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New York Law Journal

New DOJ FCPA Enforcement Policy Raises Difficult Questions for Companies Considering Voluntary Disclosures

On Nov. 29, 2017, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced a new FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy based on the 2016 FCPA Pilot Program, which first attempted to formalize the DOJ's treatment of self-disclosure, cooperation, and remediation in the FCPA enforcement context. In announcing the new Policy, Rosenstein explained the DOJ's view that the Pilot Program had been successful, significantly increasing self-disclosure rates. The Policy, however, is a somewhat mixed bag for companies struggling to decide whether to voluntarily disclose misconduct.
8 minute read

Legaltech News

Technology, Data Security Rank High Among List of CLO Concerns

A new ACC study found that data breaches, information governance and technology were among the biggest issues CLOs anticipate dealing with in the next 12 months.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

The Not-So-Gentle Art of Fostering Self-Selection

We often forget that hiring is a two-way street—but we forget this at our own peril. The best, most enduring hires work out that way not only because the candidate is right for the company but also because the company is right for that candidate.
7 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

A Tale of Two Derivative Suits: Issue Preclusion and Comity Prevail

The Delaware Supreme Court declined to adopt a new standard governing issue preclusion of derivative actions, creating a tension with Delaware courts' forceful encouragement that stockholders fully investigate their claims before pursuing such actions on behalf of a company.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

How to Leverage Vendors' Forms to Address the Customers' Needs

With technology being the ultimate enabler across the majority of industries, commercially available “off the shelf” software products have become the lifeline of many businesses.
9 minute read

Corporate Counsel

The Digital Transformation of Enterprise Legal Services Delivery

The “digital transformation” of legal services involves the application of technology-enabled efficiencies, process optimization and appropriate resource mix to the delivery of legal services to maximize client value, both in terms of costs and business impact.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Corporate Risks Impacting Legal in 2018

Changes in corporate technology, regulation and consumer preferences are interacting to reshape markets at increasing speed. For legal and compliance executives, this means managing new-to-world risks at an accelerated pace and with heightened business client expectations.
6 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Chancery Court Voids Stock Issue in Board Fight

The Delaware Court of Chancery on Thursday ruled that a hurried stock issuance designed to stave off a takeover of the Roma Restaurant Holdings Inc. board was void and could not be counted in a vote to control the company.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

What Makes an In-House Career Satisfying? It's Not About the Money

Compensation matters. But while everyone knows that a select group of general counsel are paid handsomely, the fact remains that “BigLaw” law firm attorneys make more versus most of their experience-level counterparts in-house.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Wells Fargo Hires Sarah Dahlgren to Make Peace With Regulators

Dahlgren, who was formerly with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, played a key role in the Fed's handling of the 2008 financial crisis.
3 minute read

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