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Making information about companies public: Netflix CEO's Facebook posting prompts SEC Wells Notice
In July this year, Reed Hastings, the CEO of Netflix Inc (Netflix), posted on Facebook that Netflix's members had enjoyed over 1 billion hours in …
TI publishes Corruption Perceptions Index 2012
Transparency International (TI) has published the Corruption Perceptions Index 2012 (CPI). The CPI, originally launched in 1995, ranks countries …
Corporate crime update - December 2012
Please click here for the November 2012 edition of our global corporate crime update. Jurisdictions covered in this month’s update include: United …
US SEC's record-setting $276 million insider trading case
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it had charged CR Intrinsic Investors LLC (a hedge fund advisory firm), Mathew …
Corporate crime update - October 2012
We are delighted to announce that we have expanded our corporate crime updates to cover a number of additional jurisdictions. Accordingly our corporate …
Our new firm: Herbert Smith Freehills
Today has seen the launch of our newly merged firm, which combines the market leading practices of legacy firms Herbert Smith and Freehills. The new firm …
Addressing the implications of non-EEA national depositor preference regimes in the UK
In certain non-EEA countries, if a firm becomes insolvent, the claims of depositors in the home country will be preferred above the claims of depositors …
Herbert Smith New York now open
Our New York office has opened for business. The office will initially operate as Herbert Smith New York. On 1 October 2012, the official launch …
HM Treasury and US Tax Authority release model agreement to implement FATCA in the UK and extend information sharing powers between the US and the UK
HM Treasury (in conjunction with the governments of France, Germany, Italy and Spain – together the 'FATCA Partners') have published the terms of a model …
New US Executive Order in relation to Iran and enforcement action against two non-US banks
On 31 July 2011 Barack Obama enacted a new Executive Order 'Authorising Additional Sactions with Respect to Iran', which has immediate …
The Bribery Act and its application to Argentinian businesses
Susannah Cogman and Jeremy Sher recently published an article in the monthly newsletter of the British-Argentinian Chamber of Commerce on …
The JOBS Act and its Impact on Foreign Private Issuers
On 5 April 2012, President Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the "JOBS Act"). Its stated purpose is to increase American job creation …
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