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Join the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Group on LinkedInAttorney-Client Confidentiality at Stake in Covington’s Dispute With SEC? White-Collar Lawyers Weigh In | Law.com
Covington & Burling’s dispute with the Securities and Exchange Commission over regulators’ access to client information has implications for the sanctity of attorney-client relationships, according to white-collar lawyers contacted for this report. The SEC sued the firm early this week, demanding that it comply with a subpoena for the identities of 298 clients whose information […]
AG Platkin Launches Office to Combat Securities and Financial Crimes
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced the creation of a new office within the Division of Criminal Justice that will focus on pursuing major financial crimes, including securities fraud, and holding white collar criminals accountable for their wrongdoing. The newly created Office of Securities Fraud and Financial Crimes Prosecutions (OSFFCP) will enhance existing efforts […]
Just How Common Is Corporate Fraud? – The New York Times
Mr. Dyck is a professor of finance at the University of Toronto, who just published a provocative new study on the pervasiveness of corporate fraud. The study has been passed around in the world of academia in recent weeks, and has become a fascination among general counsels, corporate leaders and investors. It suggests that only […]