Compliance

Risks and Benefits Of Outsourcing Employees

An article in Today’s General Counsel examines the significant benefits and potential problems and complications that come with what’s being […]

U.S. Antitrust Law’s Reach Overseas Won’t See SCOTUS Scrutiny

The Supreme Court has declined to review how far U.S. antitrust laws can reach in sanctioning foreign companies for activities […]

Privacy And The FTC: Q&A With The Commissioner

FTC commissioner Edith Ramirez talks smartphones and smartbeds, how her background as a corporate litigator affects her approach to enforcement, […]

Labor Back From The Dead In Free Trade Battle

Relatively powerful service and public employee labor unions – including the International Association of Firefighters – have concluded that the […]

Using In-House Judge at SEC ‘Likely Unconstitutional’

The SEC’s use of an in-house judge to preside over an insider-trading case was “likely unconstitutional,” a federal judge ruled […]

A Bridge Too Far For EBay And PayPal?

The New York Times reports that the general counsels of both EBay and PayPal have received letters from the New […]

FIFA Case Highlights Parallel Prosecutions

The U.S. has taken the lead in prosecuting FIFA executives alleged to have taken bribes, but it has been joined […]

Privacy Risk In Anti-Bribery And Corruption Programs

Due diligence on third party intermediaries is a necessary component of corporate anti-corruption compliance programs, particularly in foreign jurisdictions. At […]

There Is Such A Thing as Too Much Transparency

A recent FTC complaint against Nomi Technologies, a firm whose technology collects information from retail shoppers’ electronic devices while they […]