Senior reporter at ALM since 2004; based in Florida; covers general counsel and white collar crime; contact: [email protected]
May 23, 2019 | Corporate Counsel
Experts Agree Congress Needs to Mandate Collection of Beneficial Ownership DataCongress needs to do more to help banks make beneficial ownership rules work, according to banking and compliance experts, and the collection of information may be the key.
By Sue Reisinger
5 minute read
May 22, 2019 | Corporate Counsel
Walmart Names David Searle as International Compliance and Ethics ChiefDavid Searle will become Walmart's vice president and International chief ethics and compliance officer May 28. Searle currently serves as chief compliance officer and associate general counsel for Houston-based Bristow Group, a global industrial aviation services company.
By Sue Reisinger
3 minute read
May 21, 2019 | Corporate Counsel
National Rifle Association General Counsel Caught in Group's FirestormA series of late April developments at the Fairfax, Virginia-based pro-gun organization have left general counsel John Frazer and his legal team dealing with an array of challenges.
By Sue Reisinger
3 minute read
May 20, 2019 | Corporate Counsel
3 Ohio State In-House Counsel Probed Doctor's Sex Abuse in 1996According to a May 17 report, three university in-house lawyers led the charge in 1996 that removed Richard Strauss from practicing in school health clinics.
By Sue Reisinger
5 minute read
May 17, 2019 | Corporate Counsel
Regulators' Vetting of Wells Fargo CEO Nominee Shows 'Exasperation,' Former Bank General Counsel SaysThe Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced at a U.S. Senate committee hearing it would use special legal powers to review any proposed candidate.
By Sue Reisinger
3 minute read
May 16, 2019 | Corporate Counsel
Amid Management Shake-Up, General Counsel Tim Donovan Leaves Caesars EntertainmentAccording to SEC filings, Timothy Donovan had written into his amended employment contract last year that he could resign with certain benefits if CEO Mark Frissora was terminated. Frissora was replaced as CEO at the beginning of May.
By Sue Reisinger
4 minute read
May 15, 2019 | Corporate Counsel
New Report Shows More SEC Enforcement Actions, Record High Use of Administrative ProceedingsIt's the first time at least since 2010 that 100% of the SEC's actions were brought before an administrative proceeding, according to a new report from NYU and Cornerstone Research. By comparison, in 2010 only 32% were administrative rather than filed in court.
By Sue Reisinger
4 minute read
May 15, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Report: More SEC Enforcement Actions, Record High Use of Administrative Law JudgesIt's the first time at least since 2010 that 100% of the SEC's actions were brought before an administrative law judge, according to a new report from NYU and Cornerstone Research. By comparison, in 2010 only 32% were administrative rather than filed in court.
By Sue Reisinger
4 minute read
May 14, 2019 | Corporate Counsel
Walmart Faces New Round of Gender Discrimination Suits Based on 2001 Dukes ComplaintThe Betty Dukes case still haunts Walmart's legal department, which is having to deal with the latest round of gender discrimination lawsuits filed by hundreds of women across a dozen states, according to the civil rights lawyer who's been behind the litigation since the beginning.
By Sue Reisinger
5 minute read
May 14, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer
In Pa. and Elsewhere, Walmart Faces New Discrimination Suits Based on 2001 ComplaintThe Betty Dukes case still haunts Walmart's legal department, which is having to deal with the latest round of gender discrimination lawsuits filed by hundreds of women across a dozen states, according to the civil rights lawyer who's been behind the litigation since the beginning.
By Sue Reisinger
5 minute read
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