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Can Dodd-Frank create jobs?
We used to joke about the Sarbanes-Oxley Act as something akin to a full employment act for accountants. It created lots of jobs without a doubt. Now comes Dodd-Frank, and some are calling it a mini-jobs creation bill as well.
It's fair to say that even before the bill became law, the lobbying
eDiscovery solutions vendors selling to IT managers now--a big change
As the eDiscovery imperative took root at many organizations, legal departments took the lead in ensuring compliance. The process has quickly veered into the realm of IT, however, which has required vendors to re-think their sales strategies.
EnterpriseStorageForum.com notes: "Legal used t
Proxy rule nixed by appellate court
In the ongoing war against Dodd-Frank, the detractors have notched another victory. Deciding a case brought by various business groups, a three-judge U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia panel unanimously nixed the so-called proxy access rule last week.
The rule was hailed as a m
Nasdaq official pleads guilty to insider trading
When inside trading heats up--and it does seem that it goes in cycles--it ensnares a diverse group of criminals. Sure, we always get the usual lawyers, brokers, company execs and the like. But we also get people we wouldn't expect, the the doctors and chemists swept in.
Recall the printers who
Revolving SEC regulatory door at issue again
The revolving door that sends so many government lawyers to firms they once regulated has long been a problem across many industries. In the financial services industry, the issue is pressing all over again in part because of a recent study that found that, over the past five years, 219 former U.S
New insider trading scandal involves big-time lawyer
Another insider trading scandal has cropped up. This one involves a former big-time lawyer, Matthew Kluger, who gleaned pre-release takeover information from his law firms, which included Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Cravath Swaine & Moore, and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Foreclosure attorneys face criticism and anger
The foreclosure industry was once a sleepy backwoods--until the foreclosure fiasco started up. The business came fast and furious and not without controversy, which is taking a toll on some firms.
The American Lawyer profiles Steven J. Baum, a "once-obscure Buffalo-area firm has become a f
Money manager charged with threatening to kill 47 regulators
In light of the Rep. Gabrielle Gifford's tragedy, threats against government officials must be taken seriously. This raises the stakes for money manager Vincent McCrudden of Long Island. After he had been charged with running unregistered commodity pools, he allegedly sent out vulgarity-laced emai
Is Allen Stanford fit to stand trial?
Lost in the on-going tragedy of Bernard Madoff and his family was the arrest and jailing of Allen Stanford, the "other" Ponzi schemer who was arrested and charged with running a $7 billion investment fraud in 2009. Judged a flight risk, he has been in prison awaiting trial, which is scheduled for
Foreclosure 'victims' in California can't hire attorneys
There has always been a seamy underbelly to home mortgage modifications. Let's face it, a whole crop of scam artists emerged to take advantage of desperate people. To combat this, the state of California passed a law that forbids homeowners from paying lawyers who work on loan modifications until
