are Wall Street’s latest craze"
02/16/2021
The Economist
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Crains
"Wall Street’s latest get-rich-quick SPAC scheme may work for sponsors but not investors"
02/15/2021
Crain's New York Business
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge