Media
In the press
Coverage of Professor Wang’s research and commentary in major news outlets and leading law and policy forums.
The Wall Street JournalBloombergDow Jones NewswiresBusiness WeekSouth China Morning PostThe Globe and MailFinancial PostHarvard Law School Bankruptcy RoundtableKnowledge at Wharton
2025
Singapore Global Restructuring Initiatives
“Does global insolvency law affect cross-border capital flows?” (opens in new tab)
July 28
2024
Harvard Law School Bankruptcy Roundtable
“Does global insolvency law affect cross-border capital flows?” (opens in new tab)
November 12
Oxford Business Law Blog
“Do hedge funds exploit material nonpublic information from bankrupt companies?” (opens in new tab)
June 7
Harvard Law School Bankruptcy Roundtable
May 28
Smith Business Insight
“Hedge funds find a sweet spot in distressed firms” (opens in new tab)
February 6
2023
Columbia Law School Blue Sky Blog
“Do hedge funds exploit material nonpublic information from bankrupt companies?” (opens in new tab)
December 20
Reorg Research Podcast
October 9
Financial Post
February 3
2022
The FinReg Blog (Duke)
October 13
October 7
Knowledge at Wharton
“How loan market concentration hurts distressed corporate borrowers” (opens in new tab)
August 16
Smith Business Insight
“Smog gives traders and regulators foggy heads” (opens in new tab)
May 6
2021
Oxford Business Law Blog
“Do lenders extract rents when financing bankrupt firms?” (opens in new tab)
November 23
The FinReg Blog (Duke)
“Has post-reorg equity outperformed in the last three decades?” (opens in new tab)
September 17
Harvard Law School Bankruptcy Roundtable
“Lawyer networks and corporate bankruptcies” (opens in new tab)
January 5
2020
The Wall Street Journal
“Law firms gear up for expected jump in bankruptcies triggered by coronavirus” (opens in new tab)
by Katy Stech Ferek
May 6
March 17
March 10
2019
Harvard Law School Bankruptcy Roundtable
“Rent extraction by super-priority lenders” (opens in new tab)
October 1
The Wall Street Journal
“Lawmakers propose bill on bankruptcy case location” (opens in new tab)
by Katy Stech Ferek
September 20
2018
Harvard Law School Bankruptcy Roundtable
“Practice makes perfect: Judge experience and bankruptcy outcomes” (opens in new tab)
April 10
2017
Oxford Business Law Blog
“Practice makes perfect: Judge experience and bankruptcy outcomes” (opens in new tab)
December 22
Harvard Law School Bankruptcy Roundtable
December 19
2014
Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance
“Executive gatekeepers: Useful and divertible governance?” (opens in new tab)
September 30
2013
Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance
“How costly is corporate bankruptcy for top executives?” (opens in new tab)
January 30
2012
The Wall Street Journal
“Study finds bankruptcy bonuses work”
by Patrick Fitzgerald
August 9
National Post
“Perform or get out; CP is just latest example of a firm changed by hedge funds”
May 18
Toronto Star
“CP Rail shakeup a warning for cozy Canadian boardrooms”
by Niamh Scallan
May 18
Toronto Star
“CP Rail vote Thursday could change the face of historic railroad”
by Venessa Lu
May 17
National Post
“Hedge funds help not hinder bankruptcy proceedings: Study”
by David Pett
May 9
The Globe and Mail
“Activist investors more mediators than predators: study”
by Jaqueline Nelson
May 9
Vancouver Sun
“Hedge fund involvement good for bankrupt U.S. companies, Sauder researcher finds”
by Scott Simpson
May 7
Toronto Star
“Battle for control of CP Rail centers on proxy fight”
by Venessa Lu
January 10
Montreal Gazette
“Extravagant CEO salaries — necessary evil or economic burden”
by Derek Abma
January 3
Kingston Whig-Standard
“Rich getting richer, faster, report finds”
by Peter Hendar
January 3
2010
National Post
“Companies that want to have hot stocks should just add 'China' to their names”
by Ian McGugan
March 23
The Wall Street Journal
“What's in a name: If it is 'China,' a pick-me-up”
by Jason Zweig
March 20
Le Temps
“Les hedge funds assurent une sortie plus rapide de la faillite”
by Emmanuel Garessus
February 5
2009
The Globe and Mail
“This hedge fund is more like a stork than a vulture”
by Andrew Willis
November 9
Business Week
“Are hedge funds good for bankrupt companies”
by Sara Behunek
November 5
Allaboutalpha.com
“More evidence that distressed debt funds are a phoenix, not a vulture”
November 3
Dow Jones Newswires
“Study finds hedge funds spur bankruptcy transformation”
by Patrick Fitzgerald
October 28
South China Morning Post
“The investment equivalent of judging a book by its cover”
by Tom Holland
June 2
2007
Distressed Debt Investors
“Venues and recoveries”
January 25
The Wall Street Journal
“Bankruptcy venue change linked to recovery rates”
by Patrick Fitzgerald
January 24
Bankruptcy Law360
“Delaware, New York bad news for creditors: study”
by Jesse Greenspan
January 17