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Sarbanes-Oxley and "Whistleblowing" by Corporate Lawyers – The Untold Story ( January 2003 )
By now, every general counsel in America undoubtedly has received courtesy packets from their outside counsel summarizing the SEC's proposed regulations under Sarbanes-Oxley Section 307. However, no summary of the proposed regulations themselves can tell a complete story about the real issue at stake, how that issue has rocked the American Bar Association for decades, and how corporate lawyers (both inside and outside) must already wrestle with the ethics of "whistleblowing." -
Problems With Compliance Programs ( January 1999 )
Many companies and counsel have come to believe that they must formally adopt compliance programs to do business in this heavily-regulated world. According to government agencies and the other proponents of compliance plans, the process of instituting compliance programs provides many benefits. Foremost among the promised benefits are that companies which institute bona fide compliance plans can thwart potential whistleblowers from bringing ruinous suits under the False Claims Act. -
The Attorney-Client Privilege: Slicing The Lines of Distinction More Thinly ( January 2001 )
The significant cases decided in the attorney-client privilege area in the last year or so clearly reflect an evolu. -
In House Counsel and the Attorney Client Privilege ( October 2000 )
When it comes to the successful assertion of the attorney-client privilege, any litigator currently active can tel. -
PARALEGAL PERSPECTIVE: Preparing a Client for Bankruptcy ( October 2000 )
Virtually all attorneys and/or law firms have their own procedure in preparing to take a potential client through a. -
Pennsylvania Considers New Confidentiality Privilege for Insurers ( October 2000 )
The Commonwealth becomes the 23rd state to consider industry-sponsored legislation to create a so-called "self-crit. -
Selection And Effective Use Of Environmental Consultants-Part II ( March 2000 )
This article, which is the second in a series of three, discusses the request for proposal process, tips on how to review the responses to request for proposals as well as tips on how to interview the consultant. -
Good News for Employers: Good Faith Can Be Good Enough in Terminations ( August 2000 )
This article summarizes the 1998 California Supreme Court decision, Cotran v. Rollins Hudig Hall International. The author reviews the Cotran holding and implications of that decision on employers.
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