Excessive Compensation: What to do when the co-owners of your business pay themselves excessively
The Informed Board Podcast | CEO Succession Planning on a Clear Day
Guidepost in Motion EP25: State of Compliance with Alixandra Smith Part 2
Compliance Into The Weeds - Elon Musk and Tesla Redux
The Blackletter Podcast | A podcast for CEOs, Corporate Counsel, & Entrepreneurs
Takeaways From Recent Claims Against Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook – Mitigating the Heightened Risk of Privacy Suits Against Individual Directors and Officers
Government Contractors: Key Questions You Should Be Asking Your Advisors
Startup CEO Who Coded His Way Out: Rainway’s Andrew Sampson
Innovation in Compliance - Lessons About Leadership and Security with Paul Clayson
H.R. 1 – Disclosures, Disclaimers, and FEC Certifications: What Corporations, Non-Profits, and Trade Associations Need to Know
Episode 155 -- Tom Fox and Michael Volkov Discuss the Blue Bell Creameries Enforcement Action
Episode 117 -- FCPA Update: Samsung FCPA Settlement; Braskem Former CEO Indicted; Transport CEO Convicted after Trial
Compliance into the Weeds: Episode 117-Wells Fargo Update
Episode 42 -- How to Manage Your CEO on Compliance
Life Sciences Quarterly: A View From Washington: What to Expect From the SEC
This Week in FCPA- Episode 52, for the week ending May 12, the Firing the Investigators Edition
For Jeff Skilling, 'Enron Was His Life,' Lawyer Says
Employer’s Takeover of Former CEO’s LinkedIn Account Lawful Under CFAA
Each month, we publish a roundup of the most important SEC enforcement developments for busy in-house lawyers and compliance professionals. This month, we examine the following matters: • An SEC settlement with an ex-CEO...more
On October 2, 2024, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”), the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced parallel...more
Each month, we publish a roundup of the most important SEC enforcement developments for busy in-house lawyers and compliance professionals. This month, we examine: •The permanent suspension of an audit firm and its owner for...more
On April 22, 2024, the Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Criminal Division (“Acting AAG”) Nicole M. Argentieri offered commentary in a blog post regarding the Criminal Division’s newest...more
In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important SEC enforcement developments from the past month, with links to primary resources....more
I. WHY THIS CASE MADE THE LIST - A highly publicized and long-running multi-agency action against the former Chief Executive Officer and the former Chief Operating Officer of Theranos Inc. resulted in criminal convictions...more
In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important SEC enforcement developments from the past month, with links to primary resources...more
In corporate America and across the globe, allegations of wrongdoing within companies are increasingly common, and the high cost of internal investigations continues apace. In 2021, in an anonymous survey of more than 1,330...more
Big Friday win for Apple in its ongoing battle with Epic Games, as N.D. Cal. Federal Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled that Cook & Co. didn’t “need to reinstate the popular video game Fortnite in its App Store,” a blow to...more
Terminating a CEO “for cause” requires that the board of directors (“Board”) of the employer focus on two questions – What is the applicable standard for cause? Do the facts and circumstances satisfy this applicable standard?...more
Newly released minutes from the Fed’s January meeting show central bankers preoccupied with global risks, including the still-growing economic impact of the coronavirus, while still taking a wait-and-see approach to any...more
UK regulators are probing ties between disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and Barclays CEO Jes Staley. The bank’s board is so far standing 100% with Staley, who has expressed “regret” over his relationship with Epstein....more
Today, I conclude my short exploration of the recent spate of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at the close of its fiscal year. Each FCPA...more
Former CEO of Virginia-Based Contractor to Pay $20M to Settle False Claims Act Allegations - On August 20, 2019, the majority owner and former Chief Executive Officer of Virginia-based defense contractor ADS, Inc. –...more
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Fraud Section has published new guidance for corporate entities on corporate compliance programs. The guidance, titled, “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs” (Compliance Program...more
Investment Adviser Chief Compliance Officer Blamed in SEC Lawsuit for President’s Theft of Client Funds; SEC Commissioner Criticizes Enforcement Actions Against CCOs Generally - The Securities and Exchange Commission...more
Since the market crisis enforcement officials have heard repeated calls to prosecute not just companies but high ranking corporate officials. While the Commission brought a series of market crisis actions against firms and...more
The SEC settled claims against a registered investment adviser (the “Adviser”), its affiliated broker-dealer (the “Broker-Dealer”), and the founder, owner, and president of each (the “CEO”) that related to (1) investments in...more
On July 15, U.S. District Judge John Steele of the Middle District of Florida granted in part a motion to dismiss the SEC’s claims against now-defunct Radius Capital and its former CEO, Robert DiGiorgio....more
On July 16, 2013, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) indicted Michael Baker and Michael Gluk, the former CEO and CFO, respectively, of ArthroCare Corp. – a Texas-based publicly traded surgical device company. Baker and...more