ComplianceTackling compliance risks in cross-border M&A Feb 04, 2021Andrew Bulovsky and Mark Goldberg Olivia RadinThe second half of 2020 saw a 79 percent increase in cross-border M&A compared with the first half of the year – the biggest half-...Read more
ESGThe week in GRC: Rio Tinto CEO exit seen as warning to boards, and Fed wants bank diversity info Sep 11, 2020Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal reported that a new agreement between the US Department of the Treasury and officials in Delaware may result...Read more
EnforcementBIOMIN America settles Cuba sanctions case May 13, 2020Ben MaidenOverland Park, Kansas-based BIOMIN America has paid $257,862 to settle its potential civil liability for ‘apparent violations’ of US...Read more
EnforcementThe week in GRC: Businesses seek post-pandemic liability curbs and Covid-19 raises corporate reputation risks Apr 24, 2020Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal reported that major US companies are looking into ways to test their employees for Covid-19 before they come...Read more
BoardroomThe week in GRC: Vanguard steps up board diversity push, and BlackRock increases opposition to CEO overboarding Aug 30, 2019Ben Maiden– The Guardian reported that a group of more than 30 US corporate leaders – including the heads of outdoor clothing brand Patagonia,...Read more
EnforcementThe week in GRC: DoJ launching antitrust review of big tech firms, and sanctions enforcement fines increase Jul 26, 2019Ben Maiden– CNN reported that credit reporting agency Equifax reached a deal to pay up to $700 million to state and federal regulators to settle...Read more
ShareholdersThe week in GRC: ExxonMobil shareholders reject climate proposals, and ruling raises concerns over SEC whistleblower policy May 31, 2019Ben Maiden– The Guardian said that Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is planning to gatecrash Walmart’s shareholder AGM to demand...Read more