SEC and DOJ resolve parallel FCPA investigations through dual non-prosecution agreements *

USA - April 23 2013
This week, the Ralph Lauren Corporation became the first company to obtain a non-prosecution agreement from the Securities and Exchange Commission in…

Co-authors: Emily Westridge Black, Ronald Breaux.

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PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 16 outlines requirements for Communications between Audit Committees and Auditors *

USA - January 30 2013
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) recently issued Auditing Standard No. 16, Communications with Audit Committees (“Standard 16”)…

Co-authors: Bill Morrison, Ronald Breaux, Thad Behrens, Barry F. McNeil.

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CEOs, your FB posts matter *

USA - January 3 2013
In the latest instance of social media and the law converging in unexpected ways, Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, may have run afoul of the Securities and…

Co-authors: Sean Perryman.

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DOJ and SEC release long-awaited FCPA resource guide *

USA - November 20 2012
On November 14, 2012, the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission released the much-anticipated Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “Guide”).

Co-authors: Emily Westridge Black, Ronald Breaux, David Siegal.

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SEC announces examination strategy for newly-registered investment advisers *

USA - June 13 2012
In recent public speeches and correspondence, senior officials at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) have provided details regarding an examination strategy that will be applied to newly-registered investment advisers.

Co-authors: Evan Hall, Taylor H. Wilson.

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