As organizations continue to expand their use of global business services (GBS), the growth of both domestic and offshore shared services continues to outpace that of traditional outsourcing, according to the latest quarterly survey of sourcing service providers and KPMG advisers by KPMG LLP, the audit, tax and advisory firm. More...
March 28, 2012
In a split decision, the First Circuit recently held that Sarbanes-Oxley’s whistleblower protection is limited to employees of publicly traded companies and thus excludes employees of a publicly traded company’s… More...
March 21, 2012
A unanimous Supreme Court recently reversed the Federal Circuit in Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Labs Inc., (U.S. S Ct. decided March 20, 2012) holding that the two Prometheus patents… More...
March 21, 2012
The Second Circuit recently found that partners whose interests are bound by overwhelmingly debt-like features are not partners for tax purposes. In TIFD III-E, Inc. v. United States, 666 F.3d… More...
March 16, 2012
The Federal Circuit recently affirmed a preliminary injunction after analyzing patent for obviousness in light of KSR. In Celsis In Vitro, Inc. v. Cellzdirect, Inc., 664 F.3d 922 (Fed. Cir.… More...
February 27, 2012
The Supreme Court recently confirmed the applicability of the ministerial exception found under the First Amendment in precluding the application of employment discrimination laws to ministers. In Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Church… More...
May 16, 2012
NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Intellectual Ventures (IV®) have jointly acquired a set of technology patents developed and owned by IPWireless. More...
May 15, 2012
Interruptions and impediments to supply chain operations continue to rank among the greatest concerns for U.S. technology companies, according to an annual report issued by BDO USA, an accounting and… More...
May 16, 2012
On Friday, federal agents arrested Michael Little, a British attorney who is also licensed to practice law in New York. He was arrested on charges that he participated in an… More...
May 15, 2012
Two stock promoters, a securities lawyer, and a stock trader, associated with a Costa Rican brokerage firm, were sentenced late last week in the Southern District of Florida for their… More...
May 16, 2012
The Internal Revenue Service has provided penalty relief to farmers who incur estimated tax penalties because they did not timely receive Forms 1099 from MF Global… More...
May 15, 2012
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs has published a revised list of products that federal contractors must certify under Executive Order 13126… More...
May 10, 2012
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has announced a new National Emphasis Program for Nursing and Residential Care Facilities to protect workers… More...
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May 16, 2012
The Securities and Exchange Commission has released an alert to help firms prevent and detect unauthorized trading in brokerage and advisory accounts. More...
May 15, 2012
The Federal Trade Commission has closed its investigation of the proposed acquisition of pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions, Inc. by Express Scripts, Inc. More...
May 10, 2012
The Securities and Exchange Commission has established comprehensive arrangements with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) as part… More...
May 9, 2012
Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) have introduced legislation aimed at curbing the growing practice… More...
May 3, 2012
The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a Risk Alert on compliance measures to help broker-dealers fulfill their due-diligence duties when underwriting offerings of municipal securities.… More...
May 3, 2012
The Investment Adviser Oversight Act of 2012 would amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to provide for the creation of National Investment Adviser Associations (NIAAs)… More...
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or the “Bureau”) is asserting its authority to demand… More...
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