Do whistleblowers have an incentive to bypass internal corporate compliance programs? Companies should have strong incentives for employees to report any suspected wrongdoing internally, and reliable systems to ensure that such reports are dealt with quickly and appropriately.
In the wake of the Snowden leaks, makers of encryption products can expect a strong uptick in demand, as encryption will likely become even more widely used.
Dodd-Frank has granted the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) civil enforcement powers to punish false statements in the course of their investigations.
One of the last bastions of law firms operating as a profession ' the near certainty that a lifelong partner of the firm would be the one at its helm ' appears to be changing ...
Is "gamification" a passing fad or a performance enhancement technique destined to be an integral part of the legal profession's "New Normal?"
One of the thorniest issues in selling a law practice involves the issue of goodwill and how to value it. HEre's what you need to know.
Who's doing what; who's going where
The Fourth Circuit's recent decision in Jaffe v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has drawn attention to the integral role section 365(n) of the Bankruptcy Code plays in protecting the rights of non-debtor counterparties to patent cross-license agreements.
If there were a James Bond movie featuring only lawyers, this might be it: SNP Boat Service, S.A. v. Hotel Le St. James.
Despite vociferous objections from the United States Trustee in the Southern District of New York, courts have recognized an alternative method for obtaining payment from the debtor's estate of certain fees.
