On January 6, a federal judge for the Western District of New York denied a cannabis and tobacco engineering company’s attempt to dismiss claims that it concealed a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation...more
Pamela Palmer, James Levine, Howard Privette and Samantha Burdick of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP discuss California’s newly enacted board diversity law and the legal challenges it faces.
Originally published in...more
Troutman Sanders and Pepper Hamilton are producing a series of podcasts to discuss litigation topics that have been brought to the forefront by the COVID-19 pandemic and how businesses might be able to prepare and...more
Directors and officers are exposed to potential liability from suits by the company, shareholders, and debt holders, among others. There are, however, a number of protections available to protect the assets of directors and...more
12/27/2017
/ Asset Protection ,
Board of Directors ,
Corporate Officers ,
D&O Insurance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Derivative Suit ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Indemnification ,
Insurance Industry ,
Liability Insurance ,
Personal Liability ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Litigation
The DOJ’s Yates Memo makes individual prosecutions a higher priority and makes a company’s own identification of potentially culpable individuals an explicit factor in assessing cooperation credit....more
9/14/2015
/ Corporate Fines ,
Corporate Governance ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
DPA ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Non-Prosecution Agreements ,
Proffer Agreement ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Wells Notice ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes ,
Willful Misconduct