Winston & Strawn LLP | Global, USA | 12 Feb 2020
The new Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) Accounting standard was issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) as ASC 326 in June…
Winston & Strawn LLP | USA | 3 Nov 2017
The Board of Directors of Equifax today released the report by a Special Committee created to review the trading of Company stock by certain…
Winston & Strawn LLP | USA | 26 Jul 2017
Readers likely have already seen the articles in The Wall Street Journaland other sources indicating that the recent regulatory agendas of the SEC and…
Winston & Strawn LLP | USA | 10 Oct 2016
Last week, I blogged on Piszel v. U.S., holding that a new statute or regulation can override a legally binding employment (or other) agreement. In…
Winston & Strawn LLP | USA | 26 Apr 2016
Sounds racy doesn’t it, like something you might say at a cocktail party to impress people (unsuccessfully)? Unfortunately for those affected, being…
Winston & Strawn LLP | USA | 22 Apr 2016
Thursday, I blogged on new proposed rules on incentive compensation for large financial institutions under Dodd-Frank Act Section 956. Today, I…
Winston & Strawn LLP | USA | 21 Apr 2016
Just when you thought you could begin preparing for your annual meeting after filing your proxy statement, this morning, new proposed rules on…
Winston & Strawn LLP | USA | 14 Jun 2013
A case decided last month in federal court in North Carolina, Yarber v. Capital Bank Corporation, involved a factual situation that many private…
Winston & Strawn LLP | USA | 29 Apr 2013
"Regulators Get Banks to Rein In Bonus Pay" read the headline on an article on page 1 of The Wall Street Journal last Tuesday. This article is among…
Winston & Strawn LLP | USA | 18 Jul 2012
We have been closely following the recent explosion of litigation against executives and officers.