On April 10, 2013, the United States Sentencing Commission promulgated its annual amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines. These amendments continue the trend of stiffened sentences for economic crimes.
June 21, 2013David Debold and Matthew BenjaminThe CFPOA makes it a Canadian federal crime to bribe, directly or through a third party, a foreign public official "in order to obtain or retain an advantage in the course of business." How Canada is strengthening its anti-bribery rules.
June 21, 2013Sean Hecker, Andrew M. Levine, Jilan J. Kamal and Jia WangThere is no express statute of limitations governing lawsuits instituted by the SEC) including for violations of the FCPA; thus, the federal "catch-all" statute of limitations, 28 U.S.C. ' 2462, applies to any such claims for civil penalties.
June 21, 2013Avi Weitzman and Seema GuptaCOMI (center of main interests) becomes a challenge when a debtor ' whether company or individual ' is effectively multi-national, an increasingly common circumstance.
June 21, 2013Kevin P. RayA recent Supreme Court ruling means that all prior lower court decisions addressing the mental state requirement for defalcation have little or no precedential value.
June 21, 2013Thomas M. ByrneThe U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP) for the Eighth Circuit recently held that a lender "lost its possessory lien when it turned the Debtor's account funds over to the Trustee without first seeking adequate protection."
June 21, 2013Lawrence S. Goldberg, David M. Hillman and Michael L. CookUK Lord Justice Jackson's case management and litigation cost reforms are the most earth-shattering developments in recent UK civil procedure history, with serious ramifications that extend across the pond to U.S. companies.
June 20, 2013Michael Flanagan and Adrian WhiteWith the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, and "conflict minerals" has become a household word. Here's how to comply with the SEC's Conflict Minerals Rule.
June 20, 2013Barbara A. JonesThe NLRB has revisited an age-old doctrine to define a new role for itself that will ensure continued viability outside the context of organized labor. That doctrine is "concerted protected activity,"
June 20, 2013Steven M. Bernstein
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