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A "Big Four" accounting firm paid $50 million to settle SEC charges for using stolen information to improve the firm's annual inspection results with the industry's watchdog agency.

An audit firm based in Japan, its former CEO, and its former acting reputation and risk leader ("RRL") (collectively, the "Respondents") agreed to settle SEC charges for violating auditor independence rules.

The SEC’s approval of the new PCAOB auditing standards for risk related to material misstatements creates a bridge between compensation committees and the company’s auditors.

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, 15 U.S.C. §§ 78dd-1, et seq. (FCPA), makes it unlawful for U.S. persons and entities and others who act within the jurisdiction of the...

Executing a successful IPO or direct listing in the United States requires a significant amount of work.

On April 14, 2011, the Massachusetts Attorney General issued a report outlining two steps that the Attorney General will take to limit – but not explicitly ban – independent director compensation at public charities.

The Massachusetts Senate voted this week to adopt an amendment to the budget to prohibit the compensation of directors, independent officers and trustees of public charities without approval from the attorney general of the Commonwealth.

The well-publicized U.S. Supreme Court decision in the Citizens United case has created a fair amount of confusion among charities.

A summary of recent action taken by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced three new enforcement initiatives, including a task force aimed at rooting out potential fraud involving issuer disclosures and audit failures.

DOL has updated processing times for PWD and PERM requests.

Scarinci Hollenbeck wants its clients to know that if you applied for an ERC and have any doubts about the veracity of your claim, the time to act is now.

The operators of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI Inc., announced yesterday that all of the 12,565,387 CO2 allowances offered for sale in the first RGGI auction on September 25, 2008 were purchased at $3.07 per allowance.

The FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC") ...

On February 15th, Daniel Werfel, the nominee for IRS Commissioner, testified before the Senate Finance Committee during his nomination hearing. As expected, Werfel faced tough questioning...

The New York Court of Appeals has granted the creditors of eToys, Inc., a bankrupt dot-com retailer, the right to pursue a claim for breach of fiduciary duty against the lead underwriter of the company’s IPO.

Two sections of Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (CBMTRA) that were dropped from the 2017 federal tax reform law were subsequently added to the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.