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Delaware’s unclaimed property saga continues

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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July 2 2012

Two significant unclaimed property developments have recently come out of Delaware: (1) the passage of Delaware Senate Bill No. 258 (S.258) and (2) the settlement of the Staples litigation

Second Circuit clarifies that Moench presumption applies even where fiduciaries have discretion as to whether or not to offer company stock

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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May 18 2012

On May 8, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit summarily affirmed the granting of judgment on the pleadings by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in favor of JP Morgan Chase & Co. (“JP Morgan”) and various affiliated individuals and committees

SEC holds roundtable discussion on the performance of IFRS and U.S. GAAP accounting standards during the subprime crisis

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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August 13 2008

On August 4, 2008, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) hosted a roundtable discussion on the performance of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (U.S. GAAP) during the present subprime crisis

The impact of emerging consumer privacy standards on the collection and use of customer data

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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September 21 2010

The basic rules governing privacy of customer information have been relatively stable for a number of years

Individual members of LLC personally liable for torts committed in furtherance of the LLC’s business

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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June 20 2012

In the South Carolina case of 16 Jade Street, LLC v. R. Design Construction Company, the court wrestled with the scope of protection from tort liability provided to individual members of a limited liability company

Unclaimed property update: Delaware promulgates audit look-back regulation and the Supreme Court denies cert. in New Jersey stored value card litigation

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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November 9 2012

This advisory addresses two recent developments of particular importance to holders of unclaimed property: (1) Delaware’s promulgation of a regulation impacting the look-back period for unclaimed property audits and (2) the U.S. Supreme Court’s denial of certiorari in the ongoing New Jersey stored value card litigation

Special Master for TARP Executive Compensation makes determinations regarding compensation structures for certain executive officers and most highly compensated employees 26 100 of four TARP recipients

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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December 11 2009

Treasury announced today that the Special Master for TARP Executive Compensation, Kenneth R. Feinberg, released letters to four of the remaining six firms that received exceptional assistance under the Troubled Assets Relief Program (AIG, Citigroup, GM and GMAC) giving his determinations on the compensation structures for the firms’ 26 100 most highly compensated employees and executive officers who were not subject to the Special Master's October 22, 2009 decisions (“Covered Employees”

SEC adopts new rules mandating shareholder access to proxy statements

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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August 27 2010

On Wednesday, invoking in part authority provided in Section 971 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted, by a vote of 3-2, new rules that give shareholders unprecedented access to a company's proxy statement

Misdemeanor prosecutions under park: the stakes just got higher

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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December 12 2012

On November 29, 2012, the D.C. Court of Appeals issued Friedman v. Sebelius, No. 11-5028, Doc. No. 1407354 (D.C. Cir. Nov. 29, 2012), the latest decision in a line of “responsible corporate officer” or “Park Doctrine” strict criminal liability cases

President Obama creates Economic Recovery Advisory Board

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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February 6 2009

Today, President Barack Obama signed an executive order establishing the new Economic Recovery Advisory Board to provide a diverse and independent voice to the President as he formulates and implements his plans for economic recovery, essentially "additional eyes and ears" on economic issues

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