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In an early test of anti-whistleblower retaliation provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act, a Manhattan federal district court judge on Monday dismissed a suit against TradingScreen Inc. that claimed the company violated securities laws and retaliated against a former employee.
Azerbaijan Bribes Put One Mogul on Trial, Another in Exile
In July, following a six-week trial, a jury in New York found American entrepreneur Frederic Bourke Jr. guilty of knowing about bribes that helped grease the wheels in the privatization of an Azerbaijan state oil company. But thanks to a bizarre series of legal events, Viktor Kozeny -- the alleged mastermind behind the bribery scheme -- is living in the Bahamas, while Bourke, an investor who merely knew of the bribes, is preparing for a possible prison term.Directors' Concern Increases Over Executive Pay
It seems the reformers are not finished with the corporate boardroom. This time the issue is executive compensation, propelled to the front lines by the scandal over former New York Stock Exchange Chairman Richard Grasso's $188 million compensation package. The Grasso pay flap is the latest in a series of events causing corporate directors to wonder if they too could be blamed for how they go about paying company executives.New Enforcement Chief Aims to Restore Confidence in SEC
As the top cop at the SEC Robert Khuzami has spent his first six months as the director of the Division of Enforcement tackling a cleanup of major proportions. But change isn't easy, with staff reporting insecurity and doubt as they struggle to find their place in the new regime.Whistleblower Protection Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act's goal of enhancing corporate accountability and transparency is by now familiar to most corporate attorneys. Underreported, however, is the statute's protection of corporate "whistleblowers." Corporate counsel should take note of the new federal regulatory scheme, because it carries profound consequences for the corporation that does not develop appropriate internal controls and ethical frameworks.Trending Stories
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