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Regulatory: The legal landscape for procurement in Canada has changed significantly

Contract A is no longer the only relevant legal issue in procurement.
10 minute read

Inside Counsel

Regulatory: Individual liability for corporate FDCA violations—What you don’t know can hurt you

There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknownsthe ones we dont know we dont know.
5 minute read

Inside Counsel

JPMorgan sued for fraud over mortgage securities

New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a lawsuit Monday against J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., accusing the countrys largest bank of defrauding investors with defective mortgage-backed securities.
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

Dewey trustee objects to proposed $165,000 bonus

Just when you thought Dewey & Leboeufs bankruptcy couldnt get any more contentious, the U.S. bankruptcy trustee in charge of the case objected Thursday to a plan that would reward the estates director of finance, Frank Canellas, with a $165,000 bonus.
2 minute read

International Edition

News Corp hires ex-WilmerHale and Davis Polk lawyers in compliance push

News Corporation has appointed five group chief compliance officers (GCCOs) in a shake-up of its global compliance structure, including an ex-US federal prosecutor and a former lawyer at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The new compliance structure will be headed up by the recently installed group GC and chief compliance officer Gerson Zweifach, who was brought in this February to steer News Corp's efforts to shake up its governance following the phone-hacking scandal.
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

Technology: Understanding the ins-and-outs of cyber insurance

The ongoing technological revolution is undeniable. What was science fiction a few years ago is now an everyday reality deployed across the business world to increase efficiency and uncover new opportunity.
4 minute read

International Edition

Quality controllers – the changing role of GCs at investment banks

"You won't be surprised to hear that it has been really busy," says Richard Hennity, general counsel of HSBC Holdings, of life at the bank's 75-strong legal group.
8 minute read

Inside Counsel

Litigation: 2nd Circuit asked to rehear proper standard for aiding fraud

Just four weeks ago, I wrote about the 2nd Circuits landmark decision in SEC v. Apuzzo.
7 minute read

Inside Counsel

Analyzing data: Why a “bigger is better” mentality may be at odds with intelligent information governance

In Texas, theres a deeply held belief that if its bigger, its better.
12 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Standard Procedure

Mary Pivec is co-chair of Williams Mullen’s whistleblower defense practice, which the firm launched in May in response to an increase in retaliation…
1 minute read

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