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Daily Business Review

Justice Department Launches FCPA Self-Reporting Pilot Program

A one-year pilot program encourages companies to report their violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, writes attorney Alison Tanchyk.
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Many Corporate Scandals Are 'Preventable,' Says KPMG Risk Expert

Richard Girgenti has worked through 40 years of regulatory enforcement, seen the changes wrought by world and economic crises in recent years, and now charts the future for corporations that want to thrive.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

SEC and DOJ Crackdown Has Compliance Officers Worried

A new survey shows that some 91 percent of responding in-house counsel and chief compliance officers predict greater scrutiny from federal investigators in the coming year, and are making company changes to prepare.
25 minute read

Corporate Counsel

SEC Gets Tough on Individuals

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is serious about getting tough on individuals. Today it announced two cease-and-desist actions in unrelated financial fraud cases that also penalized five corporate executives and an outside accountant.
5 minute read

The Recorder

SEC Goes After Tech Exec for Accounting Fraud

The agency would bar Erik Bardman, the former CFO of eBay Marketplaces, Roku and Logitech, from serving as an officer or director of another publicly traded company.
12 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Supreme Court Limits General Jurisdiction for Corporations

The Delaware Supreme Court ruled on Monday that state courts may not exercise general jurisdiction over a foreign corporation that does not operate or have its principal place of business in the First State.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Dentons Partner Randy Evans Juggles Roles in Nominating Process for White House and State High Court

Dentons partner Randy Evans made national headlines last week by suggesting Donald Trump will win the Republican presidential nomination even if he falls short of a majority of delegates during the closing primary season.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

Jury: R.J. Reynolds Cigarettes Didn't Cause Smoker's Cancer

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. defeats a $37.5 million wrongful death lawsuit in the case of a Winston cigarette smoker who died of lung cancer.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Shareholder Suit Proceeds Against Winged Foot Golf Club

A federal judge has refused to dismiss a suit against the famed Winged Foot Golf Club alleging fraudulent conduct in its treatment of shareholders of a for-profit holding company that owns the 280-acre Westchester property.
20 minute read

New York Law Journal

SEC Exxon Ruling May Inspire More Shareholder Resolutions

In a setback for Exxon Mobil Corp., the SEC has refused to block a proposal from shareholders asking the company to explain how climate change will affect its overall business.
9 minute read

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