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U.S. companies may still be unprepared for Canada’s anti-spam act

The way companies handle digital communications will soon change north of the border. Canadas anti-spam legislation, Bill C-28, which was passed Dec. 15, 2010, is expected to be proclaimed in force in late fall 2012 or early 2013. However, while most Canadian companies are aware of the impending changes, a...
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Covington continues City white-collar crime hiring with new lateral

Covington & Burling has made a second consecutive anti-corruption lateral hire in London, with Steptoe & Johnson partner David Lorello joining the US firm this week (15 May). Lorello, who made partner at Steptoe in 2010, is US-qualified and focuses on US, UK and European regulatory issues.
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Inside Counsel

Regulatory: CFTC prohibits certain trilateral agreements in clearing documentation rule

On March 20, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) adopted a final rule regarding customer clearing documentation for swaps.
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Regulatory: The Forest Service crosses swords with ski area operators over water rights

The U.S. Forest Service and the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA), an organization representing ski areas throughout the U.S. are going head to head over a clause recently inserted in permits that allows NSAA members to operate on national forest system lands.
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JPMorgan’s $2 billion trading loss brings efficacy of the Volcker Rule to light

As we all have probably already heard, last Thursday JPMorgan Chase lost $2 billion in trading, leaving the financial world reeling and many wondering if the Volcker Rule will have any effect at all.
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Inside Counsel

Former SEC chairman speaks out on corporate practices

Arthur Levitt thinks corporate executives can do a better job. The former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman opined yesterday that public companies should prevent top executives from borrowing against their equity stakes.
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Inside Counsel

Global risk and compliance management solutions

It is important to gain a perspective of the wider, more inherent challenges to risk management on a global scale, through a clearly defined business risk and compliance strategy.
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Inside Counsel

SEC hires outside investigator to probe agency watchdog

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will hire an outside investigator to look into alleged misconduct by current and former employees of the agencys Office of Inspector General.
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Inside Counsel

Regulatory: Lobbying, registration and reporting requirements

Interacting with the government has become more and more prevalent in all sectors of the economy, whether through the use of outside lobbyists or a companys own employees.
11 minute read

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Regulatory: The risk of cooperating with the government during an internal investigation

The Department of Justice (DOJ) provides guidance onand incentives forcompanies that cooperate with the government and self-report any alleged misconduct on behalf of the company and its employees.
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