Category Archives: Complaints Against Executives

For Execs Confronting Extortion Shakedowns, Few Reasons to Participate

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Joe Ahmad

A juicy corporate scandal has a unique ability to wipe away billions from a corporation’s market cap with frightening speed, so it’s no wonder that executives are prone to quake when faced with the prospect of responding to the threat … Continue reading →

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For Politicians and Business Leaders, Dusty Yearbooks Hide Ticking Time Bomb

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Joe Ahmad

A cascade of yearbook scandals and confessions of disreputable behavior is sending quakes through Virginia political circles and beyond after decades-old yearbooks surfaced with references to racial slurs, images of students in blackface and other behavior unbecoming of those in … Continue reading →

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C-Suite Lessons from Ghosn’s Nissan Ouster

Posted on December 5, 2018 by Joe Ahmad

For Carlos Ghosn – one of the highest-flying chief executives in the world (literally) – home has been a 50-square-foot cell since Japanese authorities announced a series of vague allegations against him for underreporting his compensation and misusing company property. … Continue reading →

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Whistleblowers Receive Whopper Payouts as SEC Proposes New Rules to Limit Future Awards

Posted on September 13, 2018 by Joe Ahmad

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced two large whistleblower payouts last week, bringing the total paid-out bounty for the program to more than $320 million since it was created as part of the 2011 Dodd-Frank Act. The $39 million … Continue reading →

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#MeToo Zeitgeist Sends Quakes Through C-Suites

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Joe Ahmad

CEOs from three big U.S. chipmakers made unexpected career exits for improper behavior in the last two months alone, some on the job barely long enough to get their new business cards. Most recently and perhaps most surprising, Texas Instruments’ … Continue reading →

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Dating App Execs Make Failed Tinder-Bumble Merger Personal

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Joe Ahmad

A nasty court fight unfolding between Texas-based dating apps Tinder and Bumble has all of the elements of a soap opera drama – romance, unfaithfulness, intrigue and, of course, revenge. The mess began just four years ago with a bitter … Continue reading →

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Trump-Daniels Affair Exposes Inherent Legal Challenges with Hush Agreements

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Joe Ahmad

There are plenty of clues that the so-called “hush agreement” between Donald Trump and porn actress Stormy Daniels (née Stephanie Clifford) was hastily crafted and poorly thought out. Executed just days before the 2016, the non-disparagement agreement has a wealth … Continue reading →

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As Date Nears for Google v. Uber Trade Secret Trial, Uber Insiders Describe Culture of Espionage and Secrecy

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Joe Ahmad

In the year since Google’s autonomous vehicle subsidiary Waymo first leveled allegations that Uber had poached star engineer Anthony Levandowski knowing that he was bringing a raft of stolen trade secrets with him, the contentious litigation has consistently revealed new … Continue reading →

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Two-Plane Habit: GE Exec’s Travel Latest Example of Wasteful Corporate Culture

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Joe Ahmad

GE shareholders and much of the business world were surprised to learn about the wasteful business travel practices of recently retired CEO Jeff Immelt. The WSJ reported recently that for much of his tenure at GE, Immelt traveled in a … Continue reading →

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On the Court or in the C-Suite, Leaders Embrace Win-at-All-Cost Drive at Their Own Peril

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Joe Ahmad

The NCAA basketball kickback scandal is just getting started and it’s already bagged a big one – Louisville’s Rick Pitino, who was forced to resign after details of the wide-ranging probe were unveiled. Expect many more heads to roll as … Continue reading →

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