In January 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced a new cooperation initiative intended to encourage and incentivize individuals and companies to cooperate with and assist the SEC in its investigations and enforcement actions. That initiative, which was characterized as a “potential game-changer” for the SEC’s Enforcement Division by its new director, Robert Khuzami, … Continue Reading
I bet you think pretty highly of yourself. I know I do … come on, I’m a lawyer! (Please insert stereotypical lawyer joke here – put a good one in the comments if you dare). From time to time, I’m “gently” reminded that not all of my accomplishments are oh-so noteworthy. As my brother used … Continue Reading
After the roaring success of the first Round-up (remember when I gave it the cool nickname) we are back for round two. Here is a quick jog around the regulated legal world. Have you ever known a professor who didn’t love golf? I didn’t think so. Have you ever been able to get a lawyer … Continue Reading
Hello good-looking regulatory attorneys. Welcome to the first installment of the Regulatory Round-up (catchy, I know). If you are reading this post, odds are someone in an office larger than yours is wondering why you aren’t working — but I’m glad you stopped by. The goal of this weekly installment will be to connect you … Continue Reading
This post was written by Simon Hart. Eight weeks and counting. That is the period that the UK’s Ministry of Justice has given for responses to their consultation paper on the guidance which will be published by the Government as to what might constitute “adequate procedures” for companies who might find themselves relying on the … Continue Reading
This post was also written by Kirsty O’Connor. Quelle surprise! The Ministry of Justice has recently announced that the UK Bribery Act will not come into force until April 2011 (six months later than previously suggested). The legislation that was rushed through before the recent general election needs some fine tuning, or at least a … Continue Reading
This post was written by George Brown, Matt Stone, Simon Hart, Sarah Wolff, and Jim Sanders. The Bribery Act 2010 (the “Act”) which recently was passed by Parliament has far-reaching implications for any business which is either registered in the UK or which has any part of its operation in the UK. The breadth and importance … Continue Reading
