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Inside Counsel

Regulatory: Food and Drug Safety Under the Obama Administration

Administration works to address potential weaknesses in food and drug safety.
3 minute read

International Edition

Who really won in Goldman's settlement with the SEC?

Legal experts will argue over who got the best deal - Goldman Sachs or the regulators - in the record fraud settlement announced last Thursday (15 July). But one thing seems certain - the investing public didn't. The lawyers at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) went into negotiations seeking a record penalty, perhaps as high as $1bn (£654m), according to Wall Street reports. It also wanted Goldman to plead guilty to at least one count of failure to disclose material information to investors in one of its subprime mortgage deals, sources said.
4 minute read

International Edition

Goldman reaches record $550m settlement with SEC

Goldman Sachs has agreed to pay $550m (£366m) to settle fraud charges brought against the bank by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), writes The American Lawyer. The SEC on Thursday (15 July) confirmed the terms of its agreement with Goldman with the bank to pay $300m (£200m) in fines to the Treasury Department and another $250m (£166m) in restitution to investors.
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

Regulatory: Can Federal Contracting Costs Be Cut Without Addressing Poor Government Management?

Recent initiatives shed light on government management concerns.
6 minute read

Inside Counsel

The FTC Will Be the Judge

Federal Trade Commission decides what's fair
4 minute read

Inside Counsel

Environmental Group Sues FDA for Failure to Regulate Bisphenol A

An industrial chemical used to make plastic and resin provokes health concerns.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Regulatory: Regulation of Communications Under the Obama Administration

FCC's efforts to provide broadband to all Americans is a significant regulatory policy.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

The Value of a Conflict of Interest Policy

Having a conflict of interest policy up and running may be irrelevant during an audit.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

C-SPAN GC and InsideCounsel Columnist Dispenses Advice

A chat with Bruce Collins.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

SuperConference 2010

Reports from the Premier Conference for the In-House Bar.
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