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SCOTUS Poised to Address Fraudulent Inducement Theory of Mail and Wire Fraud

Here's the intro from this "White Collar Briefly" blog by Spencer Gottlieb: "White-collar criminal prosecutions frequently involve charges under the federal mail and wire fraud statutes.

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The Corporate Secretary: Being a Shrink

Here's the sixth of the 21 hats that the corporate secretary wears (here's the blog about the fifth hat): "Related to being persuasive is knowing the varying traits—the distinct hot buttons—for each of the directors that you work with.

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In-House Corner: Non-CEO Employees Serving as Directors

This feature of our blog is where our in-house readers share tips, anecdotes and thoughts about things This feature of our blog is where our in-house readers share tips, anecdotes, and thoughts about things that come up in their daily practice.

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In-House Corner: Annual Shareholder Meetings

This feature of our blog is where our in-house readers share tips, anecdotes and thoughts about things that come up in their daily practice. This particular batch of thoughts is about how preparation of annual shareholder meetings has evolved since the pandemic:

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Video Archive: "Navigating the DOJ’s New Whistleblower and Self-Disclosure Programs"

This "White Collar Briefly" blog highlights a webcast that took place last week for which the archived video is already posted: "T

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A New Guide: "In-House Perspectives - Random Bits of Fun"

In this "In-House Perspectives: Random Bits of Fun" Guide, I have compiled the various "In-House Corners" in which our in-house readers have shared tips, anecdotes, and thoughts about topics that arise in their daily practice. The topics include:

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The SEC’s Climate Rules: Item 1502(d)’s Climate Risk Impact on Financial Matters

This is the latest in our series of blogs breaking down the SEC's new climate risk disclosure rules.

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The Corporate Secretary: Being Persuasive

Here's the fifth of the 21 hats that the corporate secretary wears (here's the blog about the fourth hat): Being knowledgeable gives you the confidence to use persuasion when you feel that directors may be straying off course on key governance issues.

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Supreme Court Overrules Chevron; Courts Must Determine “Best” Meaning of Statutes Without Deference

Here's a teaser from this Client Update: "The Supreme Court of the United States has overruled Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.

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A Post-Chevron World: Business As Usual?

Given the potential implications of the overturning of the Chevron doctrine by the US Supreme Court a few weeks ago – see our Client Update on the

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"Spring 2024" Reg Flex Agenda is Up: Final Shareholder Proposal Rule Amendments on the Horizon?

It's that time of year again, the semi-annual posting of the SEC's Reg Flex Agenda.

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Employers Left in Limbo by FTC Noncompete Decision

Here's the intro from this Client Update by Jason Elliott: "In Ryan v. Federal Trade Commission, Federal District Court Judge Ada Brown released a much-anticipated preliminary injunction decision against the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding its pending "Non-Compete Ban." Case No. 3:24-CV-00986 (N.D. Tex. July 3, 2024). View blog post
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Video Archive: “Proxy Season Deep Dive – 20 Things”

We have posted the video archive for the recent webcast – "Proxy Season Deep Dive – 20 Things" – during which Perkins Coie's Allison Handy, Kelly Reinholdtsen and Proxy Analytics' Steve Pantina covered what happened during this wild proxy seaso

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SCOTUS' Securities Fraud Ruling Further Limits SEC's Enforcement Authority (With Rippling Effects on the Administrative State)

Here's the teaser for this Client Update: "In the recent 6-3 decision in SEC v. Jarkesy, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that respondents to a U.S.

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8 Things to Know Right Now

Here's our latest edition of our monthly feature – a quick snapshot of recent developments:

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