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title: General Counsel and Investment Distortion
url: https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/ssrn/5201347/
site: ML-Quant (https://www.ml-quant.com)
updated: 2026-09-26
license: Summaries CC BY 4.0; links go to the original sources
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identifier: SSRN 5201347
source_url: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5201347
featured: 2025-04-02
citations: unknown
topic: Derivatives & Volatility
---


# General Counsel and Investment Distortion

The inclusion of a General Counsel in top management significantly reduces investment mispricing and potential lawsuits, leading to less return volatility and increased future stock returns.

- Source: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5201347
- Identifier: SSRN 5201347
- Released: 2025-04-01
- First featured: Quant Letter No. 91 (2025-04-02): https://www.ml-quant.com/issues/2025-04-02/
- Citations (Semantic Scholar): not tracked
- Published in: not yet
- Topic: Derivatives & Volatility

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