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In furtherance of the appellate court's decision, late last week, the case was randomly assigned to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.

On November 16, Glass Lewis released its 2024 U.S. Benchmark Policy Guidelines. The guidelines provide a detailed overview of the key policies Glass Lewis will apply for shareholder meetings held in 2024.

The recent Delaware Court of Chancery decision by Vice Chancellor Glasscock in Vintage Rodeo Parent, LLC v. Rent-A-Center, Inc.

On December 4, 2017, the IRS released a notice that describes proposed guidance the IRS and Treasury are considering with respect to donor advised funds

The decision of the Privy Council establishes that where equity grants relief after an appropriation has discharged a due debt, the court has equitable jurisdiction to set the conditions of relief.

The SEC advanced a novel theory of fraud against the former CEO (Marc Sherman) and CFO (Edward Cummings) of Quality Services Group, Inc.

On November 15, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or the "Commission") released its Annual Report on the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program (the "Report").

On February 11, 2019, the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance issued a no-action letter to Johnson & Johnson, stating that it would not recommend enforcement action if the company excluded from its proxy statement...

The recent Delaware Court of Chancery decision to deny a motion to dismiss in Genuine Parts Company v. Essendant Inc.

Cameron Casey, Ropes & Gray private client group partner, examines the various reforms included in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and how they may affect the federal tax benefits of charitable giving.

Yesterday, the Department of Justice ("DOJ") and the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") released their much anticipated and long overdue guidance on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the "FCPA"): A Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the "Resource Guide" or "Guide").

On November 20, 2019, the Fraud Section of DOJ's Criminal Division announced changes to its Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA") Corporate Enforcement Policy ("the Policy").

The DOJ secured an important victory for its FCPA enforcement efforts on July 27, 2017, when a Manhattan jury found Chinese billionaire Ng Lap Seng guilty on six counts related to a bribery scheme.

On October 29, 2015, Part 6 of the U.K. Modern Slavery Act 2015 ("MSA 2015") came into force. The MSA 2015 has been described as a "historic milestone" by the U.K. Home Secretary and is representative of the increased focus on combatting human trafficking in global supply chains that we have seen from both U.S. and U.K. regulators in recent months.

Each January, companies that grant incentive stock options (ISOs) are required to provide notices to current and former employees who exercised ISOs during the preceding calendar year.

The IRS recently released Revenue Ruling 2013-17, announcing that all legally married same-sex couples will be treated as married for Federal tax purposes, regardless of their state of domicile.

The U.S. Department of Labor (the "DOL") has just released, after much anticipation, final updates to the regulations that define which white-collar workers are exempt..

We reported in a previous alert that New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio had signed a bill into law limiting employers' use of credit checks for employment purposes.