A reading and discussion of Capital Offenses: Business Crime and Punishment in America's Corporate Age (W.W. Norton & Co., 2016), by Bernard M. Fishman Professor of Law, Samuel W. Buell. Prof. Buell, who served as the lead prosecutor for the Justice Department's Enron Task Force, delivers an incisive overview of the rampant and troubling growth of American white-collar crime, dissects the many difficulties facing those who work to root it out and punish criminals, and drafts a blueprint for improving the system going forward.

Duke Law professors Samuel Buell, Steven Schwarcz, and Lawrence Baxter discuss the film The Big Short and its issues in an in depth panel discussion.. The film explores a number of issues, including: complex securitizations, a lack of regulation, and the nature of financial fraud.

Originally recorded on October 6, 2016.

Sponsored by the Global Financial Markets Center.