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SEC Contemplating Governance Reforms

After enacting reform in the finance and healthcare sectors legislators and regulators have staked out a new battleground. After enacting reform in ...

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

by Christopher Keller
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Is the Shield Beginning to Crack?

In recent years, many U.S. businesses have come to see class action waiver clauses in arbitration agreements as the silver bullet that will put the ...

Monday, November 15, 2010

by Christopher Keller
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Pre-Confirmation Remedies to Assure Collection of Arbitration Awards

New York Law Journal A successful litigant in an arbitration proceeding may be faced with a recalcitrant respondent, unwilling to satisfy the award ...

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

by Jonathan Gardner, Joseph H. Einstein
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Auditor Liability Still a Going Concern

Company management retains the auditor and has contractual rights and responsibilities negotiated at the time of retention.  Investors rely on ...

Friday, October 1, 2010

by Thomas A. Dubbs
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BP's Deep Water Horizon Has a Deep Impact on UK Pension Schemes

The oil spill is more than an environmental disaster, it is also a financial disaster for BP shareholders, including the many pension schemes heavily ...

Saturday, August 7, 2010

by Thomas A. Dubbs
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Say What? Pay What? Real World Approaches to Executive Compensation Reform

Real World Approaches to Executive Compensation Reform While the recent focus on excessive executive compensation has influenced the Wall Street ...

Thursday, August 5, 2010

by Christopher Keller