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June 17, 2010 |

Busted Companies Should 'Suffer'? Deferred Prosecutions Under Fire

The top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee says he's skeptical of prosecutors' growing use of deferred prosecution agreements in cases of corporate misconduct. Sen. Jeff Sessions raised the issue at the confirmation hearing for James Cole to become deputy U.S. attorney general.
3 minute read
December 12, 2000 |

E-Insurance to the Rescue

Every company with an online presence, be it a start-up or an old economy model adapting to e-commerce, needs to address the critical question of whether or not they are covered by traditional business insurance. Only recently have the insurance industry and the courts started to sort out which risks need covering, and which may already be covered by existing forms of insurance.
5 minute read
September 16, 2013 |

Firm Objects to Criticisms of its Handling of BP Claims

A Virginia law firm plans to object to a special master's criticism of its role in the distribution of claims on the $9.6 billion settlement with BP PLC over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
3 minute read
January 28, 2010 |

Bonuses expose Street's succession weakness

Eight days before Christmas, Kenneth D. Lewis took the stage for his last public act as chief executive officer of Bank of America Corp. Hundreds of his workers watched from red velvet seats in Charlotte, N.C.'s McGlohon Theater, a former Baptist church with tall stained-glass windows and a Byzantine dome. Lewis, in his usual gray suit, white shirt and tightly knotted red tie, stood to present Brian T.
16 minute read
June 17, 2013 |

Corporate Cyberattacks Come Out of the Shadows

Since the dawn of cybercrime, public companies have largely operated under the notion that, while they have a responsibility to guard their data, they have little duty to report attacks to investors and regulators. That is all about to change.
4 minute read
July 21, 2006 |

Will Majority Rule Prevail in Electing Corporate Boards?

Majority voting is the big issue of proxy season 2006, dividing businesses and their outside counsel as well. This year more than 140 businesses faced proposals from shareholder activists wanting to alter methods of electing board members. Activists seeking the change hope to increase board members' accountability. Those opposed say it will destabilize companies, letting parties with short-term interests sway board composition. But both sides agree majority voting marks a shift in corporate power dynamics.
14 minute read
January 21, 2010 |

Silicon Scene

Fenwick & West helps a biopharma client spring an offering on the public market, and quietly finds Web site Rotten Tomatoes a new home.
3 minute read
December 05, 2006 |

Honeymoon May Be Over for SEC Chairman Cox

The honeymoon for Christopher Cox may soon be over at the SEC. A Democratic commissioner last week said he expects that the agency will be divided over a vote later this month for the first time since Cox took charge almost two years ago. At issue is a federal appeals court's Sept. 5 ruling that the SEC was wrong to let American International Group Inc. exclude from its proxy an investor proposal intended to make it easier for shareholders to nominate alternative director candidates on corporate ballots.
4 minute read

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