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Pending Oregon Law Undermines Traditional Physician Practice Structure

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In an apparent attempt to shield physician practices from perceived abuses of close association with physician practice management (PPM) companies, a pending Oregon law could undermine a broad range of structures and...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

The Importance of Due Diligence in M&A Transactions

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In any merger or acquisition, the due diligence stage is one of the most critical steps. It allows the acquiring company to identify dealbreakers, assess risks, make informed decisions, negotiate effectively, ensure...more

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A Guide to Efficient Data Remediation for Law Firms in 2023

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Data is like the mail: it just keeps coming in, day after day. Storing and maintaining it is a never-ending process. Excess data can slow down operations, diminishing a law firm’s productivity, profitability, and public...more

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PCAOB Releases New Audit Committee Resource

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The PCAOB recently released a new Audit Committee Resource, which sets forth questions that audit committee members may want to consider incorporating into their ongoing engagement with auditors. The categories of questions...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 11th Summit on Anti-Corruption Brazil - May 25th - 26th, São Paulo - State of São Paulo, Brazil

Brazil’s Anti-Corruption and Compliance Community Will Gather for Large, 1:1 and Smaller-Group Discussion! As the longest-standing anti-corruption and compliance gathering in Brazil, Summit on Anti-Corruption Brazil is...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] 2022 Managed Care Compliance Conference - February 8th - 9th, 8:25 am - 3:45 pm CST

Can’t attend the conference in-person? The virtual Managed Care Compliance Conference, February 8–9, allows you to hear from industry professionals just like you—all from the comfort of your home or office. Geared towards...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Updates Guidance to Prevent Foreign Bribery

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Companies with business operations in Japan should review due diligence procedures and internal policy regarding small facilitation payments to ensure they are consistent with new guidance from METI. In May 2021, the...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Foster Wheeler Settles Corruption Allegations – Bada Bing, Bada Bang and Lessons Learned

I conclude my review of the Amec Foster Wheeler (Foster Wheeler) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action. Today, I want to close with the result and some key lessons for the 2021 compliance professional. These...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

SPAC Talk: Important Considerations for Private Companies Evaluating a SPAC Going-Public Transaction

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One of the hottest going-public trends in 2020 and 2021 has been the rise of SPACs - Special Purpose Acquisition Companies - as a vehicle for private companies to go public. SPACs are shell companies that are formed, funded...more

White & Case LLP

Spain to tax acquisitions of shares of major Spanish listed companies

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The Spanish Official Gazette published last October 16th legislation enacting a new indirect Tax on Financial Transactions levied, at 0.2%, on the acquisition of shares of major Spanish listed companies irrespective of the...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Creating an Inventory of Metrics

I recently had the opportunity to visit with Michele Edwards, Partner at StoneTurn, to consider some of the impacts on corporate compliance programs from the recently released 2020 Update to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ)...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Hong Kong Regulatory Update - July 2020

This update provides an overview of key regulatory developments in the past three months relevant to companies listed, or planning to list, on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx), and their advisers. In particular,...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Top SEC Enforcement Actions from 2019

Yesterday, I considered five Department of Justice (DOJ) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions. Today, I want to look at key FCPA enforcement actions by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

DOJ’s New Corporate Compliance Evaluation Guidance

Key Considerations and Updates for Life Sciences Companies - On April 30, 2019, the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued updated guidance for white-collar prosecutors on evaluating the...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Compliance Strategies Going Forward

What are the compliance strategies which can employed with the most effect by compliance professionals? This week, in a podcast series on the Compliance Podcast Network, sponsored by Affiliated Monitors, Inc. (AMI), I explore...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Kinross-Lessons Learned on Internal Controls and Internal Audit

Yesterday the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) resolved a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action involving Kinross Gold Corporation (Kinross). ...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Announcing Must-Have Treatise on Business Divorce Litigation

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There’s little doubt in my mind that “business divorce” has achieved name recognition as a distinct subgenre of commercial litigation whose regular practitioners, by dint of experience dealing in and out of court with the...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Glossary of Important Securities Regulation Terms and Definitions

This Glossary is designed to provide law students taking Securities Regulation with a tool that will assist them in learning the basic language of securities law and achieve a working knowledge of the fundamental principles...more

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