Corporate Governance
This week the SEC announced an unprecedented $14 million whistleblower award, originating from an office that was created under Dodd-Frank. […]
General counsel should be kept separate from corporate compliance, as both functions are increasingly complex and competing interests frequently arise, […]
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has filed a spate of lawsuits against executives of banks that failed following the financial […]
Exercising new powers instituted after the financial crisis, the Securities and Exchange Commission is having meetings with dozens of London […]
Deloitte’s new security and privacy director says companies should feel comfortable working with the government on cyber-security issues. Mary Galligan, […]
A report from Advisen and AIG details D&O insurance pricing, buying patterns, and emerging liability issues, including cyber liability and […]
A federal court upheld a jury decision that a franchise employee can hold the franchisor founder and principal responsible for […]
The overwhelming majority of larger public company acquisition transactions are challenged by shareholder lawsuits, often in multiple jurisdictions. In 2012, […]
In the Fabrice Tourre case, the SEC was accused of targeting a low-level employee instead of a culpable employer. In […]
There were proposals regarding say-on-pay, board declassification, majority voting; “zombie directors,” board diversity and…
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