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Inside Counsel

8 noteworthy in-house career moves

Charting some of the most recent GC and in-house appointments
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Inside Counsel

New HIPAA privacy laws take effect after grace period for the newly regulated

Fines of up to $1 million are now possible within a single calendar year for repeat offenders.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

SAC Capital Advisors and its founder hope to settle with SEC

SAC Capital Advisors and its founder, Steven A. Cohen, would like to put the embarrassing past few months behind themin the name of a settlement.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

U.S. government cracking down on offshore bank accounts through FATCA

Want to retire to the U.K. after living in the U.S. and move all your money there? Too bad, the IRS will still hold jurisdiction over your accounts.
5 minute read

Inside Counsel

Senate Intelligence Committee to hold review of FISA

The lack of transparency in the FISC has received much focus on Capitol Hill and is the subject of several proposed FISA amendments.
5 minute read

Inside Counsel

Technology, financial concerns top risk surveys

A new series of studies show that Americans are acutely aware that the world is becoming riskier, and that companies need to be more vigilant in dealing with these risks in advance.
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

JOBS Act opens up online funding to startups

Starting today, entrepreneurs have a whole new world open for raising investment funds for their new businesses.
4 minute read

Inside Counsel

EPA releases new carbon emissions limits

New regulation requires that new large natural gas power plants would be limited to producing of 1,000 pounds of CO2 per megawatt-hour, while new coal power plants would need to limit CO2 production to 1100 pounds megawatt-hour.
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

J.P. Morgan Chase reaches settlement on trading scandal, still facing investigation

Despite having already agreed to pay the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) $920 million in fines directly relating to the scandal, J.P. Morgans employees are now facing additional questioning and potential civil action from federal regulators.
5 minute read

International Edition

No place left to hide – Swiss banks under scrutiny from US regulators

On 28 August, the Swiss Government and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a joint statement announcing an 'accord' over a unilateral program launched by the DOJ and allowing most Swiss banks to seek a non-prosecution agreement (NPA) from the DOJ and pay heavy fines. This would allow them to avoid or defer prosecution in relation to the custody of undeclared assets of former or existing US customers, or – subject to demonstrating the bank's US tax compliance in relation to each and any former and existing customers – a non-target letter (the "Program").
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