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Jenna Greene is editor of The Litigation Daily and author of the "Daily Dicta" column. She is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and can be reached at [email protected].
February 10, 2015 | National Law Journal
Former White House counsel Robert Bauer on Wednesday urged the Federal Election Commission to aim low in crafting new rules for campaign contributions in the wake of a 2014 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down certain donation limits.
By Jenna Greene
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February 10, 2015 | National Law Journal
Invoking its rarely used clawback authority, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday settled charges with two former Silicon Valley chief financial officers, who agreed to return nearly a half-million dollars in bonuses and stock-sale profits they received while their software company committed accounting fraud.
By Jenna Greene
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February 6, 2015 | Legal Times
For Venable, 2014 was a strong year across the board, with an 8 percent rise in gross revenue and a 9 percent increase in net income, yielding profits per partner of $970,000.
By Jenna Greene
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February 5, 2015 | National Law Journal
Four China-based accounting firms affiliated with the "Big Four" on Friday agreed to pay $500,000 each to settle charges by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that they refused to turn over documents in multiple fraud investigations.
By Jenna Greene
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February 5, 2015 | National Law Journal
Lawsuits by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in fiscal year 2014 yielded a scant $22.5 million in payouts, the lowest amount since at least 1997. The drop in payments follows a steep decline in the number of suits filed by the EEOC over the past three years.
By Jenna Greene
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February 5, 2015 | National Law Journal
As the Federal Communications Commission prepares to vote at the end of the month on Chairman Tom Wheeler's proposal to reclassify broadband as a utility, law firms including Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis; Latham & Watkins; and Steptoe & Johnson LLP can count themselves among the winners.
By Jenna Greene
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February 4, 2015 | National Law Journal
Working from home can get you in big trouble with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.That's the message from a settlement announced Wednesday between the agency and a small investment management firm that claimed in registration papers to be based in Wyoming.
By Jenna Greene
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February 4, 2015 | Legal Times
A round up of legal news from ALM publications and around the web: Staples and Office Depot try it again; Toyota hit with $11 million verdict; U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff rebuffs BoA.
By Jenna Greene
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February 3, 2015 | Legal Times
Faced with FBI stonewalling and lack of prompt access to documents, U.S. Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz told the House oversight committee on Tuesday that his ability to do his job is being impeded.
By Jenna Greene
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February 3, 2015 | National Law Journal
Standard & Poor's Rating Services on Tuesday agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle charges that it cheated investors by issuing inflated ratings that misrepresented the true credit risks of securities.
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