Excessive Compensation: What to do when the co-owners of your business pay themselves excessively
The Informed Board Podcast | CEO Succession Planning on a Clear Day
Guidepost in Motion EP25: State of Compliance with Alixandra Smith Part 2
Compliance Into The Weeds - Elon Musk and Tesla Redux
The Blackletter Podcast | A podcast for CEOs, Corporate Counsel, & Entrepreneurs
Takeaways From Recent Claims Against Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook – Mitigating the Heightened Risk of Privacy Suits Against Individual Directors and Officers
Government Contractors: Key Questions You Should Be Asking Your Advisors
Startup CEO Who Coded His Way Out: Rainway’s Andrew Sampson
Innovation in Compliance - Lessons About Leadership and Security with Paul Clayson
H.R. 1 – Disclosures, Disclaimers, and FEC Certifications: What Corporations, Non-Profits, and Trade Associations Need to Know
Episode 155 -- Tom Fox and Michael Volkov Discuss the Blue Bell Creameries Enforcement Action
Episode 117 -- FCPA Update: Samsung FCPA Settlement; Braskem Former CEO Indicted; Transport CEO Convicted after Trial
Compliance into the Weeds: Episode 117-Wells Fargo Update
Episode 42 -- How to Manage Your CEO on Compliance
Life Sciences Quarterly: A View From Washington: What to Expect From the SEC
This Week in FCPA- Episode 52, for the week ending May 12, the Firing the Investigators Edition
For Jeff Skilling, 'Enron Was His Life,' Lawyer Says
Employer’s Takeover of Former CEO’s LinkedIn Account Lawful Under CFAA
On October 2, 2024, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”), the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced parallel...more
The widespread availability of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools has enabled the growing use of “deepfakes,” whereby the human voice and likeness can be replicated seamlessly such that impersonations are impossible to detect...more
Each month, we publish a roundup of the most important SEC enforcement developments for busy in-house lawyers and compliance professionals. This month, we examine: •The permanent suspension of an audit firm and its owner for...more
On April 22, 2024, the Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Criminal Division (“Acting AAG”) Nicole M. Argentieri offered commentary in a blog post regarding the Criminal Division’s newest...more
In 2021, Congress passed the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) in an effort to thwart criminals from using entities as a way to launder money and further illicit activities. The CTA contains a reporting requirement mandating...more
Headlines- • The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (the “Act”) is part of a wide legislative package to prevent abuse of UK corporate structures and tackle economic crime and received Royal Assent on 26 October...more
In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important SEC enforcement developments from the past month, with links to primary resources....more
I. WHY THIS CASE MADE THE LIST - A highly publicized and long-running multi-agency action against the former Chief Executive Officer and the former Chief Operating Officer of Theranos Inc. resulted in criminal convictions...more
In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important SEC enforcement developments from the past month, with links to primary resources...more
In corporate America and across the globe, allegations of wrongdoing within companies are increasingly common, and the high cost of internal investigations continues apace. In 2021, in an anonymous survey of more than 1,330...more
Earlier this summer, the Law Commission published its long awaited proposals on reforming corporate criminal liability in England and Wales (the "Options Paper"), following the launch of its discussion paper in June 2021....more
The federal conviction of Elizabeth Holmes on Monday night, January 3, 2022, has been of great interest in legal and business circles. One question that has been consistently asked in various media reports is what type of...more
Big Friday win for Apple in its ongoing battle with Epic Games, as N.D. Cal. Federal Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled that Cook & Co. didn’t “need to reinstate the popular video game Fortnite in its App Store,” a blow to...more
Terminating a CEO “for cause” requires that the board of directors (“Board”) of the employer focus on two questions – What is the applicable standard for cause? Do the facts and circumstances satisfy this applicable standard?...more
Newly released minutes from the Fed’s January meeting show central bankers preoccupied with global risks, including the still-growing economic impact of the coronavirus, while still taking a wait-and-see approach to any...more
UK regulators are probing ties between disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and Barclays CEO Jes Staley. The bank’s board is so far standing 100% with Staley, who has expressed “regret” over his relationship with Epstein....more
A piece by Dick Cassin in the FCPA Blog had some very stark language. He quoted from the Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Ericsson) 6-K filing for the following, “While the Company had a compliance program and a supporting...more
We set out in the attached Newsletter a number of interesting English court decisions and market developments which have taken place in the second half of 2019 and their impact on M&A transactions. This review looks at these...more
The chief executive of a Boston-based biotech company, Frank Reynolds, was convicted of defrauding investors and obstructing an SEC investigation. Reynolds founded the biopharma startup PixarBio Corp. in 2013 and took the...more
Between 2016 and 2019, Business Email Compromise (BEC) scams cost American organizations US$3.1 billion in losses and Canadian organizations US$33.6 million. This type of pervasive scam targets large and small businesses...more
Today, I conclude my short exploration of the recent spate of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at the close of its fiscal year. Each FCPA...more
Former CEO of Virginia-Based Contractor to Pay $20M to Settle False Claims Act Allegations - On August 20, 2019, the majority owner and former Chief Executive Officer of Virginia-based defense contractor ADS, Inc. –...more
The Colorado Court of Appeals recently held that the Colorado Wage Claim Act does not categorically bar individual liability for unpaid wages, rejecting arguments that a 2003 Colorado Supreme Court decision precluded any and...more
Please join Christie’s and the Locke Lord LLP Art Law Group for an informative discussion on current lending issues affecting art. Wednesday, February 21, 2018, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (Central. Program will promptly begin...more