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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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"The Bubble’s Passive Accomplice"
02/12/2021
National Review
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Bloomberg News
"Investors in SPACs Need to Know the Real Deal"
02/11/2021
Bloomberg
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Bloomberg News
"Stonks Are Bonkers, and Other Lessons From the Reddit Rebellion"
02/04/2021
Bloomberg
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Bloomberg News
"SPAC Frenzy Has Some Wall Street Investors Worrying About a Bubble"
01/26/2021
Bloomberg
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
CNBC News
"How financing SPAC takeovers became Wall Street’s new favorite trade"
01/25/2021
CNBC
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Wall Street Journal
"When SPACs Attack! A New Force Is Invading Wall Street."
01/23/2021
Wall Street Journal
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Financial Times
"Spacs/incentives: skewed dudes"
01/22/2021
Financial Times
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Market Watch
"Why the smartest stock investors are passing on most SPAC IPOs"
01/21/2021
MarketWatch
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
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"SPACs' False Promise"
01/21/2021
Forbes
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
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"Researchers Looked Into How Recent SPAC Mergers Performed - It’s Not Pretty"
01/13/2021
Forbes
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Wall Street Journal
"SPAC Mania Gives Early Investors Steady Returns With Little Risk"
01/13/2021
Wall Street Journal
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Market Watch
"SPACs: 6 reasons retirement savers should avoid these ‘blank check’ investments"
01/12/2021
MarketWatch
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Bloomberg News
"SPAC Magic Isn’t Free"
01/08/2021
Bloomberg
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Wall Street Journal
"The SPAC Bubble May Burst—and Not a Day Too Soon"
01/06/2021
Wall Street Journal
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Business Insider
"Jeremy Grantham predicted the past 2 financial meltdowns. Now he says these 3 signals are foreshadowing a crash in another bubble being created by stocks and SPACs."
01/05/2021
Business Insider
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Financial Times
"Year in a word: Spac"
12/31/2020
Financial Times
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Business Insider
"The shortcomings and hidden costs of SPACs"
12/23/2020
Business Times
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
"How SPACs Destroy Investor Wealth"
12/21/2020
Advisor Perspectives
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
"From Hong Kong Tycoon Richard Li To Citic's Private-equity Arm, SPACs Are Gaining Traction In Asia"
12/20/2020
The Street
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Financial Times
"Spacs are oven-ready deals you should leave on the shelf"
12/13/2020
Financial Times
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Reuters
"Investors push back on blank-check company insiders' payout bonanza"
12/10/2020
Reuters
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Washington Post
"Hedge Funds Love SPACs But You Should Watch Out"
12/10/2020
Washington Post
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
"SPAC Costs Are ‘Far Higher’ Than Previously Realized, Study Finds"
12/10/2020
Institutional Investor
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
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"How hedge fund traders known as the SPAC Mafia are driving an $80 Billion investment boom with a no lose trade."
11/19/2020
Forbes
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
Wall Street Journal
"Investors Flock to SPACs, Where Risks Lurk and Track Records Are Poor"
11/13/2020
Wall Street Journal
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge