Because of the December 30, 2019 decision of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in United States v. Blaszczak, prosecutors appear to have an easier task sustaining insider trading cases under alternatives to Title 15...more
In Part 3 of this series of Client Alerts, we conclude by offering practical advice for reporting companies about how to assess and respond to certain risks when considering their disclosure obligations....more
Courts have been split as to whether the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act protected both employees reporting misconduct only to company management as well as those also reporting issues to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...more
In a seminal trial court decision, the federal court in the Northern District of California ruled in a whistleblower retaliation case that a fired general counsel of Bio-Rad Laboratories could use as evidence otherwise...more