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
What companies should consider fractional executive services? Can a CEO, CFO, COO, CTO, or other C-level executive be hired part-time to leverage their extensive experience and knowledge?...more
Under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), the deadline for “reporting companies” to file their initial beneficial ownership information (BOI) report with FinCEN is just weeks away. If you are responsible for a reporting...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (the “Act”), passed in connection with the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, went into effect on January 1, 2024. The Act requires “Reporting Companies” to disclose...more
In the world of business divorce litigation, this summer saw everything but a slowdown. We witnessed (and blogged about) Justice Crane cap a long-running fair value proceeding with helpful guidance on appraisals and...more
The reporting requirement under the Corporate Transparency Act took effect January 1, 2024. Now, most small businesses are required to report beneficial ownership information to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) remains the law of the land, at least for now, and companies should prepare to comply. Recently, a federal district court in Alabama found the CTA to be unconstitutional. In the wake of...more
January 1, 2024, was a milestone for small businesses and their owners, as well as bankruptcy trustees, receivers, and chief restructuring officers (“CRO” and collectively, “Troubled Company Fiduciaries”) of small businesses...more
A few years ago, Congress passed the Corporate Transparency Act, 31 U.S.C. 5336 (“CTA”), which established certain required information filings with the U.S. Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”). The...more
Beginning January 1, 2024, most small businesses in the United States will have to report information about the people who own and control the business to the federal government. This new reporting rule was established by...more
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
A new regulation under the federal Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) that, for the first time, will require disclosure of information about all U.S. formed corporations, limited liability companies, and limited partnerships...more
One benefit of conducting business through a corporation, limited liability company or other limited liability entity is the “shield” from personal liability that these entities generally afford stockholders, directors and...more