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Woodruff Sawyer

Earnings Management Red Flags: Part One

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Public companies are under tremendous pressure to meet or beat stock analyst earnings estimates. This pressure caused Warren Buffet to observe: “Managers that always promise to ‘make the numbers’ will at some point be tempted...more

Proskauer - Corporate Defense and Disputes

SEC Says Remedy Stops Penalty: HeadSpin Avoids Fine in SEC Fraud Action

On January 28, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against HeadSpin, Inc., a Silicon Valley start-up....more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

Channel Stuffing: SEC Charges Global Alcohol Producer with Disclosure Failures

The SEC announced charges against alcohol producer Diageo plc for failing to make required disclosures of known trends relating to the shipments of unneeded products by its North American subsidiary to distributors. Diageo...more

The Volkov Law Group

Bumble Bee CEO Convicted of Participating in Price-Fixing Conspiracy

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Global companies are paying greater attention to criminal antitrust risks – and with good reason.  We often dwell on the impact to a company of a major FCPA investigation.  A global criminal antitrust investigation often in...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

Enforcement Action Reveals Misleading Customer Counts

In a settled enforcement action, the SEC resolved allegations related to non-monetary transactions regarding certain Comscore transactions.  The enforcement action also involved disclosures surrounding the number of...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

Are SEC Gag Orders Unconstitutional? – SEC Defendant Asks Court to Lift Restrictions

The New Civil Liberties Alliance has filed a Motion for Relief from Judgment with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of Barry D. Romeril. Mr. Romeril served as the Chief Financial Officer...more

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