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Advising a Whistleblower After Dodd-Frank
This article examines the retaliation protections provided by Dodd-Frank and how employment lawyers might deal with their impact.
The Most Liquid Assets
This article is the third installment in an ongoing series focusing on accounting and financial matters for corporate counsel.
Your Social Media Policies May Violate the NLRA
Employer policies and practices on employees' use of social media continues to be a hot topic for the National Labor Relations Board. Here's what you need to know.
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Quarterly State Compliance Review
This edition of the Quarterly State Compliance Review looks at some enacted and pending legislation of interest to corporate lawyers. It also analyzes some recent cases of interest, including two decisions from the Delaware Chancery Court.
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Legislative Update: EU Issues New Data Protection Proposals
Much as was anticipated, the European Commission recently announced its long-awaited proposals on what are likely to be viewed as drastic changes to data protection law in Europe.
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Secured Lender Invokes Seldom-Used Tool to Protect Collateral in Bankruptcy
In a Chapter 11 bankruptcy process,the question becomes: Who will take the loss on their balance sheet ' the lender or the borrower? An analysis of recent litigation.
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Public Corruption Prosecutions in New York
This article focuses on the example of New York State and the prosecution of public corruption offenses under that state's law. A case in point is the recent prosecution of former New York State comptroller Alan Hevesi, in which then Attorney General Andrew Cuomo effectively used a statute other than bribery to prosecute public corruption.
Use of the Travel Act to Prosecute Foreign Commercial Bribery
In last month's issue, the authors reviewed the ongoing case, <i>United States v. Carson</i>, in which the government charged the defendants with violating the Travel Act. The discussion continues herein.
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