Misrepresentation, Corporate Governance, Fraud

What Every Multinational Company Should Know About … Combating Fraud in India

Foley & Lardner LLP on 6/13/2025

...Fraud continues to pose significant challenges across industries worldwide. For multinational companies operating in India, the country offers enormous opportunity — but also presents distinct operational and regulatory...more

Let’s call it what it is

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics... on 9/11/2023

Sometimes I think we need fewer terms to describe the same or similar things. In the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) world, much is made—rightfully so—of greenwashing, which occurs when an organization makes false...more

HP v Autonomy: The “fake it ‘till we make it” start-up culture on trial

White & Case LLP on 5/27/2022

In its long-awaited judgment, the English High Court1 has found that the British software firm Autonomy defrauded the US tech giant Hewlett-Packard (HP) and induced its own acquisition for the price of US$11.1bn...more

[Don’t] Tell Me Lies, Tell Me Sweet Little Lies … or the SEC will charge you with fraud

Holland & Hart - The Benefits Dial on 12/19/2019

Many private companies assume that if valid federal and state exemptions from registration are available for private company securities that there is little risk of problems with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC). ...more

ExxonMobil Wins Climate Change Securities Battle Against New York but the War Continues

Bennett Jones LLP on 12/17/2019

More than four years of contentious litigation concluded this month when the Supreme Court of the State of New York released its judgment in the People of the State of New York v Exxon Mobil Corporation. The Court found...more

Summary of Actions Against Exxon Mobil for Securities Fraud

Bennett Jones LLP on 1/31/2019

Since 2013, investors in Exxon Mobil Corporation ("Exxon") stock have consistently shown an interest in understanding how the effects of climate change will impact their investment. Over the years, in response to these...more

This Week In Securities Litigation

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 10/16/2015

The SEC prevailed on two summary judgment motions. One centered on a manipulation action. The other was against an attorney who facilitated a prime bank fraud. The Commission also filed: An action against UBS tied to its...more

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