Compliance

FCC Crackdown On Lax Privacy Opt-Outs

In a warning directed at the financial industry – a sector that is broadly defined by the Federal Communications Commission […]

“Anomalies” That SEC Enforcers Look For

In a Q&A interview, Latham & Watkins partner John Sikora, a former enforcement specialist at the SEC, looks at the […]

Canada Decision Poses Antitrust Risk For U.S. Manufacturers

Last fall, Canada’s Supreme Court released three class action certification decisions with wide-ranging implications for U.S. companies supplying goods or […]

Could Congress Target Inversions Retroactively?

A steady increase in the number of corporate inversions – an M&A deal that moves a company headquarters overseas to […]

Robust Antitrust Compliance Program Can Have Big Payoff

Preventing illegal activity is only the first and most obvious benefit of compliance training.

Avoiding Performance Pitfalls Under Government Contracts

Contractors are under the regulatory and political microscope, competition for contracts is tighter, and budgets are shrinking. As a result, […]

CA’s Draconian Consumer Contract Renewal Law

All company services stemming from the offending renewal will be deemed “an unconditional gift” and payments will be refunded.

Rare Dissent At SEC May Signal Disclosure Crackdown

Aguilar said he considered the settlement emblematic of a broader trend, in which fraud charges are downgraded to books and records and internal control charges.

Positive Drugs Tests On The Rise

The rate of positives has increased for the first time in ten years, with increased consumption of marijuana and amphetamines said to account for much of the surge.