Corporate Governance

Getting Full Value From Hotline Reports

Hotlines can be more effective than fraud examiners when it comes to ferreting out misconduct – and that contention comes […]

Former Penn State GC Could Face Censure In Fallout From Sandusky Case

A disciplinary board of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has recommended censure for former Penn State general counsel Cynthia Baldwin. The […]

Which Attorney Jobs Pay The Most?

A recent survey broke it down by type of attorney, from the top two (“Law Firm Partner”) to the bottom […]

Combating Internal Fraud

Organizational fraud, said to be costing on average about five percent of revenue, is by definition difficult to detect. There […]

In-House Privilege Claim Stumbles Before Skeptical Judge

A magistrate judge had a stern message for lawyers from Adidas and to in-house lawyers generally, as he denied a […]

SEC Hits Mayweather, DJ Khaled, For Crypto-Coin Promotion

Early in November the SEC issued a stern warning to investors: Be wary of paid endorsements “from artists, sports figures, […]

Biggest Shareholder Suit Ever?

A lawsuit filed by New York attorney general Barbara Underwood does not allege that Exxon lied about what it understood […]

A Hard Look At CA’s New Law Requiring Women On Corporate Boards

After a resolution that “urges” more equitable representation of women on corporate boards appeared to be having little effect, California […]

Trend Sharply Up For Securities Litigation

The number of federal securities class actions filed in the first six months of 2018 was more than double the […]

Gender-Biased General Counsel Bonuses Need Fixing

Although female general counsel have a base salary that is, on average 6.3 percent lower than their male counterparts, it’s […]

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