April 23, 2013 | Corporate Counsel
FCPA Enforcement Off to a Slow Start in 2013Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act appeared to get off to a slow start this year. But it might just be a matter of timing, according to a new report from Miller & Chevalier.
By Catherine Dunn
4 minute read
September 18, 2012 | Law.com
Survey: Directors Work Harder, and Fret About RiskCorporate directors are logging more hours on their board responsibilities. But they still aren't clear about their responsibilites, and worry more about risk, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers study.
By Catherine Dunn
4 minute read
November 12, 2012 | Law.com
Global Corporate Fraud is Down, Data Theft a Stubborn ThreatIn a year when many companies adopted a host of new anticorruption measures, global fraud levels also dipped, according to a new executive survey that also shows corporations facing a rising tide of insider threats.
By Catherine Dunn
3 minute read
July 12, 2013 | Corporate Counsel
Regulators Finding New Ways to Use DPAs, NPAsAs the use of deferred- and non-prosecution agreements to settle government investigations has skyrocketed since 2000, regulators have found new ways to deploy such agreements in 2013, according to a mid-year update from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.
By Catherine Dunn
4 minute read
October 10, 2011 | Texas Lawyer
Going In-House at Apple with Steve Jobs' Former GCBefore he became general counsel at Apple, Inc. in 2007, Oracle's then-GC Daniel Cooperman was on a business trip in China and his boss's best friend called him with a question.
By Catherine Dunn
7 minute read
February 13, 2012 | Corporate Counsel
The Global Impact of the E.U.'s New Rules on Data PrivacyThe European Commission's new proposal on data protection regulations highlights the fundamental differences in how Europe and the U.S. think about privacy.
By Catherine Dunn
4 minute read
November 05, 2012 | Corporate Counsel
Radio Company Entercom Turns the Dial to New GC Andrew SutorStarting in January, Andrew Sutor will sign on as general counsel at Entercom Communications Corp, one of the five largest radio broadcasters in the U.S.
By Catherine Dunn
3 minute read
November 09, 2012 | Corporate Counsel
The Wait Continues for FCPA Guidance from DOJThe U.S Department of Justice has promised guidance on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Actbut it never promised when it would deliver.
By Catherine Dunn
5 minute read
March 23, 2012 | Corporate Counsel
Weighing the Arguments For and Against Staggered BoardsTo have a staggered board, or not to have a staggered board? That's the corporate governance question after a dust-up beween the Harvard Law School Shareholder Rights Project and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.
By Catherine Dunn
5 minute read
February 01, 2013 | Legaltech News
Back & ForthSix 2012 technology issues that corporate counsel must watch in 2013.
By Catherine Dunn
3 minute read