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New York Law Journal

Cayman Rule Doesn't Bar Derivative Suits in NY, High Court Finds

Rejecting an interpretation by the Appellate Division, First Department, the Court of Appeals found that a local Cayman Islands rule didn't require derivative suits against Cayman-based companies to visit the courts there first.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Former Long Island Official Hit With SEC Suit, Additional Charges

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York has added 21 more counts to its corruption indictment against Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and the former top elected official of a Long Island municipality in a kickback scheme involving a local restauranteur.
7 minute read

The Recorder

Ninth Circuit Upholds Yelp Win in Bogus Review Case

Investors had accused the online review site of propping up its earnings by coercing businesses into buying ads to get fake negative reviews removed.
11 minute read

National Law Journal

The SEC's Whistleblower Program in 'Full Stride': By the Numbers

Here's a deeper look, by the numbers, into the SEC whistleblower program's past and the awards that could be coming.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

SEC Enforcement Actions, Penalty Amounts Trending Down for Public Companies

These declines seem to be tied to the new administration under President Donald Trump. But it's too early to know for sure.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

What Happens When an Activist Goes on the Board?

In his Corporate Securities column, John C. Coffee Jr. writes: The pattern of the vast majority of activist challenges being settled through private negotiations makes the settlement process academically interesting. What gets negotiated? And with what outcomes?
12 minute read

National Law Journal

Possible Gorsuch Recusal Complicates SCOTUS Review of SEC Judges

The U.S. Supreme Court's consideration of cases challenging the constitutional status of SEC administrative law judges has brought recusal issues front and center.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Litigation Department of the Year, Securities: Irell & Manella

The firm scored appellate affirmation of a win for Tesla and won a rare securities class action trial for Public Storage.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Ex-Foley & Lardner Partner Admits to Insider Trading Conspiracy

Walter "Chet" Little has entered a guilty plea to a securities fraud conspiracy charge and faces a maximum prison sentence of five years and a fine of up to $250,000.
23 minute read

National Law Journal

Equifax's Data Breach Response: By the Numbers

Here's a look, by the numbers, at where things stand for Equifax in the fallout over one of the largest data breaches in U.S. history.
5 minute read

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