Cybersecurity, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Internal Investigations

China's enforcement trends and developments: a review of data, bribery, and corporate crime issues

A&O Shearman on 1/10/2024

Commercial bribery enforcement also became more active, as the authorities marked the 30th anniversary of the PRC Anti-Unfair Competition Law. The revision of the PRC Anti-Espionage Law raised some concerns about national...more

SEC’s Climate and Cyber Regulations Increase Compliance and Enforcement Risks (Part II of II)

The Volkov Law Group on 8/30/2022

You know companies face a new and aggressive enforcement regime when shorthand terms, such as “greenwashing,” are adopted prior to the implementation of comprehensive regulations governing disclosure of climate change issues...more

Beware of Insider Trading Whistleblower Scams

BCLP on 6/25/2021

There has recently been a rash of similar anonymous whistleblower tips to public companies, each claiming that an unnamed company supervisor boasted about reaping profits from insider trading. The number of public companies...more

Third Circuit Confirms Limits on Scope of Protected Activity Under SOX

Proskauer - Whistleblower Defense on 8/18/2020

On July 16, 2020, the Third Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a former IT analyst’s whistleblower retaliation claim, holding that he lacked an objectively reasonable belief that his complaints implicated one of the enumerated...more

Eastern District of Pennsylvania Grants Summary Judgment on SOX Claim

Proskauer - Whistleblower Defense on 8/7/2019

On July 18, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania granted a defendant-employer’s motion for summary judgment on a SOX whistleblower retaliation claim, holding that the Plaintiff did not have...more

"Cross-Border Investigations Update - December 2016"

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 12/24/2016

This issue of Skadden’s semiannual Cross-Border Investigations Update looks at Brexit’s impact on corporate crime and investigations, the U.S. DOJ’s increased use of forfeiture actions with international implications, current...more

Whom Should You Suspend During an Internal Investigation?

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 10/27/2015

Whom to suspend during any Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigation is always a delicate question to answer. Unfortunately there is never an easy answer. As the Volkswagen (VW) emission-testing scandal continues to...more

Securities Litigation and Enforcement Newsletter

Fenwick & West LLP on 9/18/2015

A CD or not a CD, That is the Question… That the Auditors Should Have Answered - A headline-grabbing SEC enforcement action last week against BDO USA and several of its national partners may lead audit firms to insist on...more

In Case You Missed It - Interesting Items for Corporate Counsel - April 2015

Stoel Rives LLP on 4/16/2015

We knew someone would do this for us if we just waited long enough. A summary of early trends in proxy access responses suggests most are including the shareholder proposal and recommending a no vote. See here. Only a single...more

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