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IRS/Tax Whistleblower Guide

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Anyone who has obtained evidence that a person or company is committing tax fraud or evasion can become a whistleblower by reporting it to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Due to the volume of reports that the agency...more

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Delaware Court Of Chancery Rejects Stockholder’s Section 220 Books And Record Demand In Connection With Corporation’s Expression...

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On June 27, 2023, Vice Chancellor Lori W. Will of the Delaware Court of Chancery issued a judgment in favor of a “leading media and entertainment” company with a “substantial presence in Florida” (the “Corporation”),...more

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DOJ Outlines Compliance Expectations Relating to Preservation of Data from Messaging Applications (Part III of III)

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The Justice Department finally released its new policy to improve corporate preservation of data generated by executives and employees.  In this new technology era, companies have had significant gaps in collecting and...more

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Australia-U.S. Cooperation in Criminal Cases

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U.S. criminal law has a long reach outside the borders of the United States. Australian companies and individuals whose activities touch on the United States—even without having offices or any physical presence in the United...more

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[Event] Internal Investigations Compliance Workshop - July 19th - 21st, Lake Buena Vista, FL

Get the training you need to conduct internal investigations - The SCCE Internal Investigations Workshop provides two days of focused training on conducting compliance-related internal investigations. Attendees also have...more

Proskauer - Minding Your Business

Delaware Chancery Holds Early Committee Appointment Necessary to Cleanse Conflict from Corporate Transactions

In Salladay v. Lev, the Delaware Chancery Court elaborated on how early a corporate board must take protective measures to shield a conflicted transaction from entire fairness review. Salladay involved a motion to dismiss a...more

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Court of Chancery Expands Stockholder Right to Corporate Books and Records

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In a recent post-trial opinion, Vice Chancellor Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery issued an important decision regarding stockholder books and records demands under Section 220(b) of the Delaware General Corporation...more

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Compliance Perspectives: Michael Horowitz, Inspector General at the Department of Justice, on Conducting High Profile Internal...

Michael Horowitz, the Inspector General at the US Department of Justice, has long been involved in the compliance community and even served as a member of the advisory board of the Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics. ...more

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DOJ Tweaks FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy

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The Department of Justice recently announced updates to its Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Corporate Enforcement Policy. While the changes were relatively minor, the modifications underscored important principles surrounding...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Transatlantic Approach on Corporate Cooperation: How Newly Issued French and UK Guidance Compare to US Practices

As widely anticipated, French and U.K. regulators recently published guidance detailing their expectations for corporate cooperation in enforcement investigations. Both sets of guidance demonstrate further alignment of those...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

[Event] Internal Investigations Workshop - January 22 - 24, San Francisco, CA

The SCCE Internal Investigations Workshop provides two days of focused training on conducting compliance-related internal investigations, the domestic workshops also offer an optional third day post conference. Learn from...more

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Protected Activity or Terminable Misconduct? — Government Contractor Update

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It has become almost routine for employees pursuing whistleblower and other employment-related claims against their employer to engage in "self-help discovery," using their access to files and databases to collect and gather,...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

The UK’s Serious Fraud Office Issues Guidance for Corporate Cooperation

On 6 August 2019, the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) released Guidance on what it expects from organisations seeking cooperation credit in the agency’s investigations. The long-awaited Guidance is a codified and clarified...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

General Cable FCPA Enforcement Action – Part II: The Comeback

Yesterday I began an exploration of the General Cable Corporation (General Cable) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action. It was settled with the DOJ via a Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA) and the SEC via a...more

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