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Transparency Is The Key to Keeping Everyone Rowing Together for Compliance

by Thomas Fox on 3/7/2013

One of the concepts articulated in the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Guidance was that every company should assess its own risks for bribery and...more

The Transparency Agenda: Section 1504 and Beyond

by Amy Lehr | Foley Hoag LLP - Corporate Social... on 2/12/2013

A number of significant briefs were filed recently with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in support of Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Act, which requires oil, gas, and mining issuers to report on their payments...more

"The SEC’s Private Equity Enforcement Concerns"

by Lauren Heller, Anastasia T. Rockas | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 2/7/2013

On January 23, 2013, Bruce Karpati, Chief of the Asset Management Unit (the “AMU”) of the Enforcement Division of the Securities and Exchange Commission, addressed the Private Equity International Conference in New York. Mr....more

The Growing Public Market for Private Company Shares

by Bonnie J Roe | Cohen & Gresser LLP on 2/1/2013

The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, or JOBS Act, was designed to facilitate capital-raising transactions by smaller companies, including private companies. A likely but less heralded consequence of the JOBS Act is that...more

SEC Files Brief in Lawsuit Challenging Extractive Industry Transparency Rule

by Amy Lehr | Foley Hoag LLP - Corporate Social... on 1/10/2013

On January 2, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filed its brief (.pdf) in the lawsuit brought by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the American Petroleum Institute (“API”), the National Foreign Trade Council, and the...more

SEC Annual Report: Thousands of Tips, One Award & Minimal Transparency

by Lloyd B. Chinn, Rachel Fischer, Steven J. Pearlman | Proskauer - Whistleblowing & Retaliation on 11/21/2012

In its Annual Report on the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program (Report), the SEC has revealed that it has received 3,001 tips during its 2012 fiscal year (the first year of this program), and it paid out its first award to a...more

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