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There Are Limits to Congress’s Investigatory Powers
Businesses across all sectors of the economy should be knowledgeable about how best to respond to a Congressional investigation, and ultimately, if the investigaory Committee is not satisfied with voluntary compliance efforts, the options available to them for objecting to a Congressional subpoena.
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Use a WISP to Detail Data Security Processes and Controls
The written information security plan (WISP) is not just another compliance document, it's a practical roadmap that turns abstract data protection duties into concrete business practices.
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SEC Halts Substantive Review of Public Company Requests to Exclude Certain Shareholder Proposals
A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission decision to halt substantive review of public company requests to exclude certain shareholder proposals has investor groups concerned their voices will be diminished in U.S. corporate governance.
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Proposed Regulation Would Ban Money Laundering As Pretext for Policing Banks’ Reputational Risk
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, in its proposed rule, said that the “broad nature” of BSA and anti-money laundering supervision creates “a risk that BS/AML focused supervisory actions could indirectly address reputation risk.”
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Ninth Circuit Pumps Brakes on CA Climate Change Disclosure Law
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit pumped the brakes on a California law requiring the state’s biggest companies to disclose their climate change-related financial risks. The law, referred to by its legislative number, SB 261, was scheduled to take effect Jan. 1.
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ACC Panel: Internal Investigations About Protection, Not Checking Boxes
At this year’s Association of Corporate Counsel Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, a panel of experienced in-house counsel walked through the high-stakes realities of internal investigations. The panel stressed that investigations are less about checking boxes and more about protecting people, reputations and companies.
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