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Backdated Stock Option Issues Continue To Make Headlines
A company that backdates stock options without disclosure subjects itself, its board of directors and its officers to a multitude of legal issues, particularly in the areas of securities law, federal income tax and fiduciary duty of public company directors. As public concern over backdated stock...
Read MoreSignificant Risks For Companies Without Comprehensive Compliance And Ethics Programs
Companies ignore recommendations to draft and implement comprehensive compliance and ethics programs at their peril. During the past year, clients have retained us in a number of cases in which an effective compliance and ethics program may have: (1) prevented the allegedly improper conduct and the...
Read MoreElectronic Data Discovery And The New Federal Rules - Is There A Safety Net For The Increased Litigation Risk?
Introduction On December 1, 2006, significant changes of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure specifically directed to electronic discovery (E-Discovery) went into effect. Notably, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 16, 26, 33, 34, 37, were amended to provide guidance and mandatory direction...
Read MoreIt's 2007: Do You Know What Your Marketing Department Is Doing? Hot Topics In Internet Advertising
The Internet has changed the way companies advertise, even for those that do not directly sell their wares online. Advertising tied to search engines such as Google have become big business - Google reports over $7 billion in advertising revenue in the first three quarters of 2006. Most of the...
Read MoreTax Legislation In The 110th Congress: A Whole New Ballgame?
In the wake of the Democratic takeover of the U.S. Congress, many corporate tax counsel and corporate government relations officers are wondering what to expect over the next two years. Will the relatively business-friendly atmosphere of the past eight years be reversed? Will the tax breaks for the...
Read MoreU.S. Department Of Commerce Poised To Impose New Restrictions On Exports To China
In early 2007, the U.S. Department of Commerce will likely impose new unilateral restrictions on exports of certain commercial products and technologies to the People's Republic of China. As set forth in a proposed rule issued this summer, these restrictions would significantly expand the types of...
Read MoreBurlington Northern: Watch Out For Retaliation Claims
In Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. White (June 22. 2006), the Supreme Court ruled that Title VII's anti-retaliation provision has a broad and dangerous scope.The provision is not limited to retaliatory actions that affect an employee's terms and conditions of employment or even...
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