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Corporate Counsel

10 traits of a good chief compliance officer: Lessons from polar exploration

Today, Shackletons leadership is the subject of several books. It is a worthwhile exercise to consider the lessons from his story.
14 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Risk & reward: The evolving role of the chief compliance officer

As the role of the CCO has evolved to become more integral to business operations, so, too, has the CCOs relationship to the general counsel.
9 minute read

Inside Counsel

Mark Cuban publicly challenges SEC in media blitz

A not guilty ruling may have gotten the SEC off of Cubans back, but unfortunately for the Commission, the billionaire isnt done fighting yet.
3 minute read

International Edition

Elite firms line up on $11bn stock exchange M&A deal

A clutch of firms including Shearman & Sterling, Sullivan & Cromwell, Slaughter and May and Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz have advised on IntercontinentalExchange's $11bn (£7bn) acquisition of NYSE Euronext.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

SEC sees an increase in whistleblower activity

The Securities and Exchange Commission has released its second annual report on whistleblower activity, revealing statistics about the number of tips the SEC received as part of the program, as laid out in the Dodd-Frank Act.
4 minute read

Inside Counsel

Directors, investors in alignment on executive compensation, board performance

Corporate directors and investors are faced with a myriad of corporate governance issues and their views on those issues are not always in alignment.
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

Potential benefits of cooperation with the OFAC (Part 1)

Recent settlements in civil enforcement proceedings brought by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) suggest that cover-ups, not crimes, may invite the stiffest penalties.
8 minute read

Inside Counsel

Compliance: Rule 506 “bad actor” disqualifications

Inside counsel will need to make factual inquiries in the form of questionnaires and certifications and other factual investigations into covered persons related to the company.
5 minute read

Inside Counsel

Compliance: There is more to “job creation” than meets the eye with EB-5 visas

Part 3 of the series Successfully petitioning for an EB-5 visa dissects the USCISs job creation law and the body's rules and regulations surrounding job creation.
9 minute read

Inside Counsel

Bitcoin hearing positive for the digital currency

The positive attitude towards bitcoin caused the currencys value to increase considerably, with the price per unit soaring as high as $700 on some exchanges.
3 minute read

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