Archiv der Kategorie: Allgemein

Siemens Sued by Tipster Claiming Retaliation Over FCPA Allegations He Raised

Legal Reform News Daily / Wall Street Journal WSJ.com Corruption Currents A Taiwanese man filed a whistleblower retaliation lawsuit in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday against Siemens, arguing he was fired for raising corruption concerns to senior executives while working … Weiterlesen

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FCPA: DPAs and NPAs – Useful Tools to Achieve Compliance

The debate on whether the use of Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs) and Non-Prosecution Agreements (NPAs) has become lively again over the past couple of weeks. Last week, there was a panel hosted by the Corporate Crime Reporter conference at the … Weiterlesen

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ILR: Banks say new agency’s oversight is slow, costly

Legal Reform News Daily Associated Press: Bankers and financial industry leaders are criticizing the early efforts of the government’s new consumer finance watchdog, saying a slow and inefficient oversight process has slowed lending and made it more difficult for them … Weiterlesen

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FCPA: From the Compact Model to the Luxury Model – Managing Your Third Party Risk

I am currently attending the Hanson Wade Oil and Gas Supply Chain Compliance conference in Houston. The event is excellent and the presentations have been ‘spot on’ for the nuts and bolts of how to do compliance. As the conference … Weiterlesen

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ILR: Jury Still Out on Schapiro’s SEC Enforcement Legacy

Legal Reform News Daily / Wall Street Journal WSJ.com Corruption Currents: The final enforcement stats are in for Mary Schapiro’s tenure at the Securities and Exchange Commission, but it may be to early to make any pronouncements about her legacy. … Weiterlesen

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ILR: ‚Judicial Arbitration‘ Is Unconstitutional, Say Newspapers

Legal Reform News Daily / Wall Street Journal WSJ.com Law Blog: Should the nation’s premier forum for corporate litigation have the right to arbitrate business disputes in secret? Read more: http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2013/01/15/judicial-arbitration-is-unconstitutional-say-newspapers/?KEYWORDS=%22us+chamber%22&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_campaign=&utm_content=

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The New York Family Office – Newsletter 1. Quartal 2013

U.S.-Newsletter von Arne Volkers: Newsletter_Q1_2013

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ILR: EDITORIAL: Never a shortage of ridiculous lawsuits in U.S. courts

Legal Reform News Daily                                                   Oklahoman: After his 12-year-old son – yes, 12 – was sued last year by a woman who got conked by the boy’s errant throw at a Little League baseball game, Bob Migliaccio of Asbury Park, N.J., … Weiterlesen

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American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

Änderungen der US-Steuern aufgrund der Steuerreform 2012 : BPLLC Newsletter April 2013

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ILR: Claims Against Ratings Agencies over Failed Investment Vehicle Can Proceed

American Lawyer: Most efforts to hold ratings agencies liable for the financial crisis have failed, but on Thursday two institutional investors got the green light to proceed with claims that ratings agencies misled them about a $1.1 billion structured investment … Weiterlesen

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