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Rule 10b5-1 Plans Under Scrutiny: The New Executive Stock Timing Story
A December 2006 academic study suggests that returns on stock sales made pursuant to pre-arranged trading plans intending to comply with SEC Rule 10b5-1 significantly exceed market returns.1 As a result, the SEC is already beginning to examine such plans.2 In addition, class action lawsuits have...
Read MoreToday's General Counsel: Some Key Factors In Predicting Success
Editor: Would you tell our readers about your professional experience? Thomas: I have been practicing for 25 years, primarily as a mergers & acquisitions lawyer in the public company arena. I always had an interest in corporate governance and, with the increasing focus on this area, I have...
Read MoreChina's Antitrust Regime: A New Statute Announces The Country's Increasing Importance In The Global Economy
Editor: Mr. Wang, would you tell our readers something about your background and professional experience? Wang: My family is originally from China, having emigrated first to Taiwan and then to the U.S. I was born and raised in Pennsylvania, while spending summers in Taiwan, went to Princeton...
Read MoreJones Day's Chicago Office: A Strong Part Of A Regional, National And Global Enterprise
Editor: Mr. Ritchie, would you give our readers something about your professional experience? Ritchie: I am a graduate of the Ohio State University and the University of Virginia Law School, where I was on the law review and graduated in 1971. Following law school I went directly to Jones Day...
Read MoreIP Protection In China: Have A Strategy In Place Before You Go
Editor: Dr. Bai, would you tell our readers something about your professional experience? Bai: I am a partner in Jones Day's Houston and Beijing offices, where I focus on intellectual property litigation in China and the U.S. I also represent European, U.S. and Chinese clients in building their...
Read MoreRegular Rate Under The FLSA: The Time Bomb Waiting To Explode?
Editor: Please describe for our readers why calculating overtime for non-exempt employees in determining their regular rate of pay is such a complex issue. Weiner: While the Fair Labor Standards Act has not been significantly changed in over 50 years , there has been an explosion of wage-hour...
Read MoreMaking Company Stock Safe For Your 401(k) Plan
As the saying goes, "heads I win, tails you lose." Many ERISA plaintiffs' lawyers, no doubt, felt this way following the economic implosions of Enron, WorldCom, Dynegy and others. The bad facts giving rise to the collapse of the 401(k) plan's holdings in Enron stock resulted in an avalanche of...
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