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Inside Counsel

Senators want FTC to probe refiners for price fixing

Reuters, May 16, 2011
1 minute read

Inside Counsel

Google Under Criminal Investigation Over Drug Ads: Report

Huffington Post, May 13, 2011
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Regulators assure Congress on Wall Street crackdown

Reuters, May 12, 2011
1 minute read

Inside Counsel

Feds demand Chicago River cleanup

Chicago Tribune, May 12, 2011
2 minute read

International Edition

Robinson's exit drives another nail into SFO's coffin

With its future hanging in the balance, last month's news of the departure of general counsel Vivian Robinson for US firm McGuireWoods is a blow the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) 
could have done without. Hired in 2009 to add some bite to the SFO's bark, Robinson is set to become the latest in a procession of senior officials to leave, with the departure described by one City litigator as another "nail in the coffin" for the SFO. Particularly following the losses of other senior names including fraud chief Robert Amaee and head of policy Charlie Monteith, who left to join the London offices of Covington & Burling and White & Case respectively.
4 minute read

Inside Counsel

Goldman reveals more subpoenas

Boston Globe, May 11, 2011
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Regulatory: The Nightmare of Implementing the Financial Reform Law

Congress often fails to consider the difficulties administrative agencies will face in implementing new rules on a deadline.
4 minute read

Inside Counsel

China Bank Regulator: Focus On Local Government Finance Loans

The Wall Street Journal, May 9, 2011
1 minute read

Inside Counsel

Wells Fargo to Pay $1 Million Over Late Prospectuses, Finra Says

Bloomberg, May 5, 2011
1 minute read

Inside Counsel

Avon Says It Probes Possible Corruption After Firing Four

Bloomberg, May 5, 2011
2 minute read

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