Compliance into the Weeds: Argentieri Speech and Updated ECCP – The First Analysis
Compliance Tip of the Day: Lesson from The John Deere FCPA Enforcement Action – Pre – acquisition Due Diligence
Daily Compliance News: September 25, 2024 – The $11bn Forfeiture Edition
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Raising Capital 101: A Securities Podcast - What Makes it a Securities Offering?
Shout Outs and Rants – Episode 141
All Things Investigations: Anchored in Fraud: Mike DeBernardis and Shayda Vance on Austal USA’s Scandal
Daily Compliance News: September 24, 2024 – The Revised ECCP Released Edition
AGG Talks: Women in Tech Law Podcast - Episode 4: Preparing for a Transaction? What Emerging Growth Companies Need to Know
The Ethics Experts: Episode 183 – Julie Winkle Giulioni
Corruption Crime and Compliance: Nicolas Garcia, GC at Orica, on Compliance Trends and Challenges in Latin America
FCPA Compliance Report: Jon May Critiques The DOJ Whistleblower Financial Incentive Program
Compliance Tip of the Day: Everything Old is New Again: The John Deere FCPA Enforcement Action
Daily Compliance News: September 23, 2024 – The That Old Time Religion Edition
Sunday Book Review: September 21, 2024, Books on Venice Edition
Megatrax Trailblazers Podcast: Episode 41 - Tom Fox (Voice of Compliance Podcast Network)
Creativity and Compliance: Transforming Toxic Cultures
Compliance Tip of the Day: How A CEO Can Set The Tone at The Top with Town Halls
Fox on Podcasting: Enhancing Your Podcast with Megatrax: Ileana Landon’s Expert Insights
2 Gurus Talk Compliance: Episode 37 – The Florida Couple Edition
On September 9, 2024, the Chief Accountant of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Paul Munter, delivered remarks describing circumstances in which, in the SEC staff’s view, entities may engage in cryptoasset...more
Details Hospitality employers with tipped employees received welcome news late last month when a federal appeals court overturned the Department of Labor’s (DOL) so-called 80/20/30 Rule, the highlight of a new set of...more
For the first time since it was established over a decade ago, the Hong Kong Competition Commission (HKCC) has announced that an individual has been charged for failing to comply with its investigation powers under the...more
The SEC announced settled charges against Zymergen Inc. in connection with its IPO based on misleading statements about its market potential, revenue prospects and customer pipeline. After raising $530 million in the 2021...more
On 12 September 2024, the UK government published The Trade, Aircraft and Shipping Sanctions (Civil Enforcement) Regulations 2024 (Regulations) which, among other things, set out the powers of the new Office of Trade...more
Corporate Partner, Eric Perlmutter-Gumbiner, shared his expertise on latest developments and trends in the business of beauty, fashion, and consumer goods with Los Angeles Times in their Beauty, Fashion & Consumer Goods...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) just issued a significant rule change that reshapes the landscape of export control enforcement. Published on September 16, 2024, the rule amends the...more
Earlier in 2024, DOJ’s Criminal Division announced a new Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program granting whistleblower awards to individuals who provide information in four priority areas. ...more
On September 9, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced settlements with seven public companies for using employment, separation, and other agreements that violated rules prohibiting actions to impede...more
Earlier this month, the SEC brought accounting fraud charges in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the CEO, CFO, and Audit Committee Chair of Kubient, a company that purported to use AI...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) went into effect on January 1, 2024, and will impact millions of U.S. businesses by imposing requirements to file corporate transparency reports with beneficial ownership information...more
Starting on September 10, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has automatically extended the validity of Permanent Resident Cards (Green Cards) to 36 months for lawful permanent residents who submit Form...more
In December 2023, US Congress passed a landmark anti-bribery law: the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA). FEPA was designed to supplement the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and expand liability to foreign...more
A recent U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) settlement highlights the importance of having (and following) a policy that prohibits conflicts of interest. In July 2024, the DOJ entered a nearly $1 million settlement with an...more
In this week’s edition, we discuss the investor expectations set out by the Finance Sector Deforestation Action for banks to address the financial risks of deforestation; the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity initiative’s...more
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts will offer a limited tax amnesty for certain “eligible taxpayers” from Nov. 1 through Dec. 30. “Eligible taxpayers” can forward and bring their tax liabilities up to date and receive a...more
The following new SEC insider trading disclosures will be required in companies’ upcoming Forms 10-K (FY 2024) and/or proxy statements...more
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently declined to comment on the National Labor Relations Board’s (the “Board”) McLaren Macomb decision which took aim at overbroad non-disparagement and non-disclosure agreements....more
A legal hold preserves important information, such as documents or data, that might be needed in a legal case. When there’s a potential lawsuit, investigation, or legal matter, the company must ensure that no one deletes or...more
In this Part XI of my multi-part series on some of the not-so-obvious aspects of S corporations, I explore a topic that should be obvious but which appears to be ignored by many taxpayers and their tax advisers – accurate...more
The California General Corporation Law requires that a California corporation have a secretary. Cal. Corp. Code § 312(a)(2). The CGCL, however, says nothing about a chief legal officer. Indeed, many corporations do not...more
The Cayman Islands (“Cayman”) is recognised as a leading international financial centre and well regarded as a creditor-friendly jurisdiction (with the absence of debtor-friendly insolvency such as Chapter XI in the United...more
In Part I of this series, we posed a series of questions to consider when purchasing cyber insurance. Our approach was deliberate: the right questions help get you the right insurance to address cyber risks facing your...more
Welcome to award-winning The Hill Country Podcast. The Texas Hill Country is one of the most beautiful places on earth. In this podcast, Hill Country resident Tom Fox visits with the people and organizations that make this...more
The award-winning, Compliance into the Weeds is the only weekly podcast that takes a deep dive into a compliance related topic, literally going into the weeds to more fully explore a subject. Looking for some hard-hitting...more