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Category Archives: Sarbanes-Oxley
Treatment of Trump-Ukraine Informer Could Have Chilling Effect on Corporate Whistleblowers
Whistleblowers have a variety of understandable reasons for bravely coming forward – but winning a popularity contest is rarely one of them. After all, they are typically corporate or government insiders alleging fraud and wrongdoing, which tends to render them vulnerable … Continue reading
Posted in Dodd-Frank, Fiduciary Duty, Legal, Litigation, Sarbanes-Oxley, Whistleblowers
Tagged Dodd-Frank, Joe Ahmad, litigation, Sarbanes-Oxley, Trump Ukraine, whistleblowers, whistleblowing
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Is It Time To Hire a Criminal Defense Lawyer?
The intriguing and continuously unfolding Wal-Mart Mexican bribery story brings up an issue of great importance to executives these days: when it is time to find yourself a good criminal defense lawyer? After all, with Sarbanes-Oxley, Dodd-Frank, and the Foreign … Continue reading
Posted in CEOs, Complaints Against Executives, Criminal Prosecutions, Dodd-Frank, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Litigation, Sarbanes-Oxley
Tagged Baksheesh, Captain Renault, Casablanca, Dodd-Frank, FCPA, Leveson Hearings, Mordida, Rupert Murdoch, Sarbanes-Oxley, Wal-Mart
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Blowing the Whistle Still a Risky Proposition
Whistleblowing remains perilous territory for executives, even with the protections offered by 2002’s Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the financial incentives offered by 2010’s Dodd-Frank Act. Yet there is a powerful argument to be made that executives with information about possible shareholder … Continue reading
Posted in Dodd-Frank, Legal, Sarbanes-Oxley
Tagged Dodd-Frank, executives, Sarbanes Oxley, whistleblowing
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