Compliance Tip of the Day: Protecting Against Pre - taliation
Fox on Podcasting: Marilyn Jenkins on The Power of Audio in Legal Thought Leadership
Daily Compliance News: September 13, 2024 – The Politics as Usual Edition
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 53 – Advanced Quantum Computing Threatens Blockchain Transactional Security and Anonymity with Kapil Dhiman (Quranium)
Business Integrity Innovations: Partners of Trust: Building U.S.-Africa Business Relations with Kendra Gaither
Compliance Tip of the Day: Podcasting for Compliance Training
Everything Compliance: Episode 140, The Fall is in The Air Episode
Daily Compliance News: September 12, 2024 – The Leaving the Dirty Money List Edition
Compliance into the Weeds: Pre – taliation Illegality – from Employment Contracts to All Contracts
Compliance Tip of the Day: Measuring Compliance Training Effectiveness
The Hill Country Podcast: Educational Innovations at Ingram ISD: A Conversation with Dr. Robert Templeton
Great Women in Compliance: Internal Controls and Compliance: Building a Successful Partnership
Daily Compliance News: September 11, 2024 – The Never Forget Edition
The Magnificent 7 Rides Again: Reflecting on Art, Community, and Camaraderie
Innovation in Compliance: Travis Howerton on Revolutionizing Compliance – Integrating Automation for Digital Transformation
Everything Compliance: Shout Outs and Rants – Episode 140 – The Fall is in The Air Episode
Daily Compliance News: September 10, 2024 – The Palace Coup Edition
Podcasting for Business - The Essential Role of Podcasting in Business Growth
The Ethics Experts: Episode 181 – Judy Spain
Corruption, Crime & Compliance: DOJ’s New Whistleblower Program
In the last few weeks, decisions by regulatory agencies and courts overseeing cryptocurrency disputes have dominated the Web3 legal news. This can be expected to continue, even as Congress comes back from its August break, as...more
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On 28 August, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to reporting forms for registered investment companies (funds) that will (1) require funds to file monthly (rather than...more
The following article is part two of our series on the 2022 Amendments to the UCC. Please read the first article for context. The discussion below is divided such that the first section discusses the edits made in the 2022...more
Securities class action settlements often include what is commonly referred to as a “blow provision”—a provision designed to give defendants the option to terminate the settlement agreement if a specified threshold of...more
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more
One of the most talked about subjects in corporate compliance is the issue of pre-taliation—an increasingly common enforcement target by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Matt Kelly and I did a recent podcast...more
Following up on its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPR”), which we discussed back in March, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released on August 28th a final rule extending Anti-Money Laundering/Countering...more
Patience is proving to be a virtue for a private equity industry that began 2024 sitting on more than 28,000 portfolio companies valued at more than $3 trillion, according to a report by Bain & Company, as average hold...more
On September 9, 2024, the SEC announced it had settled Administrative Proceedings with nine investment advisers for violating the Marketing Rule. The violations involved distributing advertisements that included untrue or...more
The Senate has yet to take action on the 21st Century Act (FIT21) (H.R.4763) which passed the House by a comfortable margin of 279-136 on May 22, 2024. FIT21 is a proposed landmark piece of legislation that would enact a...more
In connection with the upcoming Form 10-K/proxy season, public companies with a fiscal year ending on December 31 will be required, for the first time, to publicly file their insider trading policies as exhibits to their...more
Who may be interested: Investment Advisers - Quick Take: The Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a final rule subjecting certain registered investment advisers (RIAs) and...more
Last year, Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster famously held that officers could be subject to liability under the Caremark doctrine. In re McDonald’s Corp., 289 A.3d 343 (Del. Ch. Jan. 26, 2023). The Caremark doctrine...more
Welcome to “Compliance Tip of the Day,” the podcast where we bring you daily insights and practical advice on navigating the ever-evolving landscape of compliance and regulatory requirements. Whether you’re a seasoned...more
Tom and Marilyn discuss the unique advantages of using audio formats to establish thought leadership in the legal field. We explore why audio can be a more potent tool than written or video content in building trust and...more
Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen to the Daily Compliance News. All...more
Mumbai-based Kapil Dhiman is the co-founder and CEO of Quranium. An entrepreneur to his core with a creative and artistic side—coupled with a passion for problem-solving—Kapil is a seasoned leader with 12 years of diverse...more
Private company clients frequently ask us about granting compensatory stock options to their founders, employees and other service providers, including board members, consultants and advisors. Options and other equity awards...more
Welcome to this series of articles in Cabinet News & Views where we will be reviewing changes to the Uniform Commercial Code ("UCC"). Before I lose folks, let me explain why . . . The UCC is our basic contracting law in...more
The effective date of the DOL’s new expansive fiduciary rule and the amendments to Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 2020-02 has been stayed pending the outcome of the lawsuits challenging the rule and the amended PTE....more
Earlier this week, the SEC announced an enforcement sweep charging seven public companies with violating the whistleblower protections rule in various employment-related agreements. These charges reflect the SEC’s continuing...more
On July 11, 2024, the Delaware Supreme Court (the “Court”) issued a landmark ruling in Kellner v. AIM Immunotech Inc., providing crucial guidance on the standards for evaluating challenges to advance notice bylaws. This...more
On August 31, 2024, the California Legislature passed Senate Bill 219, approving certain technical amendments to the climate disclosure requirements under Senate Bill 253 (greenhouse gas, or GHG, emissions) and Senate Bill...more
Shall we catch up on some of the recent developments regarding the SEC’s proxy advisor rules? First, let’s take a look at what’s happening with the appeal of the opinion of the D.C. Federal District Court in ISS v. SEC,...more
The last two mandatory compliance dates under the SEC’s amendments to Exchange Act Regulation 13D-G adopted in October 2023 are fast approaching. We discussed the amendments in our SEC Update available here. Beginning on...more