Compliance

EU Regulators Question Google’s Implementation Of “Right To Be Forgotten”

Regulators may come down on Google over its decision to only remove links from European websites in response to the […]

Long-Festering FCPA Case Settles, With Legal Questions Unanswered

A last-minute settlement in a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case left unanswered some important legal questions – the parameters of […]

Eliminate The Antitrust Exception To Corporate Charging Guidelines

There is one glaring exception to a Department of Justice policy that considers the existence of a compliance program as a factor in determining whether to charge a corporation with a crime.

Aggressive Counter-Measures v. Hackers May Risk Cyber-Insurance Coverage

Responding to increasingly dangerous and potentially expense cyberattacks, some companies are taking aggressive counter-measures that may either cross the line […]

SEC’s New, Powerful Enforcement Options

A lesser-known provision of Dodd-Frank allows the SEC to pursue civil penalties for a broad range of actions through administrative actions and to impose civil penalties on its own as well as in federal court…

Administration Pushing Curbs On Tax Inversions, Chances Slim

Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew has been talking up the idea, as part of a larger package of tax reforms and programs to fund infrastructure projects.

Red Bull Squeezed Over Skateboard Video Shot In Havana

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), one of whose duties it is to protect the United States against the […]

Citigroup To Pay $7B For Risky Mortgages That Led To Financial Crisis

Citigroup has reached a $7 billion settlement with the U.S. government to end a probe into the sale of subprime […]

Will An NLRB Labor Agenda Be Hobbled By A Case Backlog?

The effect of last month’s Supreme Court ruling in National Labor Relations Board v. Noel Canning is the subject of […]

SEC Mandates More Oversight Of Proxy Advisory Firms

Investment advisors, pension and employee benefit plans, bank trust departments and others have become increasingly reliant on proxy advisory firms. […]

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