In an article for the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, partners Krista Hanvey, Kate Napalkova, Sean Feller, Michael Collins, and Gina Hancock have outlined the considerations that compensation decision-makers must bear in mind as they navigate periods of macroeconomic uncertainty.
While executive management teams and human resources leaders may feel pressure to act quickly, the authors suggest that plotting a successful course relies on employing policies that are systematic and consistent with an organization’s broader philosophy and mission.
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Gibson Dunn partners Winston Chan (San Francisco), Patrick Stokes (Washington, D.C.), and Oleh Vretsona (Washington, D.C.) discuss California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s recent reminder to businesses operating in California that, despite President Trump pausing enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, making payments to foreign officials to obtain or retain business remains illegal. The Attorney General added that California may step up corruption-related enforcement if federal authorities’ priorities shift to other areas.
In view of these and other developments, the authors conclude that “companies would be well served by reviewing their compliance programs and calibrating their compliance-related risk assessments to mitigate against changing risk calculi and enforcement realities.”
Read their discussion in Law360 [PDF].
Elizabeth Penava is the author of “AI Art Is in Legal Greyscale” [PDF] published by The Regulatory Review.
Reprinted with permission from The Regulatory Review. Originally published on January 24, 2023
Ronald Mueller, James Moloney, Aaron Briggs, Elizabeth Ising, Thomas Kim, Brian Lane, Lori Zyskowski, Mickal Haile, and Matt Staugaard are the authors of “The Passive/Aggressive Investor: Significant New SEC StaffInterpretive Guidance on Schedule 13G Eligibility” [PDF] published by The Corporate Governance Advisor in its May/June 2025 issue.
Graham Valenta and Zain Hassan are the authors of “Reining in the Wild West: A Survey of Carbon Capture Legislation in the United States” [PDF] published by the Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law in its March 2025 issue.
Branden Berns and Ryan Murr are the authors of “The Current Landscape of Reverse Mergers: An In-Depth Analysis and Q&A” [PDF] published by DealLawyers.com.
John Adams is the co-author of “Swift and Rigorous — Texas Business Court’s Primexx Energy Ruling and Its Implications for Corporate Governance” [PDF] published by The Texas Lawbook on March 25, 2025.
Trey Cox is the author of “What to Look for in a Litigation Law Firm: Insights for Junior Lawyers and Law Students” [PDF] published by Texas Lawyer on March 17, 2025.
Jason Mendro, Matt Gregory, and Nick Harper are the authors of “Recent SEC Guidance On Memecoins Suggests Broader Policy Change,” where they discuss how the guidance may foreshadow a reappraisal of the Howey Test, which the SEC has recently used in its attempts to regulate cryptocurrencies through litigation.
Read the full article on CoinDesk.
Jake Shields, Michael Dziuban and Danilo Risteski are the authors of “Assessing PE Risk After Mass. False Claims Act Amendments” [PDF] published by Law360 on February 28, 2025.
Michael Diamant and Pedro Soto are the authors of “Common pitfalls in MDB audits and charting a path to effective settlement of allegations” [PDF] published by the Global Investigations Review on February 26, 2025.
This article was first published on Global Investigations Review in February 2025; for further in-depth analysis, please visit GIR “The Guide to Multilateral Development Bank Investigations – Edition 1.”
Patrick Stokes and Katharina Humphrey are the authors, together with Annabel Dornauer, of “Ende des Foreign Corrupt Practices Act? Wie sich die Executive Order von US-Präsident Trump auswirkt“ (The End of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act? The Impact of U.S. President Trump’s Executive Order), published by Börsen-Zeitung on February 14, 2025.
The article discusses the impact of Trump’s FCPA executive order and its impact on the enforcement of the FCPA both for U.S. and non-U.S. companies.
Tory Lauterbach, Janine Durand and Jess Rollinson are the authors of “Trump’s Energy Plans: Climate, Data Centers, LNG And More” [PDF] published by Law360 on February 6, 2025.
Tory Lauterbach, Janine Durand and Jess Rollinson are the authors of “Trump’s Energy Plans: Funding, Permits And Nuclear Power” [PDF] published by Law360 on February 5, 2025.
Jordan Estes is the author of “Engaging With Feds On Threats To Executives, Employees” [PDF] published by Law360 on February 5, 2025.
Kristen Limarzi, Andrew Cline, Ryan Foley, Tristan Locke and Graham Valenta are the authors of “Gibson Dunn Discusses Record Gun Jumping Penalty Securedby FTC” [PDF] published by The CLS Blue Sky Blog on January 31, 2025.
Stephanie Brooker, Kevin Bettsteller, David Ware, Sam Raymond and Connor Mui are the authors of “Gibson Dunn Discusses Supreme Court Ruling on Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting” [PDF] published by The CLS Blue Sky Blog on February 3, 2025.
Josiah Bethards, Michael Cannon, Matt Donnelly and Alissa Fromkin Freltz are the authors of “Lessons From the First Years of Tax Credit Transfers” [PDF] published by Tax Notes Federal on January 27, 2025.
Jeremy Smith and Daniel Rubin are the authors of “Wildfire housing crisis tests California price-gouging law” [PDF] published by the Daily Journal on January 30, 2025.