Compliance

For now, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in SEC v. Jarkesy applies only to SEC statutory fraud claims. But the court’s reasoning has the potential to be extended to proceedings before other federal agencies, and the court this term has expressed willingness to revisit principles of administrative law. A group from Sidley Austin takes a closer look at the case...

Peter K. Jackson, a counsel in Greenberg Glusker’s intellectual property group, tells a hypothetical story about creating (or buying?) a responsible, useful and risk-aware AI tool.

AI tools present opportunity but also elevate risk

Accountant shortage pushing companies to adopt new technology; cloud-native app security market set to surge

New Labour government likely to look more closely at bribery, corruption and AI, among other areas

The cracks are already showing. A U.S. District Court in Texas, less than a week after the Supreme Court issued its Loper Bright decision, cited the ruling in partially striking down the FTC’s controversial ban on noncompete agreements in employment. Few reasonable people would expect this to be the last time a court cites the panel’s paradigm-shifting Loper Bright decision...

Few companies have complete faith in risk monitoring program; effectiveness of AI policies questioned

Boeing, one of the world’s largest aerospace companies, has reached an agreement with the DOJ to plead guilty to a felony charge and hire a compliance monitor. Attorney and podcaster Tom Fox urges the government to think big on Boeing’s monitorship.

High court overturns Chevron deference, strikes down SEC’s use of in-house fraud courts

With some exceptions, companies should assume they need to report beneficial ownership

Transparency, accountability & privacy likely to drive regulatory efforts

Heavy emitters reporting about decarbonization measures without quantifying impact; finserv firms continue to wrestle with communication channels