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The US Supreme Court unanimously held in Kokesh v. Securities and Exchange Commission that a five-year limitations period applies to disgorgement claims brought by the SEC in enforcement proceedings.

The long saga of what ultimately became known as the "Nine Systems Corp." shareholder litigation has wound its way through the Delaware Chancery Court...

On March 26, Capital Ventures International and several UBS affiliates filed a stipulation of dismissal after reaching a settlement disposing of all claims in the action.

The U.S. Supreme Court recently granted a writ of certiorari in the case of in Raymond J. Lucia Cos., Inc. v. SEC.

On June 21, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit declined to follow the First Circuit's materiality standard for requiring the disclosure of interim financial documents in an SEC...

The John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance of the University of Delaware recently put on a great program with two very timely and important presentations.

Recent actions announced by the DOJ and SEC during the first quarter of 2016 suggest that this year may be a significant one for FCPA enforcement.

On April 20, 2016, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that the former owner and president of Chestnut Consulting Group Inc., Dmitrij Harder, has pled guilty to two counts of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act...

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued another decision in a long-running criminal action that holds significant implications for the reach of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ..

On August 24, 2018 the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit rejected the Department of Justice's expansive jurisdictional theory of prosecution in United States v. Hosk

In USA v Robertson, the USA Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit examined the meaning of corruption in cases of obstruction of official proceedings.

And, if they are unsure about compliance, seek appropriate guidance to help address this issue.

In this podcast, shareholders Kevin Bland (Orange County) and Karen Tynan (Sacramento) provide an update on enforcement trends at Cal/OSHA...

Both employee and contractor misclassification are hot button issues for the DOL and state agencies.

In the third episode of Employment Law Legends, Paul Rinnan discusses Griggs v. Duke Power Company, the origins of the disparate impact theory, and the legal battle to define discrimination in the civil rights era.

In the fourth episode of Employment Law Legends, Paul Rinnan examines the evolution of the famous McDonnell Douglas burden-shifting framework ...

Recently, some courts in California had held that a lawsuit seeking liquidated damages for minimum wage violations were subject to a one-year statute of limitations.