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The Complications of Full Disclosure
November 25, 2013
When does disclosure to the government potentially waive the attorney-client privilege or work product protection, and is the risk of waiver worth the disclosure?
Extraterritorial Application of the Securities Fraud Statute
November 25, 2013
A recent decision from the Second Circuit limits the government's ability to prosecute securities fraud to those cases involving a domestic security.
Brazil Enacts Long-Pending Anti-Corruption Legislation
November 25, 2013
Brazil has adopted sweeping anti-corruption legislation, a direct answer to acute pressures mounting within Brazil and around the world.
Read the Fine Print
November 02, 2013
The difficulties of securing important company and customer data are not new to franchised businesses, but the scale of the problem continues to increase. A new white paper by insurance consultants Peter R. Taffae and M. Damien Magnuson indicate another threat: inadequate insurance coverage when security breaches occur.
Business Crimes Hotline
October 28, 2013
A discussion of recent key litigation.
In the Courts
October 28, 2013
Analysis of a recent court ruling involving Extraterritorial Securities Fraud.
Should the United States Be Doing This?
October 28, 2013
A decision earlier this year on a motion to dismiss the complaint filed by the defendants in the case entitled <I>Security and Exchange Commission v. Elek Straub et al.</I> sustains the global reach of the FCPA.
Mind Your Flanks
October 28, 2013
This article describes the range of potential collateral litigation and sets out a series of considerations for counsel as they manage FCPA actions.
FIRREA: Everything Old Is New Again
October 28, 2013
Recent years have seen significant refocus of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA). statute. Stepped-up enforcement is here to stay.
A Lesson from the Snowden Manhunt
September 24, 2013
A sobering lesson to everyone who makes a certification to the government: the importance of background checks.

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