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New Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Requirement Begins in 2024

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Starting in 2024, all “reporting companies,” meaning any entity formed by filing with a secretary of state or similar office, will be required to file a “beneficial ownership report” with the U.S. Treasury Department’s...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

New Mandatory Reporting for Vast Majority of Businesses Starts in January 2024

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In less than two weeks, on January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) will become effective. This new law is one of the most wide-reaching and disruptive pieces of legislation affecting businesses that has been...more

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC

Corporate Transparency Act Requires Small Businesses To Disclose Beneficial Ownership Information Beginning In 2024

In January of 2021, Congress passed the Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 (the “CTA”) as part of the 2021 Defense Bill. Initially introduced in 2019, the CTA requires private companies to disclose their “Beneficial Owners”...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Not Lovin’ It: SEC’s Settlement With McDonald’s Former CEO Highlights Continued Focus on Executive-Related Disclosures

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On January 9, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a cease-and-desist order (the “Order”)1 charging McDonald’s Corporation (“McDonald’s”) and its ex-CEO, Stephen Easterbrook, with multiple disclosure...more

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Delaware Chancery Court Dismisses Cigna Derivative Suit Over Failed Anthem Merger

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Delaware Chancery Court Dismisses Cigna Derivative Suit Over Failed Anthem Merger; The PCAOB Sanctions Former KPMG Vice Chair Of Audit For Failure To Supervise Senior Members Of KPMG's Audit Practice; Ninth Circuit Affirms...more

Oberheiden P.C.

A CEO's Guide to FCPA Compliance

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- A tone-at-the-top business culture with CEO leadership is a critical component of effective anti-corruption and anti-bribery policy implementation. - CEO leadership helps set an example for lower management and company...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 1.31.2020 | Top Story: IBM CEO Ginni Rometty is Out After Eight Years at the Helm

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In a week that’s already seen plenty of C-suite shakeups, we’ve learned that Ginni Rometty is stepping down from her role as CEO at IBM. The company’s cloud computing chief, Arvind Krishna, will take over for her, though...more

Dechert LLP

SEC Enforcement Division Releases 2018 Annual Report

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On November 2, 2018, the SEC Enforcement Division (“Division”) released its Annual Report summarizing the past year’s enforcement activity. In the 2018 fiscal year, the first full fiscal year that Stephanie Avakian and Steven...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - September 2018

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Petrobras Settles with U.S. Authorities Over Alleged FCPA Violations - On September 27, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

“Airing Out the Denny Crane Room”: Recent SEC Action Emphasizes Need for Effective Disclosure Controls and Procedures for...

Last month, Energy XXI, Ltd. (“EXXI”), a publicly-traded oil and gas exploration company, saw its former Chief Executive Officer charged with various securities law violations by the Securities and Exchange Commission...more

Knobbe Martens

Theranos Charges Provide Perspective for Medical Device Companies, Biotechnology Companies, and Investors

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On March 14, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it filed charges against the founder and CEO of Theranos Inc., Elizabeth Holmes, and its former president, Ramesh Balwani....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - Russian

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS – U.S. Agencies Decline to Prosecute Teradata for Alleged FCPA Violations – On February 26, 2018, Teradata Corporation, an Ohio-based enterprise software database management company,...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - Chinese

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS – U.S. Agencies Decline to Prosecute Teradata for Alleged FCPA Violations – On February 26, 2018, Teradata Corporation, an Ohio-based enterprise software database management company,...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - February 2018

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS – U.S. Agencies Decline to Prosecute Teradata for Alleged FCPA Violations – On February 26, 2018, Teradata Corporation, an Ohio-based enterprise software database management company,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Impact of Compensation-Related Litigation on Public Companies

Compensation-related litigation and threats of litigation continued to significantly impact public companies in 2017. These companies should be mindful of issues that were raised in recent litigation: proxy disclosure,...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

With Zenefits Settlement Award SEC Demonstrates Continued Commitment to “Unicorn” Scrutiny Despite Administration Change: Same Old...

Last week the SEC announced it had reached an agreement with privately-held company Zenefits, and its co-founder and former CEO Parker Conrad, to settle allegations that Zenefits materially misled Series B and C investors....more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Target Reaches $18.5 Million Dollar Settlement in Data Breach with States

It seems as though we have been writing about this case for a lifetime. Target Corporation’s data breach saga came one step closer to a conclusion this week. On Tuesday, Target reached an $18.5 million settlement with 47...more

Dechert LLP

FCPA Enforcement Action Highlights Risks for the Financial Services Industry and Individual Executives

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New York-based hedge fund Och-Ziff Capital Management Group (the “Hedge Fund”) agreed to pay approximately $412 million to resolve charges brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and Department of...more

McDermott Will & Emery

One Year Later: The Yates Memo, False Claims Act and Director & Executive Liability

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On September 19 and 27, 2016, the US Department of Justice announced two False Claims Act settlements that required corporate executives to make substantial monetary payments to resolve their liability. How will director and...more

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