Abstract
In mid-October 2001, the Wall Street Journal published a seminal article focusing on a handful of the 3,000 or so Enron partnerships, affiliates, and off-balance sheet operations. As the energy company’s equity plunged, a Special Committee of its board was formed to investigate the allegations of illegal activities involving some of its people. This was a three-man committee which included two new directors. One of them was a former Lazard Frères partner; the other had close ties to Enron’s Houston-based law firm, Vinson & Elkins.
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Chorafas, D.N. (2004). Enron: The End of an Empire. In: Management Risk. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403948106_7
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