Today's General Counsel

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Emotionally Distressed? Let’s See Your Chart

July 24, 2013

Employee-plaintiffs who claim anything more than “garden variety” emotional distress essentially waive doctor-patient privilege…

Canada Strengthens Its Foreign Corruption Law

July 24, 2013

The CFPOA is starting to look more like the FCPA in the United States.

Free Rein For Employees In Social Media?

July 23, 2013

Even restrictions on passing “confidential” information may not pass muster.

The Nature of Risk In Insurance-Linked Securities

July 23, 2013

In a relatively new financial product called an insurance-linked security, or ILS, investors stand in the place of the reinsurance […]

Republicans Retreat, Cordray Confirmed At Consumer Agency

July 23, 2013

Senate Republicans ended their battle to block the confirmation of Richard Cordray as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Overcoming E-Discovery Fear In Government Investigations

July 23, 2013

Because of the “fear factor,” companies subject to a government investigation are prone to produce more electronic information that they […]

The SEC Whistleblower Program, Two Years In

July 23, 2013

The SEC is getting multiple whistleblower tips daily, some of them “of very high quality.”

Securities Litigation And News For The Week Ending July 19

July 22, 2013

The trial of former Goldman Sachs employee Fabrice Toure and further developments in the case of a “securities law recidivist” […]

Pennsylvania Appeals Court Says Routine Text Message Deletion Was OK

July 22, 2013

An appellate court in Pennsylvania upheld denial of sanctions in a case where defendants had deleted cell phone text messages. […]

Sixteen Quick Takes On Dodd-Frank

July 22, 2013

Three years in, how is the law working? Experts opine from across the political spectrum…

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