Corporate Governance

New Multi-Agency Crackdown On White Collar Crime

“If the recent proliferation of taskforces and initiatives is any indication, the aggressive cross-border expansion of white-collar crime enforcement is […]

Exec Ignores In-House Counsel, Takes $18M Hit

When a a company president was advised by in-house counsel that an on-line marketing strategy was problematic, he “put his […]

Uptick In Big Class Action Settlements

AIG and Bear Stearns top a list of defendants that took major hits in class action settlements last year. The […]

SEC Is Getting A “Fire Hose” Of Whistleblower Tips

The SEC is definitely bullish on its Dodd-Frank Whistleblower program, judging from its report to Congress a few months ago […]

SEC’s First “Outsider” Whistleblower Award Has Lesson For Companies

In January the SEC issued its first ever whistleblower award to an “outsider” – someone who was not an employee […]

Build A Company-Wide Culture Of Compliance

At the same time that budgets are flat or increasing modestly, the job of legal departments keeps getting bigger and […]

Sleeper Requirement: Climate Change Disclosure

Companies are advised not to become complacent about climate change and sustainability disclosure obligations, despite the fact there has been scant followup to a…

Oil Industry Report Warned Of Climate Change In ’82

A report commissioned by the American Petroleum Institute in 1982 outlined several models for climate change, all of them pointing […]

Nuts & Bolts Preparation For Shareholders Meeting

Companies typically devote a lot of attention to preparing the proxy statement and the solicitation and tabulation of votes, but another set of issue….

Fear Of Liability Haunts Corporate Boards, Hinders Recruiting

It was already getting more difficult for companies to recruit board members, but following the Yates Memo of September last […]

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