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FSA confirms appointment of new enforcement chief

The Financial Authority (FSA) has appointed senior litigator Tracey McDermott as the permanent replacement for Margaret Cole as director of enforcement and financial crime. Confirmation of the appointment comes after McDermott took on the role on an interim basis this April after Cole left to join accounting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers as UK general counsel.
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Inside Counsel

DOJ drops Goldman criminal investigation

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is off the hook.
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Inside Counsel

Pfizer will pay $60 million to settle federal FCPA investigations

Move over Wal-Mart; theres a new FCPA violator in town.
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Inside Counsel

Regulatory: Director liability for proxy statement disclosure

Shareholders have brought a number of recent lawsuits against companies alleging, among other things, that the proxy statements used to solicit their votes were false or misleading.
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Inside Counsel

9th Circuit revives dairy farmers’ price-fixing suit

The 9th Circuit ruled yesterday that a price-fixing class action lawsuit against two dairy product manufacturers can moooo-ve forward.
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Inside Counsel

Regulatory: Financial relief through asset forfeiture

As the recent economic crisis has shown, individuals are not the only victims of financial crimes.
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Inside Counsel

Dewey extends deadline on clawback settlement, signals further revisions

The long slow slog that is Dewey & LeBoeufs bankruptcy will continue for a little while longer, as the firm has once again pushed back the deadline to reach a clawback settlement with former partners.
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Inside Counsel

SEC asks Wal-Mart for more details in its financial filings

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asked retail giant and FCPA problem child Wal-Mart to add more details in its future financial reports, specifically on its legal proceedings and cybersecurity risk.
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Inside Counsel

Patent trolls may have to pay legal costs

Patent trolls beware! A couple of congressman may make business for you a lot harder.
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Inside Counsel

Gibson will pay $300,000 to settle environmental violations

A three-year probe into possible environmental violations at Gibson Guitar Corp. has come to an end.
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