Corporate Governance

GC Have Much To Gain, Fear, From Big Data

Big data is helping general counsel predict legal costs, case outcomes, and streamline compliance. However it is also causing corporate […]

GCs Finding Savings, Value In Small Law Firms

When it comes to outside legal work, general counsel have begun putting value over pedigree, bypassing high-profile firms for smaller […]

Women Far Less Likely To Commit Corporate Fraud

Only nine percent of those who commit major corporate fraud are women, according to a new study published in the […]

Audit Committee Responsibilities And The Risk Of Restatement

The exercise of accounting judgment can lead to a restatement – an admission that a company’s past financial statements were […]

Oracle GC Defends Her CEO’s Pay

In a letter to a shareholder investment firm, the general counsel of Oracle Corporation defended the compensation package of the […]

$14 Million Award Breathes New Life Into SEC Whistleblower Program

This week the SEC announced an unprecedented $14 million whistleblower award, originating from an office that was created under Dodd-Frank. […]

Keep GC Out Of Compliance

General counsel should be kept separate from corporate compliance, as both functions are increasingly complex and competing interests frequently arise, […]

Statute Of Limitations Looming, FDIC Is Targeting Execs

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has filed a spate of lawsuits against executives of banks that failed following the financial […]

SEC Crosses The Pond To Analyze UK Hedge Funds

Exercising new powers instituted after the financial crisis, the Securities and Exchange Commission is having meetings with dozens of London […]

Deloitte’s New Cyber-Security Chief Encourages Private, Federal Cooperation

Deloitte’s new security and privacy director says companies should feel comfortable working with the government on cyber-security issues. Mary Galligan, […]