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Inside Counsel

Regulatory: Consequences of Congress’s proposed regulatory reform bill

The House of Representatives will soon vote on legislation designed to introduce substantial changes into the process for adopting major regulations.
7 minute read

Inside Counsel

Kodak hires new restructuring lawyers

Things are hardly picture-perfect over at Eastman Kodak Co. The photographic equipment company has selected a new law firm to handle its restructuring as part of its ongoing struggle to avoid bankruptcy.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Execs face tougher penalties for company wrongdoing

A little-known legal doctrine could mean trouble for executives of companies accused of wrongdoing.
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

Wall Street traders sue CFTC

While the shouts of the Occupy Wall Street protesters continue to echo throughout the financial district, commodities traders are raising their voices to launch their own fight.
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

Reviewing 6 of November's top stories

Updates on InsideCounsel's biggest stories this month
18 minute read

Inside Counsel

Groupon’s advertising practices under scrutiny in U.K.

Fifty percent off eyebrow threading at that insalubrious, garden-level salon down the street. Twenty-five pounds off Swedish food at your neighborhood lutfisk joint. Sixty-nine percent savings on 75 pounds of cat food at the local pet store. Dont all these deals seem just a little too good to be true?...
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

U.S. Attorneys collected $6.5 billion in 2011

If only the Department of Justice can collect another $1.3 trillion or so, we might have a real shot at doing something about those pesky federal budget problems. But alas, no one can accuse the DOJ and its U.S. Attorneys offices of not working hard this past year to crack...
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

6-month prison sentence served to ex-lawyer for insider trading

Cooperation with prosecutors did not equal a get-out-of-jail-free card for Brien Santarlas, a former lawyer at Ropes & Gray, who was sentenced on Wednesday to six months in prison for insider trading.
1 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Stephen Colbert uses PACs to highlight abuses of non-profit law

The comedian pokes fun at groups that circumvent political contribution disclosure requirements.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Dodd-Frank's conflict minerals provisions present challenge to companies

Complying with the rule can be a complicated, costly undertaking.
6 minute read

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