Public-Private Partnerships to Stem Corruption
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Tax Relief and Possible Retirement Plan Resources for Hurricane Victims
Business Integrity Innovations: Championing Integrity – Em Ekong on the Future of African Entrepreneurship
Compliance Tip of the Day: Assess and Act on Internal Reports Thoroughly
Everything Compliance: Episode 142, The 2024 ECCP Episode
Daily Compliance News: October 10, 2024 – The Pray for Florida Edition
Navigating Intellectual Property Challenges in the Renewable Energy Sector - Energy Law Insights
Compliance Tip of the Day: Encouraging and Incentivizing Reporting
Great Women in Compliance: Katharine Manning – Trauma-Informed Leadership at Work
Compliance into the Weeds: Exploring Compliance Data Access and Testing Challenges
Daily Compliance News: October 9, 2024 – The Sue The SEC Edition
Riskology by Infortal™: Episode 33 – Corporate Intelligence: Myth Vs. Reality
The Chemical Show: Leadership’s Role in Compliance and Safety Culture with Tom Fox
Public-Private Partnerships
Compliance Tip of the Day: The Importance of Having a Hotline
Everything Compliance: Shout Outs and Rants – Episode 142
SBR-Author's Podcast: Inspiring Integrity with Steve Vincze
Innovation in Compliance: Tina Grubisa on Creating a Culture of Governance with Athennian
Daily Compliance News: October 8, 2024 – The National Security Edition
In June we circulated an article entitled “Mid-year assessment: Are you in good shape on CTA compliance?” The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) deadline for filing BOI reports with FinCEN is now less than three months away –...more
On Sept. 27, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 219, a bill that, among other things, affirms the mandatory disclosure deadlines for California’s landmark carbon accounting laws. In addition to...more
The hype around Gen AI has contributed to a wave of interest in how to apply many forms of AI, not just Gen AI. As companies promote the adoption of AI enterprise-wide to remain competitive, some in-house legal departments...more
Over the past year, alongside handling the economic repercussions of the war and issuing financial assistance to war victims and to evacuees, the courts, the legislative authority and the Israel Tax Authority continued their...more
In a case of first impression, the Land Court decided that shareholders of Massachusetts close corporations may acquire corporate real estate by adverse possession. In Szawlowski v. Szawlowski Realty, Inc., the Court...more
Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help corporations create operational efficiencies, enhance customer experiences, optimize business strategies, significantly reduce costs, and increase profitability. However, using AI tools...more
The NYSE has proposed a new rule change: if a company is out of compliance with a continued listing standard and it owes the NYSE any unpaid fees, the NYSE will not review a compliance plan submitted by that company and,...more
On September 23, 2024, the Criminal Division of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) issued an updated Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (ECCP). The updated ECCP emphasizes that companies should address risks...more
A recent enforcement action by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) highlights the risks companies face when public disclosures may be viewed as misleading or fail to account for updated information....more
Recently, the SEC adopted rule changes to improve the security of filer EDGAR access, including amending Form ID. As Cydney Posner lays out in her PubCo blog, the rule changes impact companies so that...more
The EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), which came into force on 25 July 2024, represents a significant step by the European Union (EU) to integrate sustainable practices into the core operational...more
Based on the German federal government's current startup strategy and its specific measures and funding programs (see Legal Insights dated March 14, 2024 for details), the federal government and KfW, together with relevant...more
Buncombe County's Environmental Health Supervisor Felissa Vazquez met with local restaurant owners at 12 Bones Brewing on the morning of October 8, 2024, to answer questions and advise them on how to reopen their businesses...more
The third quarter of 2024 saw big deals, some encouraging trends and lower interest rates in Canada's M&A market. Dealmakers continue to show their creativity to bridge the valuation gap between buyers and sellers. We look at...more
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Interim Final Rule: Adoption of the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards - On October 2, HHS published an interim...more
We recently had a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action that reminded me that everything old is new again in anti-corruption compliance. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) FCPA enforcement action...more
Quicker and easier sharing of customer information relating to economic crime concerns between firms in the UK financial sector has been encouraged by provisions in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023...more
Preferred stock is a key financing instrument in the world of private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC), frequently used to balance the interests of investors and founders. Issued by corporations, preferred stock confers...more
Brand owners in China continue to grapple with recurring problems of trademark squatting, hijacking, and infringement. Some malicious trademark agencies employ complex strategies to assist individuals or entities acting in...more
Governments don’t only want to prosecute companies for paying bribes. Increasingly, they are looking for companies to join with them to reduce the global challenge of corruption. To learn more we spoke with Shruti Shah,...more
On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt is joined by Kyle Wingfield, a partner in Williams Mullen’s Tax Section, who discusses the recently announced IRS tax relief for residents impacted...more
Regular readers of this blog will know that Nevada corporate law has been a long-time interest for me. That interest began several decades ago when I wrote the first treatise on Nevada corporate law. That treatise was...more
On September 30, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 988 into law. The new state law, known as the Freelance Worker Protection Act (“FWPA”), goes into effect on January 1, 2025. The FWPA provides various protections to...more
On September 23, 2024, DOJ announced updates to its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs guidelines (Guidance). The updates are the latest in a series of updates (including in 2019, 2020, and 2023) since DOJ first...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and USNR, LLC d/b/a Timber Automation, LLC (“USNR”) entered into a September 25th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing...more