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Corporate Counsel

Merrill Lynch to Pay $15.7 Million, Enhance Compliance After Misleading Customers

Merrill Lynch will pay more than $15 million to settle charges that its employees misled customers into overpaying for residential mortgage-backed securities.
1 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Trial Set for October in CBS, Redstone Battle for Control of Media Giant

The Delaware Court of Chancery has set an October trial date in CBS Corp.'s legal battle with controlling shareholder Shari Redstone for control of the media giant.
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

Lessons from the SEC's First Cyber-Disclosure Enforcement Action

In our October 2017 column, we wrote about some of the Securities and Exchange Commission's new cybersecurity initiatives, including the creation of a new Cyber Unit within the SEC's Enforcement Division.
1 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Shifting Waiver of Arguments Rules in Third Circuit Appeals

Having lost in the trial court, counsel's focus must turn to the appeal, and more importantly, the strategy on what issues to raise.
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Corporate Counsel

Focusing the Board on the Heart of Ethics and Compliance Issues

"CECOs and general counsels need to push their boards for more time and priority," said David Greenberg, a senior adviser at LRN, which recently released a report on how board members handle E&C.
1 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Tesla Investor Suit Targets Musk's Pay Package Valued at $2.6 Billion

A Tesla Inc. investor has sued over Elon Musk's $2.6 billion-valued pay package in the Delaware Court of Chancery, calling the stock option a "massive, unfair and unprecedented" gift that would make the car manufacturer's CEO one of the richest public-company executives in the world.
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

Sessions' Justice Department's Pragmatic Approach to Corporate Accountability

In their White-Collar Crime column, Robert J. Anello and Richard F. Albert look at the “anti-piling on” policy announced by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, which is intended to reduce duplicative punishments when a corporation is accountable to multiple regulatory bodies.
1 minute read

Corporate Counsel

After Starbucks and Nordstrom Incidents, What Should Racial Bias Training Look Like?

Two of the hallmarks of effective racial sensitivity training are an emphasis on specific behaviors and long-term consistency, experts said.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

US to Lift Export Ban on China's ZTE, Embed 'Compliance Coordinators'

The U.S. Department of Commerce is cracking down on ZTE in some unprecedented ways.
3 minute read

International Edition

US to Lift Export Ban on China's ZTE, Embed 'Compliance Coordinators'

The U.S. Department of Commerce is cracking down on ZTE in some unprecedented ways.
3 minute read

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