On January 6, 2021, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that he would support legislation that would legalize mobile sports wagering in the State of New York. Governor Cuomo proposed that mobile sports wagering would be...more
With many employees working remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic due to government-mandated office closures and workplace safety concerns, in-house attorneys are facing a multitude of unprecedented challenges. Among them are...more
Stephen E. Tisman and Rither Alabre Propelled by the Harvey Weinstein scandal and the “#MeToo” movement, New York government officials have taken new steps to protect victims of sexual misconduct in the workplace....more
Action Item: Last week, in a unanimous decision in Salman v. U.S., the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the Ninth Circuit’s interpretation of insider trading rules, permitting prosecutions even when the insider/tipper did not...more
12/15/2016
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Corporate Executives ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Dirks v SEC ,
Insider Trading ,
Personal Benefit ,
SCOTUS ,
Tippees ,
Tippers ,
US v Newman ,
US v Salman
On October 6, 2014, the United States Supreme Court declined to accept an appeal involving violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”)—the U.S. statute that criminalizes the bribing of foreign officials. The...more
10/22/2014
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Bribery ,
China ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
GlaxoSmithKline ,
Hospitals ,
Instrumentality ,
Law Enforcement ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
SCOTUS ,
Strategic Enforcement Plan ,
Teleco ,
UK ,
US v Esquenazi