Risk Management

Survey Highlights Cybersecurity Risk To Board

A recent survey from Thomson Reuters finds that corporate boards are lagging in their adoption of basic security measures, and […]

Stanford Ponzi Scheme Ensnares Golf Channel

The Golf Channel once received a hefty advertising and sponsorship fee – $5.9 million -from Stanford International Bank, likely because […]

When Compliance Officers Can Be Whistleblowers

The bounty program under Dodd-Frank rewards whistleblowers who provide information that leads to an SEC enforcement action that totals more […]

Antitrust Risk In Earnings Calls And Investor Presentations

It’s a mistake to think that only private conspiratorial communications can be the basis for an antitrust charge. Baker Botts […]

When In Doubt, Deal Makers Should Assume CFIUS Is Interested

The inter-agency Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is charged with reviewing transactions that could result in […]

BP Employees Spared “Seaman’s Manslaughter” Charges In Deepwater Case

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that two BP employees who were supervising the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig […]

Unanimous SCOTUS Strengthens Regulators’ Hand

The Supreme Court has ruled that federal agencies do not have to go through a public notification and comment period […]

Mea Culpa Softens The FCPA Hit But Doesn’t Block It

It looked like a good move: The acquisition of two retail tire companies in Africa, one in Kenya and one […]

Artificial Websites With Real Lawyers

It’s a scam that’s been seen before and one wonders why it’s not seen more often. This time it’s in […]

Why Did Tinder Shut Down Gap?

The mobile dating app Tinder was about to become the platform for Gap’s native advertising campaign. Other companies have launched […]

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