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Inside Counsel

Tennessee Bank Must Rehire Whistleblower and Pay Him $1 Million

The million-dollar paycheck includes back wages, interest, attorney's fees, compensatory damages and other relief.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

New Administration Keeping More Secrets

Agencies sought FOIA exception at a higher rate in 2009.
1 minute read

Inside Counsel

EPA Grants Free Access to Toxic Chemical Database

Open information will soon include chemical facilities as well.
1 minute read

Inside Counsel

Cybercrime Up, Report Shows

Internet crime agency says complaints, losses rose in 2009.
1 minute read

International Edition

FSA secures trophy conviction of ex-Cazenove partner

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has secured its most significant conviction to date with former Cazenove partner Malcolm Calvert this week being convicted on five counts of insider dealing. The verdict yesterday (10 March) represented the FSA's most high-profile conviction and the third successful prosecution for insider dealing by the City regulator, which hailed the result as a "milestone".
3 minute read

International Edition

US briefing: Second acts

The 5 November 2009 was a good day for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). At a press conference with the US attorney's office in Manhattan, new SEC enforcement director Robert Khuzami announced that his agency was bringing civil charges against 13 people associated with the Galleon Group insider trading scandal. In the post-Madoff era, it was a chance for the SEC to show that it is back on the beat, aggressively policing the securities markets. And it was an opportunity for Khuzami, who can mix financial crime gravitas with Jon Stewart-age ironical detachment, to set a different tone.
15 minute read

Inside Counsel

Documents Reveal Johnson& Johnson's Plan to Market an Anti-Psychotic as a Dementia Drug to Elderly

Louisiana seeks hundreds of millions of dollars in fines.
4 minute read

International Edition

UK top 50 trio appointed to first-ever Ofwat legal panel

Water and sewerage regulator Ofwat has finalised its first-ever external legal panel, appointing three firms to the roster. Addleshaw Goddard, Norton Rose and Wragge & Co have all won spots on the panel, with the trio appointed following a tender process that kicked off in November last year.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Investigation Exposure: Proposed Law Could Give SEC Greater Access to Information

Legislation promotes information sharing between criminal and civil investigations.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Congressional Crackdown: Investor Protection Act Enhances SEC Power

As Congress seeks reform on Wall Street, the House moves to reinvigorate the SEC.
6 minute read

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