31 Days to a More Effective Compliance Program: Day 14 – Internal Controls
Innovation in Compliance: Todd Haugh on Ethical Decision Making in the Workplace - Beyond Financial Incentives
Everything Compliance: Episode 147, The Welcome to 2025 Edition
Daily Compliance News: January 14, 2025 The RTO Compliance Edition
Adventures in Compliance: The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes – Business Ethics Lessons in ‘The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier
31 Days to a More Effective Compliance Program: Day 13 – Policies and Procedures
FCPA Compliance Report: Strategic ROI - Navigating Export Controls and Compliance
Daily Compliance News: January 13, 2025 The End of Western Civilization Edition
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending January 11, 2025
Episode 351 -- Deep Dive into the AAR FCPA Settlement
31 Days to a More Effective Compliance Program: Day 12 – The Importance and Construction of a Corporate Code of Conduct
31 Days to a More Effective Compliance Program: Day 11 – Moving Compliance Down into an Organization
What happens when a majority owner makes a bad-faith capital call?
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 61 – Extraterritorial Enforcement of US Laws in Asia Under Trump in 2025 / Hong Kong’s New Stablecoin Bill with Ben Hammond and Ross Feingold
Creativity and Compliance – 10 Creative Tips for 2025
31 Days to a More Effective Compliance Program: Day 10 - Leadership’s Role in Shaping Corporate Culture and Compliance
2 Gurus Talk Compliance: Episode 43 - The Tribute to Jimmy Carter Edition
Daily Compliance News: January 10, 2025 The Enron is Back Edition
Understanding the Latest DOJ Changes to Corporate Prosecutions
31 Days to a More Effective Compliance Program: Day 9-Continuous Monitoring and Continuous Improvement
1 Setting the Scene – Sources and Overview - 1.1 What are the main substantive ESG-related regulations and who is driving the regulatory agenda in your jurisdiction? Originally Published in the International Comparative...more
1. Higher Jurisdictional Thresholds For HSR Filings - On January 10, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission announced revised, higher thresholds for premerger filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of...more
The IRS on Friday, January 10, 2025 extended tax payment and filing deadlines to October 15, 2025 for Los Angeles County individuals and businesses because of the recent fires. The California Governor’s office followed suit...more
The Competition Bureau has released proposed guidelines for environmental claims following the recent greenwashing amendments to the Competition Act. The draft guidelines outline the Bureau's interpretation and enforcement...more
In recent years, the headlines have tracked the news of high-profile breakups among business partners in private companies. These business partner fallouts include: - 2023: Sam Altman was ousted as Open AI CEO (for...more
Business disputes can be disruptive and very expensive. Whether choosing a new partner, considering a merger or guiding a client as they start or grow a business, there are many things you can do to prevent problems. As a...more
We previously discussed the US Small Business Administration’s (SBA) proposed rule updating the regulations regarding government contractor size and small business program status recertification. The SBA has now issued the...more
We set out below a number of interesting English court decisions and market developments which have taken place and their impact on M&A transactions. This review looks at these developments and gives practical guidance on...more
In Gunderson v. The Trade Desk, Inc., the Delaware Court of Chancery held that a charter provision requiring supermajority stockholder approval to amend or repeal The Trade Desk, Inc.’s (Trade Desk) charter was not triggered...more
Following the flurry of regulatory guidance and informal comments from officials at the Employee Benefits Security Administration, and other agencies of the Federal government, health and welfare plans should be a primary...more
What Happened? On December 21, 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul, signed into law, S7532, which repealed the existing section of the Banking Law addressing the removal of officers, directors, and trustees of banking...more
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) on Dec. 17, 2024, issued a Final Rule that substantially changes the effect of recertifications of size and socioeconomic status under set-aside contracts following the merger or...more
Recently, the Israel Securities Authority (ISA) published draft rules regulating entities’ notice of exemption from the obligation to obtain a license to provide payment or payment initiation services....more
As we kick off 2025, it's worth reflecting on the forces that shaped digital health in 2024. From early-stage innovation capturing investor attention to mega funds like a16z and General Catalyst driving dealmaking, the year...more
On Friday, January 10th, 2025, the US Chamber of Commerce, American Investment Council, Business Roundtable, and Longview Chamber of Commerce (collectively the “Plaintiffs”) filed a joint lawsuit challenging the FTC’s and...more
On Jan. 10, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its annual adjustments to the premerger filing thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR Act) and to the filing fee thresholds under the Merger Filing Fee...more
The SEC public company cyber disclosure rule raises issues that companies should consider in reviewing existing insurance coverage and in assessing overall risk....more
On January 7, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed suit against three Texas-based crude oil companies—XCL Resources Holdings, LLC (XCL), Verdun Oil Company II, LLC (Verdun), and EP Energy LLC (EP)—alleging...more
On January 10, 2025, the SEC announced settled charges against Vince McMahon, former Executive Chair and CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., for signing two settlement agreements without disclosure to the board, anyone...more
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has revised the thresholds that govern pre-merger notification requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (“HSR Act”), and Section 8 of the...more
The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) began accepting applications for cannabis consumption area endorsements on January 2, 2025. The Commissioners adopted the Notice of Application Acceptance for cannabis...more
Just a few weeks ago, many individual taxpayers, driven by what they viewed as the relatively imminent expiration of the enhanced federal transfer tax exemptions, sought advice on how to leverage their remaining exemption and...more
Current (and likely future) SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce is a securities lawyer by trade and worked as counsel to (the potential) incoming Chair Paul Atkins, so she has particular insight into what the SEC might look like...more
On January 10, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its annual adjustments to the filing thresholds and fees under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (the HSR Act). Because of this year's...more
On January 7, 2025, Vice Chancellor Glasscock issued a 68-page post-trial decision in Manti Holdings, LLC v. The Carlyle Group Inc., in which he rejected plaintiffs’ claims of breach of fiduciary duty in connection with the...more