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Seeking Control: Outsourcing In The Sarbanes-Oxley Era
Are you still enjoying the sense of relief that accompanied the end of the first cycle of reporting requirements under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ("SOX")? Are you satisfied knowing that your fully independent audit committee is in place and is overseeing your independent auditor, as required by...
Read MoreThe Impact Of Dura Pharmaceuticals On Private Securities Fraud Actions
The Supreme Court recently announced its much-anticipated decision in Dura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Broudo, 125 S. Ct. 1627 (2005), addressing the pleading and proof burdens that private plaintiffs must carry on the issue of loss causation in actions under section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange...
Read MoreThe Supreme Court's Limitation On Private Cost Recovery Actions Under Superfund: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished - Part II
Part I of this article appeared in the April 2005 issue of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel. Under § 113 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act ("CERCLA" or Superfund),1 a party who cleans up property contaminated by hazardous substances may seek contribution...
Read MoreThe Supreme Court's Limitation On Private Cost Recovery Actions Under Superfund: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished - Part I
Part II of this article will appear in the May issue of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel. Under § 113 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, ("CERCLA" or Superfund)1 a party who cleans up property contaminated by hazardous substances may seek contribution...
Read MoreIP And Technology Law: At The Center Of A Firm's Practice
Editor: Would each of you give our readers something of your professional experience? Gilden: I have been practicing as a corporate lawyer for over 30 years. Prior to joining Kramer Levin, I was the Managing Partner of the New York office of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, a national firm with...
Read MoreConducting Internal Investigations Of Discrimination And Harassment - Part III
Part I of this article appears in the December 2004 issue and Part II appears in the January 2005 issue of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel. The Investigation ReportAnd Remedial Action After completing the investigation, the objective facts and subjective impressions should be examined to...
Read MoreConducting Internal Investigations Of Discrimination And Harassment - Part II
Part I of this article appears in the December 2004 issue and Part III appear in the February 2005 issue of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel and will focus on the investigation report, remedial action and special issues implicated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Planning the Investigation Before...
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