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Perella Department of Finance and Law: Professor

Education
-  Villanova University, B.S., J.D.

George A. Nation III joined the Lehigh faculty in 1985. Professor Nation was the Sue and Eugene Mercy Jr. Professor of Business and Economics from 1991-1994.

Research Interests

• Commercial lending law topics
• Environmental liability for lenders
• Promissory notes
• Guaranty and suretyship law
• Products liability

Publications and Working Papers

• "Agency Law and Secured Transactions: The Use of Agents in the Creation of Security Interests" 12 George Mason Law Review, 2003.
• "Circuity of Liens Arising from Subordination Agreements: Comforting Unanimity No More," 83 Boston University Law Review 591 (2003) (27 pages).
• "Proper Loan Structure Requires Coordination of Multiple Areas of Law" 18 Commercial Lending Review 23 (2003) (5 pages).
• "Delegation or Novation: An Important Distinction for Lenders," 17 Commercial Lending Review 34 (2002) (6 pages).
• "Creating Enforceable Guaranty Agreements: Multiple Sources of Law Require Careful Analysis," 119 Banking Law Journal 153 (2002) (21 pages).
• "Electronic Contracting After E-Sign: The Impact on Commercial Loan Documentation," 16 Commercial Lending Review 31 (2001) (31-40; 10 pages).
• "Mobile Goods Ruling Revised by Court of Appeals," 15 Commercial Lending Review 67 (2000) (67-71; 5 pages).
  

 

 

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