"New Traps: Whistle-Blower Protections In the Dodd-Frank Act," Legal Report, a publication of the Society for Human Resource Management (April 2011). Co-Author: Alyssa S. Parsons.
San Francisco-based associate Alyssa S. Parsons writes about whistle-blower protections and incentives under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act in SHRM's Legal Report. According to Parsons, "These whistle-blower protections reach well beyond the financial services industry and are not limited to public companies. Public and private employers across all industries need to be aware of how these new whistle-blower laws could impact their businesses so that they can take steps to safeguard their companies from whistle-blower claims."
New York-based partner Mark A. Egert, member of Crowell & Moring LLP's Corporate and Financial Services groups, writes about the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's (FINRA) proposed new Rule 2040 to govern the payment of finder's fees.
Crowell & Moring LLP Antitrust Group partner and co-chair Wm. Randolph Smith, and associate Shawn R. Johnson, write about antitrust merger enforcement in the wake of the economic crisis.
Crowell & Moring Government Contracts Group partner Daniel R. Forman writes about the unique opportunities the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) presents for the private financial sector to provide services to, for, or on behalf of the U.S. government.
Crowell & Moring’s Corporate Group partner H. Bryan Brewer writes about the issues surrounding the recent proxy season in Financial Executive. Brewer says that continued investor scrutiny driving shareholder proposals can be expected going forward.