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SEC Eyes Work-From-Home Pitfalls in Crackdown on Insider Trading and Off-Channel Communications

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The new flexible work environment created in the post-pandemic years poses unique challenges for companies and individuals who work outside a traditional office. The SEC knows this and is actively enforcing the securities...more

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Covington's Substantial Investment In Protecting Client Confidences

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As previously reported in this blog, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission is attempting to force the international law firm of Covington & Burling, LLP to identify hundreds of its publicly traded clients. ...more

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SEC Demands That Covington & Burling "Name Names"

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Earlier this week, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission filed a complaint against one of the country's leading law firms - Covington & Burling LLP.  According to the complaint, "threat actors" associated with...more

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Companies Should Beware of Employees Texting Business Communications

Text messaging is convenient.  It is an informal and instant mode of communication now available through numerous apps, which allow an individual to use their synced phone, tablet, and computer to quickly fire off messages. ...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Legal privilege of corporate internal investigations under US law - 2019 caselaw update

Understanding the boundaries of legal privilege in corporate internal investigations is critical. When counsel, either internal or external, misunderstands these boundaries, the result can be disastrous....more

King & Spalding

Safe and Sound - FINRA and the SEC Issue Guidance on Handling Customer Information and Communications

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Recently, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) separately issued important guidance regarding customer communications surrounding the...more

Troutman Pepper

Are You Sure Those Conversations Are Covered by the Common Interest Privilege? Check the Record

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Imagine you are representing an individual who has been subpoenaed for testimony as part of the government’s investigation of her employer. ...more

Jones Day

Department of Justice Fraud Section Provides Guidance on Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs

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On February 8, 2017, the United States Department of Justice ("DOJ") Fraud Section published a blueprint for assessing corporate compliance efforts, titled "Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs" ("Guidance"). It...more

The Volkov Law Group

The Real Value of Lawyers to Compliance

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The legal profession is transforming itself, especially in the area of compliance. Lawyers are an invaluable part of a compliance program. They provide important perspective and understanding of risk, they help a company to...more

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SEC Seeks Increased Access to Email

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Jacqui Merrill, an Associate at The Volkov Law Group, joins us with a posting on the SEC’s request for increased access to emails. In a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting held on September 16, 2015, Securities and...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - Volume VIII, Issue 48

In this issue: - SEC Proposes Rules for “Regulation A+” Offerings - NFA Notifies Members of FinCEN Advisory - SEC Announces Enforcement Results for 2013 - Delaware Chancery Reviews Privilege for...more

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