Driven by mega-deals and a healthy spike in U.S. mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions, thus far 2019 has been an exceptionally active year in the global M&A market. Through the end of Q3 2019, deal volume reached $2.49...more
2016 was a banner year for global anti-corruption enforcement: the U.S. government set records in terms of both the number of FCPA actions brought and the total dollar amount of related fines.
Meanwhile, governments from...more
3/15/2017
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Och-Ziff ,
Panasonic ,
Risk Management ,
Rolls-Royce ,
Third-Party Relationships ,
White Collar Crimes
A recent decision by the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals lowers the threshold for standing in data breach cases, giving data breach victims an easier path to sue the companies from which their data was stolen. Adam Frey...more
9/23/2016
/ Article III ,
Best Practices ,
Class Action ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Hackers ,
Insurance Industry ,
Nationwide Insurance Co. ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Standing