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Finance

D&O Insurance In The Dodd-Frank Era: What You Need To Know To Protect Your Directors And Officers

It's 5:00 p.m. on a Friday, and one of your company’s directors informs you that he and your company were just sued. What are the obligations of the company and its insurer to the director? What if the defendant is you? The last decade has seen increased liability exposure for...

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Audit

Lessons For Directors From Auditing Meltdown At China-Based Issuers

The drumbeat of negative publicity about alleged accounting and financial irregularities at China-based issuers listed in the U. S. recently reached a crescendo with the SEC’s decision to charge the Shanghai-based affiliate of a Big Four accounting firm with violations of the Sarbanes-Oxley...

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Technology

Cybersecurity: Fighting The Stealth Intruder

Editor: Do corporations leave themselves vulnerable to cybercrimes? Epstein: Yes, for a number of reasons. First is a false sense of security because the leaders of many corporations believe their computer systems are secure. Second is lack of education about how easy it is to penetrate...

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