Mary Swanton

May 02, 2007 | Inside Counsel

The former general counsel and the former chief executive of Atmel Corp. are primarily responsible for improperly backdating company stock options, the company said in an April 30 release. Atmel's board of directors fired both CEO George Perlegos and General Counsel Mike Ross in August 2006 following an unrelated investigation...

By Mary Swanton

3 minute read

May 01, 2007 | Inside Counsel

Delaware has the best litigation environment for business and West Virginia the worst, according to a survey of in-house counsel conducted for the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform. Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa and Maine round out the top five states for reasonable and balanced tort liability systems. The states just...

By Mary Swanton

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April 30, 2007 | Inside Counsel

Can arbitration be fixed?

By Mary Swanton

12 minute read

April 30, 2007 | Inside Counsel

Can arbitration be fixed?

By Mary Swanton

12 minute read

April 30, 2007 | Corporate Counsel

Can arbitration be fixed?

By Mary Swanton

12 minute read

April 23, 2007 | Inside Counsel

The EEOC signaled its interest in the emerging area of family responsibility discrimination by holding a public meeting April 17 to discuss work/family balance and its intersection with federal anti-discrimination laws. The agency is considering developing enforcement guidance on the topic, according to an EEOC statement. "Fortunately, many employers have...

By Mary Swanton

3 minute read

April 23, 2007 | Inside Counsel

The EEOC signaled its interest in the emerging area of family responsibility discrimination by holding a public meeting April 17 to discuss work/family balance and its intersection with federal anti-discrimination laws. The agency is considering developing enforcement guidance on the topic, according to an EEOC statement. "Fortunately, many employers have...

By Mary Swanton

3 minute read

April 23, 2007 | Inside Counsel

The EEOC signaled its interest in the emerging area of family responsibility discrimination by holding a public meeting April 17 to discuss work/family balance and its intersection with federal anti-discrimination laws. The agency is considering developing enforcement guidance on the topic, according to an EEOC statement. "Fortunately, many employers have...

By Mary Swanton

2 minute read

April 06, 2007 | Inside Counsel

Barnes & Noble Inc. has decided to hire its first general counsel after a special committee found "numerous instances" of improperly dated stock options. According to an April 4 statement, a special committee found instances of backdating at the book retailer, but no evidence of fraudulent activity. Over the past...

By Mary Swanton

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April 05, 2007 | Inside Counsel

The Securities and Exchange Commission on April 4 unanimously endorsed easing auditing and recordkeeping requirements under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The agency's professional staff designed its recommendations to eliminate waste and duplication in the SOX compliance process. In offering their support for those recommendations, the commissioners also signaled their intent to...

By Mary Swanton

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