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Corruption Allegations Against Chinese Company Spawn NY Shareholder Litigation

A client alert from Morrison & Foerster sees a lesson to be drawn from a shareholder class action filed against […]

NLRB GC Under Fire From Within

In two recent cases, the National Labor Relations Board general counsel received pointed rebukes from an administrative law judge. In […]

Failing To Inform Worker With Cancer Of Other Jobs May Be “Constructive Discharge,” Judge Says

A worker diagnosed with cancer who resigned after being told her employer had no “easier” jobs she could perform got […]

Facebook ‘Like’ Protected By First Amendment

A federal appeals court ruled this week that “liking” on Facebook is protected speech under the First Amendment. The case […]

Statute Of Limitations Looming, FDIC Is Targeting Execs

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has filed a spate of lawsuits against executives of banks that failed following the financial […]

General Counsel Must Address Cyber-Security

Information security (IS) has traditionally developed cyber-security measures with little or no consultation with legal. Today’s regulatory and compliance strictures, […]

SEC Crosses The Pond To Analyze UK Hedge Funds

Exercising new powers instituted after the financial crisis, the Securities and Exchange Commission is having meetings with dozens of London […]

SEC Proposes CEO Pay Ratio Rule

Companies will have to show how CEO compensation compares to that of average workers under a pay ratio proposal from […]

Big Upgrade In Corporate Disclosures Since Lehman Collapse

The degree of compliance activity in major companies has increased since the collapse of Lehman Brothers, and disclosures regarding investigations […]