Corporate Governance

SEC Comment Letters Are A Big Insider Trading Loophole

New York Times business writer Gretchen Morgenson looks at a study of insider trading activity following company receipt of SEC […]

Who Can Be A False Claims Act Whistleblower?

During an investigation the relator may still be working for the company, possibly taping conversations or business meetings. More reason why any company doing business with the government…

Wayward Donor List Reveals Millions In Secret Corporate Political Contributions

A list of donors and amounts they contributed to Republican governor campaigns and Republican events since 2008 was unintentionally made […]

Rockefeller Fund Bailing Out Of Oil

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the $860 million philanthropic organization originating in a family fortune built in the oil business, announced […]

New Cybersecurity Framework Puts Litigators, Information Security Officers, On Same Page

Litigators and information security professionals are finding that their work overlaps, at least when it comes to data management, writes […]

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.

The Most Overlooked Clauses In Executive Separation Agreements

The concept of a separation agreement is simple, writes Burns & Levinson attorney Renee Inomata, but there are some devilish […]

Legal Fee Prerogative Gives Goldman Sachs Some Leverage

New York Times business writer Gretchen Morgenson takes a look at the Goldman Sachs formula for deciding whose legal bills […]

Medtronic Will Pay Executives’ Tax Bill For Inversion

Medtronic Inc. intends to reimburse top executives for a personal tax bill they will face as the result of the company’s announced tax inversion…

PwC Gets Fine, Suspension, For Conflict In Bank Consulting Work

A New York state regulatory official determined that PricewaterhouseCoopers, charged with investigating possible trade sanctions violations by one of the […]

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