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Digging for Trouble: The Double-Edged Sword of Decisions to Report Misconduct

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On May 10, 2024, Romy Andrianarisoa, former Chief of Staff to the President of Madagascar, was convicted for soliciting bribes from Gemfields Group Ltd (Gemfields), a UK-based mining company specializing in rubies and...more

Dechert LLP

DAMITT 2023 Year in Review: Merger Control Trends in Germany and France

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Since 2020, our antitrust/competition practice has expanded the Dechert Antitrust Merger Investigation Timing Tracker (DAMITT) to include Germany and France. This supplements DAMITT’s U.S. and EU coverage with comprehensive...more

K2 Integrity

Investigations: What Can Go Wrong And How To Fix It

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On 6 December 2023, K2 Integrity and White & Case hosted a webinar on considerations for and the complexities of corporate investigations. Joanne Taylor, senior managing director at K2 Integrity, moderated the discussion with...more

Ankura

Managing Reputational Risk: Sexual Misconduct and Assault Allegations in Football

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In a post #MeToo era, the dramatic increase in the number of sexual misconduct and assault reports made public intensifies each year and appears to be organizationally and geographically agnostic. Within the world of...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Strategies for Investigating Misconduct Against Superstars, C-Suite Employees in Retail Industry

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In the retail industry, when superstars, C-suite employees, and other high-achieving individuals are accused of misconduct, the company has a significant management challenge to address the situation in an unemotional,...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

The spookiest things your legal department can hear heading into 2024 (unless you come prepared)

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7 chilling questions and statements that could throw your legal department off its game this October – and well into the new year – if you don’t lay the groundwork now....more

Ankura

Sexual Misconduct and Assault Allegations in Football

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In a post #MeToo era, the dramatic increase in the number of sexual misconduct and assault reports made public intensifies each year and appears to be organizationally and geographically agnostic. Within the world of...more

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Option Grant Practices: A Trap for the Unwary – Spring-Loading and Bullet-Dodging

A potentially overlooked but important issue that public companies should have in mind when granting option or option-like awards is avoiding the unintentional appearance of “spring-loading” and “bullet-dodging,” both of...more

K&L Gates LLP

Fifth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Derivative Suit Against Mutual Fund Adviser and Trustees

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The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed the dismissal of a shareholder derivative suit filed against the manager and trustees of a Massachusetts business trust and SEC-registered investment company. In doing so,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden’s 2023 Insights – Five Critical Areas for the Year Ahead

The pandemic’s impact may be subsiding, but businesses are encountering new challenges across the globe, including the potential for an economic retrenchment, rising interest rates, shifting regulatory and litigation...more

White & Case LLP

New and significantly expanded EU guidance on market definition – The European Commission launches a consultation on its draft...

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On 8 November 2022, the European Commission launched a public consultation on its draft revised Market Definition Notice. The new Notice provides detailed explanatory guidance based on recent case law of the European...more

Baker Donelson

COVID-19 Economic Downturn: Consider a Special Litigation Committee to Protect Your Company from Meritless Shareholder Derivative...

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COVID-19 has forced significant changes to the way business is conducted, often requiring corporations to adjust quickly in the face of challenging conditions. Moreover, economic downturn frequently results in increased...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

A Bankruptcy Probe Primer For White Collar Attorneys

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As the country begins on the path toward reopening in the current economic climate, white collar defense practitioners will need to become experts in an unfamiliar area of the law: bankruptcy. Because there will be an...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Delaware Courts Address Production of Emails and Other Electronically Stored Information In Response to Section 220 Demands

UPDATE:  On August 5, 2020, the Delaware Supreme Court summarily affirmed the judgment of the Court of Chancery “on the basis of and for the reasons stated in its January 25, 2019 opinion.” Section 220 of the Delaware...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"US Corporate Governance: Boards of Directors Face Increased Scrutiny"

In many ways, corporate governance in 2013 looked similar to corporate governance in 2012. Most public company directors were re-elected with shareholder support in excess of 90 percent of votes cast and only a handful of...more

The Volkov Law Group

How To Disclose A Possible FCPA Violation

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The internet is filled with articles written by lawyers, consultants and government officials on when a company should disclose a potential FCPA violation or a government FCPA investigation. ...more

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