The Iliad And The IPO: Corporate Legacy
University of Colorado Law School
July 20, 2015
Harvard Business Law Review, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 237-80, 2015
U of Colorado Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 15-10
Abstract:
Throughout human history, people have sought to overcome the human condition and achieve the only form of immortality reasonably available to us: a legacy that “lives on” after we are gone. Legacies can be established in countless ways, including art (Leonardo da Vinci), literature (William Shakespeare), and athletics (Babe Ruth). The corporate form, though not previously recognized as such, can likewise serve as a vehicle for achieving an enduring legacy because corporations...

