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Foreign Whistleblowers are Encountering Obstacles

About 10 percent of SEC whistleblowers were from overseas in 2011 and 2012, the majority of them from the UK […]

Senate Proposal Would Require More Disclosure of Political Expenditures

A “Follow the Money Act” has been proposed in the Senate by Alaska Republican Lisa Murkowski and Oregon Democrat Ron Wyden.

Managing the Risk of a Class Action

Class actions are up by 16 percent, according to a Carlton Fields survey, but there are strategies to control costs. […]

Regulators in Europe Hone in on Executive Compensation

“Populist sentiment and the resulting political environment continue to fuel stricter regulation of executive and director compensation,” according to an […]

Supreme Court: Pot Possession not Necessarily Grounds for Deportation

In a little noted decision, the Court rejected the government’s attempt to construe a sentence of five years probation followed […]

Obama Administration Relaxing Export Controls

Congressional approval is needed for some but not all the changes, and some legislators remain concerned that exports with potential […]

Career Advice from an In-House Lawyer

Never say no if a head hunter wants to talk, keep up your contacts, and…

Blackberry CEO: Tablets Obsolete in Five Years

The laptop is history, the tablet’s days are numbered and the future is the smart phone.

Charles Schwab Sues Libor-Rate Setting Banks

Rebuffed in the Southern District of New York, Schwab has sued a slew of banks in California state court, alleging that the banks’ manipulation…

Say-On-Pay Update

“No” recommendations appear to be down so far this year. Advice remains the same: Watch out for the so-called “pay-for-performance-disconnect,” […]

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