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Corporate Counsel

SEC Examines Secondary Market Trading

Private equity exchanges alter how companies acquire funding, inviting SEC scrutiny.
14 minute read

Corporate Counsel

The In-House Guide to the Dodd-Frank Act

A five-point guide to the financial reform bill.
33 minute read

International Edition

SFO fraud head joins US firm's City arm in third recent London departure

Arnold & Porter has become the third US firm this year to hire a senior lawyer from the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), bringing in fraud group head Kathleen Harris. Harris, who will join the US firm as a partner in June, will become a part of Arnold & Porter's City white collar criminal defence team. In her role at the SFO, Harris oversaw all fraud cases, and monitored changes in the body's critical policy function.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

News Roundup: Feb. 21-25

Highlights of legal news during the week of Feb. 21-25, 2011
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Obama embraces earlier state flexibility on health care reform

CNN.com, Feb. 28, 2011
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Madoff victims' trustee seeks payouts from family of David Becker, SEC general counsel

Washington Post, Feb. 23, 2011
1 minute read

Inside Counsel

Regulatory: The Evolving Role of the General Counsel

How general counsel can assist the board in risk oversight.
3 minute read

International Edition

Herbert Smith's former Euro alliance relationship partner moves in-house

Herbert Smith's former European alliance relationship partner Henry Raine has left the firm to take up an in-house regulatory role at online loan company Wonga.com. Raine has been a consultant at Herbert Smith since April last year, when he stepped down from the partnership. His responsibilities in managing the firm's relationship with alliance partners Gleiss Lutz and Stibbe were primarily taken on by David Willis as part of his managing partner role.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Obama Administration Seeks Clarification on Scope of Health-Care Ruling

Bloomberg, Feb. 17, 2011
1 minute read

Inside Counsel

As Online Communications Stymie Wiretaps, Lawmakers Debate Solutions

New York Times, Feb. 17, 2011
2 minute read

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