x Acknowledgments
search and writing in the fields of finance, accounting, and gover-
nance that seem to others a step beyond law as such. Among these
colleagues, special thanks to Monroe Price for introducing me to
Warren Buffett through their mutual friend Bob Denham. For grant-
ing me a sabbatical to devote time to wor kon this boo k, I especially
than kDean Paul Ver kuil and Dean Michael Herz.
My personal and institutional ability to span these and other
subjects has been greatly aided by Samuel and Ronnie Heyman, both
nonpracticing lawyers and astoundingly talented businesspeople, in-
vestors, and philanthropists. They generously endowed the Samuel
and Ronnie Heyman Center on Corporate Governance at Cardozo,
a multifaceted program I direct that explores this range of disciplines
in teaching, research, and policy review.
My own teachers also deserve my thanks, particularly Elliott
Weiss, now professor at the University of Arizona College of Law,
who long ago drew my attention to Graham and Buffett’s ideas and
who generously shares his wealth of knowledge. For allowing me to
use in modified form some materials from a textboo kwe wor ked on
together. I also than kProfessor Jeffrey D. Bauman of Georgetown
University Law Center, and West Group, that book’s publisher.
Thanks also to West Group for allowing me to use in modified form
some materials from another textboo kI wrote,Introductory Account-
ing and Finance for Lawyers, which is not for lawyers only.
Many thanks to the whole team at McGraw-Hill for their con-
fidence, enthusiasm, and guidance, particularly Kelli Christiansen,
Jeffrey Krames and Scott Amerman.
Most of all, thanks to my wife, JoAnna Cunningham, who pains-
takingly edited the entire manuscript with precision and grace and
encouraged me every step of the way.