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Document Retention Policies Revisited ( June 2003 )
A year has passed since last spring's prosecution, conviction, and collapse of Arthur Andersen based on that firm's destruction of documents. Last summer's passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which among other changes, broadened obstruction of justice statutes and enhanced criminal fraud penalties, is no longer front-page news. -
The Changing World of Electronic Signatures ( June 2003 )
A federal law that took effect about a year and a half ago is changing the world in terms of how legal documents are signed. If it hasn't affected your business already, it probably soon will. The full title of the law is the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, but it has become commonly known in legal circles as "E-Sign." -
Big Brother Employer May Be Watching: Monitoring Employees' Online Communications In The Workplace ( June 2003 )
E-mail and Internet use are integral parts of the typical worker's daily routine. Because of its speed and overall convenience, e-mail has replaced the interoffice memorandum as the preferred method of communication. Employee access to the Internet also is important as a means of conducting job-related research and transactions. -
SEC Adopts Final Rules Mandating Electronic Filing and Web Site Posting of Forms 3, 4 and 5 ( May 2003 )
On May 7, 2003, the SEC adopted amendments to its rules and forms that will require electronic filing with the SEC of Forms 3, 4 and 5 by officers, directors and 10% stockholders (commonly referred to as "insiders") of public companies; and Web site posting by public companies of the forms filed by their insiders with respect to their outstanding securities by the end of the business day after the filing. -
How Much Traffic to My Website is Enough Traffic? The Thin Market Concept ( April 2003 )
To answer the question "How much traffic should I expect to my website?" you need to understand the concept of a "thin market" and its implication to the client development strategies of law firms. -
Cyberspace Harassment ( April 2003 )
Employers face new challenges attempting to prevent harassment and discrimination in the work place. Access to the Internet has become commonplace permitting employees access to explicit and harassing cyberspace material. -
Navigating the Web of Rules Governing Internet Advertising ( March 2003 )
Internet advertising offers businesses a new and entirely different medium with which to attract consumers and maintain brand loyalty. Current online options include pop-ups, pop-unders, banners, splash pages and text-based ads. More creative forms of online advertising are inevitable, including ads customized for wireless applications. -
SEC Proposes Rules for Comment Implementing Electronic Filing of Section 16 Insider Ownership Reports ( January 2003 )
On December 18, 2002, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rules for comment that, if adopted, will implement Section 403 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requiring (i) the mandatory electronic filing of beneficial ownership reports on Form 3 and changes in beneficial ownership reports on Forms 4 and 5 on the SEC's EDGAR filed by all corporate insiders pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and (ii) Web site posting of such reports by issuers with corporate Web sites. -
Beware the Digital Dos and Don'ts ( December 2002 )
Now that your company has been sued, what are you going to do? Notify your defense insurance liability carrier? Call your attorney? Shift your company's assets to Swiss bank accounts? Skip the country? -
E-Commerce Privacy, the Ever-Evolving Issues ( December 2002 )
Until recently business owners have had limited reason to consider an individual's right of e-commerce and Internet-use privacy. But now privacy issues are rapidly moving to the forefront of e-commerce policy and Internet-use considerations because of the proliferation of electronic business transactions.
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