Regulators Prowl for Financial Firms That Wield NDAs to ‘Muzzle’ Whistleblowers | Corporate Counsel Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/corpcounsel/2024/08/06/regulators-prowl-for-financial-firms-that-wield-ndas-to-muzzle-whistleblowers/ Credit: Nuthawut/Adobe Stock ANALYSIS Nondisclosure agreements “send a message that reporting violations outside the company is wrong—this adds to the culture of silence the whistleblower laws are designed to prevent,” said Stephen…

“At the constitutional level where we work, 90% of any decision is emotional. The rational part of us supplies the reasons for supporting our predilections.” —William O. Douglas, former justice of the U.S. Supreme Court Some weeks ago, the U.S. Supreme Court confronted an issue that the authors of the…

The top two spots, with Munger Tolles at No. 1 and Ropes & Gray at No. 2, are unchanged, while WilmerHale and Morgan Lewis each move up one spot to Nos. 3 and 4, respectively. There was a corresponding move down by Orrick, to No. 5 from No. 3. Skadden…

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With all eyes focused on the politics and inside-the-beltway drama surrounding the next presidential election—and it can hardly be said that this election season has so far lacked drama—the candidates’ fundamental policy differences that could impact business are being overlooked. While the focus is on the electoral horse race, what…

A mother’s lawsuit against Lebanon County and several county officials will return to state court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held Monday, after it affirmed the dismissal of her federal due process claims and said the state’s statutory language did not give victims a property right…