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International Investigations
May 02, 2014
The limits on discovery of private information are often far greater in other countries than they are in the United States. Following are some steps that can be taken in order to avoid running afoul of these limitations.
Parallel Criminal Investigations
May 02, 2014
Navigating through the competing demands of civil discovery and mounting a criminal defense poses unique challenges and potential landmines for corporate counsel.
Decriminalized Marijuana and the Promise of Legal Profits
March 25, 2014
Pressure is building on federal, state and local governments to reconsider the criminal laws regarding marijuana and to allow interests as diverse as medical research, business entrepreneurs, and tax authorities to benefit from the new legal marijuana industry.
Looking Before You Leap in International Investigations
March 25, 2014
International investigations are now commonplace for many white-collar criminal defense lawyers and, very often, these investigations will implicate foreign data privacy regimes, both entrenched and emerging.
Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Fraud-on-the-Market Presumption in Securities Fraud Litigation
March 24, 2014
Although a shareholder cause of action for fraud on the market is a civil claim, it is one that often follows criminal claims brought against a corporation and/or its officers or employees. Therefore, the outcome in the U.S. Supreme Court case, <I>Halliburton v. Erica P. John Fund</I>, discussed herein, should be of interest to attorneys concentrating their practices in the field of business crimes.
The SEC Whistleblower Program
February 26, 2014
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.
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