By Michael P. Maslanka | March 19, 2020
Even though the nature of work is evolving due to the COVID-19 outbreak, employment law issues will still continue to pop up within this framework, says Michael P. Maslanka is an assistant professor of law at UNT Dallas College of Law.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By John C. Coffee Jr. | March 18, 2020
In his Corporate Securities column, John C. Coffee Jr. writes: Practitioners, listen up! You need to unlearn much of what you think you know about the law of insider trading. That law is changing—and quickly. In addition, new legislation has passed the House by an overwhelming margin and could conceivably pass the Senate this year.
By John C. Coffee Jr. | March 18, 2020
In his Corporate Securities column, John C. Coffee Jr. writes: Practitioners, listen up! You need to unlearn much of what you think you know about the law of insider trading. That law is changing—and quickly. In addition, new legislation has passed the House by an overwhelming margin and could conceivably pass the Senate this year.
By C. Ryan Barber | March 6, 2020
"The decision whether to bring an action on behalf of the United States is committed to the executive branch's 'absolute discretion,'" U.S. Justice Department lawyers told the Supreme Court this week.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By William F. Johnson | March 4, 2020
Recent court cases and a DOJ whistleblower's memo have strongly suggested that prosecutors may be purposefully and wrongfully using the MLAT (mutual legal assistance treaty) request as a pretextual means of extending the statute of limitations rather than to obtain necessary evidence. In his Corporate Crime column, William F. Johnson explores the historical allegations of such misconduct, the potential for it to occur in the future, and what defense attorneys can do to protect their clients from it.
By Mike Scarcella | Marcia Coyle | February 27, 2020
Welcome to Labor of Law! We've got a couple new SCOUTS rulings to talk about, and an ERISA class is urging the justices not to touch a 3rd Circuit decision. In case you missed it: check out a new SOX complaint dismissal order from the US Labor Department. Scroll down for Who Got the Work, moves and much more.
By Mike Scarcella | February 21, 2020
The ruling against Christopher Garvey, formerly among Morgan Stanley's top lawyers in Hong Kong, was the latest decision exploring the contours of anti-retaliation provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
By Mike Scarcella | Marcia Coyle | February 13, 2020
Catch up on new petitions at the US Supreme Court in a job-bias dispute; PwC might head to the high court in an ERISA case; a California judge won't enjoin AB. Scroll down for Who Got the Work, notable moves and more. Thanks for reading!
By Marcia Coyle | January 30, 2020
Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. said Thursday, after receiving a question from Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky: "The presiding officer declines to read the question as submitted."
By C. Ryan Barber | Mike Scarcella | January 28, 2020
Welcome to Compliance Hot Spots, our Law.com briefing on white-collar trends, regulatory and compliance. DOJ's got its eye on litigating finance in False Claims cases; CFPB proposes a new "abusiveness" standard. Scroll down for Who Got the Work, including Wells Fargo hiring a Munger Tolles team for a new SCOTUS case. Thanks for reading!
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