Month: October 2006

For months the standards for evaluating cooperation used by the Department of Justice in the Thompson memo and those of the SEC in the Seaboard Report have been under fire for creating a “culture of waiver” which has eroded the …

SEC Commissioner Calls for Reform of DOJ and SEC Cooperation Standards Read More »

Virtually every day there seems to be another round of disclosures about a company reviewing its stock option issuance practices or the resignation of an executive mired in the growing scandal. Backdated stock options seem to be everywhere. Yet, surely …

A New Round of Insider Trading Cases: Where to Draw the Line Read More »