Keeping its promise announced last year, the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2015, released a cease-and-desist order ("Order") declaring illegal a publicly traded company's use of a confidentiality agreement...more
February 27, 2015 Authors: Gregory Keating and Harry Jones The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has recently contacted a number of companies seeking every confidentiality agreement, nondisclosure agreement, settlement...more
In This Issue:
- Whistleblower protections and in-House Counsel
- Sarbanes-oxley
- The Dodd-Frank Act
- The False Claims Act
- Common Law Wrongful Discharge Claims
- The Ethical...more
4/1/2013
/ After-Acquired Evidence ,
Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Dodd-Frank ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Injunctions ,
Protected Activity ,
Retaliation ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
Termination ,
Whistleblowers