Corporate Governance

Spitzer: Fear Not Collateral Damage

The claim that prosecuting corporations is counterproductive because it damages innocent parties is “overrated” and companies should be charged more […]

Essential Liability Protection For Corporate Officials

Any company or individual contemplating retaining or changing D&O coverage and indemnification agreements would do well to begin with these two documents.

After Glaxo, Six Questions Your Compliance Team Needs To Ask

Based on what’s being alleged, there are already some clear lessons for companies and their overseas risk management compliance teams.

Mid-Year Report On Securities Class-Action Filings

The total number of filings remains at a “depressed” level, and the rush of filings against Chinese companies listed on U.S. exchanges has ended.

Compliance Clampdown On Bribery

Why ompanies with overseas business connections must get past a “check-the-box” mentality when evaluating overseas partners…

Canada Strengthens Its Foreign Corruption Law

The CFPOA is starting to look more like the FCPA in the United States.

Sixteen Quick Takes On Dodd-Frank

Three years in, how is the law working? Experts opine from across the political spectrum…

SEC Enforcers Getting Primed For Data-Mining

Three new SEC initiatives were announced this month, laying the groundwork for increased use of data-mining in detecting fraud. The […]

Chinese State Media Call for Crackdown on Bribery By Western Firms

Chinese media have named names, accusing multinationals of corruption. Chinese officials have accused GlaxoSmithKline of bribing government officials and doctors in order to…

The Pay-Ratio In The News

The Dodd-Frank pay disparity provision – now being revisited in Congress – would require  public companies to calculate and disclose […]

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