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SEC Proposes to Add Flexibility to E-Proxy Rules To Increase Voter Response
Jerry J. Burgdoerfer, William L. Tolbert, Elaine Wolff, Michael L. DeMarino, October 28, 2009
The number of individual shareholders who vote when they receive only a notice informing them of the availability of proxy materials on the internet is significantly lower than when those shareholders receive a full set of proxy materials, according to recent statistics. In response to this trend,...

U.S. v. Gerald and Patricia Green Highlights the Need to be prepared for Aggressive Litigation Tactics in FCPA Prosecutions
Iris Bennett, Jessie Kong Liu, Caroline A. Keller, October 26, 2009
On Friday, September 11, Gerald and Patricia Green were convicted at trial of conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and U.S. money laundering laws, as well as nine counts of substantive FCPA violations and six counts of substantive money laundering violations. Patricia...

SEC Proposes New Rules for Disclosure by Issuers of Credit Ratings and Liability of Rating Agencies as "Experts"
Jerry J. Burgdoerfer, William L. Tolbert, Elaine Wolff, Erik Robert Daly, October 26, 2009
Even when securities are highly rated, investors can suffer significant losses. Citing losses of 70% in the value of AAA-rated mortgage backed securities from January 2007 to January 2008, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on October 7, 2009, published proposed amendments...

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