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By Phillip Bantz | November 20, 2018
There are some things that legal departments can do to help, primarily having robust compliance programs in place and routinely reviewing those programs to ensure that they're still effective. And, if wrongdoing comes to light, legal departments have to step up and deal with an array of issues, from internal and external investigations to PR crises.
By Sue Reisinger | November 19, 2018
General counsel today feel a growing pressure to conduct due diligence on every potential business partner of the company, according to Brian Meyer, GC of Fir Tree Partners. Fir Tree begins with its own preliminary searches, but for deeper dives Meyer hires someone like attorney Ernest Brod, who is managing director with Alvarez & Marsal's disputes and investigations team.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Samuel Estreicher and Holly H. Weiss | November 16, 2018
In April 2018, New York state enacted an anti-sexual harassment law with various requirements for employers. Six months later, the New York State Department of Labor issued guidance, including model documents and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), to assist employers in complying with the new statutory requirements. This column addresses the likely impact of these requirements and prohibitions on employers in New York.
By Sue Reisinger | November 15, 2018
Dallas-area attorney Juan Lozada-Leoni alleged the failures—and MoneyGram's reluctance to correct them—in a March 5 complaint to the U.S. Department of Labor.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Matthew L. Biben | November 15, 2018
If you have been asked to join the board of directors of a financial institution, you should be asking yourself two questions: “What do I need to know in order to effectively oversee and hold management accountable for complying with AML laws and regulations?” and “What questions should I be asking management and the chief compliance officer (CCO) about the company's AML policies and U.S. sanctions programs?”
By C. Ryan Barber | November 13, 2018
This week we're talking to congressional investigations specialists about their expectations on the uptick in investigations—plus: more firms are hiring former counsel on Capitol Hill. Scroll down for Who Got the Work and a roundup of compliance headlines that caught my eye. Thanks for reading!
By J.R. Lanis | November 12, 2018
Public companies having their principal place of business in California (as stated in the company's most recent Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and which are listed on major U.S. stock exchanges), will soon be required to appoint women to their boards of directors.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Pauline Markey | November 12, 2018
The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act added a new tax provision to the Internal Revenue Code, Section 1400Z-2, which aims to provide big capital gains tax breaks to real estate and business investors who make investments in certain economically underdeveloped areas.
By Sue Reisinger | November 9, 2018
Dallas-based MoneyGram agreed Thursday to pay $125 million to settle allegations that the money transfer company failed to fulfill nearly all the compliance requirements of a 2009 order from the Federal Trade Commission. MoneyGram also violated the terms of its 2012 deferred prosecution agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Samuel D. Levy and Martin S. Krezalek | November 9, 2018
Business usually prefers to avoid championing day-to-day government regulation. But a recent explosion of “surf by” lawsuits accusing consumer-facing websites of violating Title III of the Americans With Disabilities Act has businesses demanding regulations setting the minimum requirements to render commercial websites accessible to disabled visitors.
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