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- SEC Adopts Final Attorney Conduct Rules
- On January 29, 2003, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") adopted final rules implementing standards of professional conduct for attorneys pursuant to Section 307 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002 ("SOX"). The final rules require that if an attorney, appearing and practicing before the SEC in the representation of...
- White papers 2003-05-01
- SEC Adopts Final Rules Implementing Section 307 Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002
- A recent Act adopted by Securities and Exchange Commission SEC seeks to streamline professional conduct for attorneys. It contains rules governing professional responsibilities for attorneys. It also lays down ‘minimum standards’ of professional conduct for attorneys appearing or practicing before the SEC. The paper examines these issues contained in the...
- White papers 2003-02-14
- SEC Rules Under Sarbanes-Oxley Section 307
- The Securities and Exchange Commission SEC seeks to streamline professional conduct for attorneys. It has issued rules governing professional responsibilities for attorneys. It also lays down ‘minimum standards’ of professional conduct for attorneys appearing or practicing before the SEC. These rules are contained in a recently passed Act. The paper...
- Presentations 2003-02-14
- SEC Adopts Final Rules of Conduct for Attorneys Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
- This article contains that after receiving 167 timely filed comment letters to its controversial proposed rules, the SEC adopted final rules implementing Section 307 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. This report discusses some of the major components of the final SEC rules. It also contains features such as scope of the...
- White papers 2003-02-13
- SEC Adopts Standards of Professional Conduct for Attorneys Under Sarbanes-Oxley Act
- Securities and Exchange Commission SEC has adopted standards of professional conduct for attorneys appearing and practicing before the SEC. In adopting these rules, as mandated by Section 307 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 the Act, the SEC recognized the important and expanding role of attorneys in their representation of...
- White papers 2003-02-05
- SEC Final Rules Under Sarbanes-Oxley
- This article highlights the provisions and the dates for compliance that boards and executives need to know about Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The focus is on issues such as: Audit committee financial expert, under section 407 rules mandates that public companies are required to disclose whether or not they have an audit...
- White papers 2003-02-01
- Attorneys Don't Get A Pass From Sarbanes-Oxley
- From the executive summary: ‘As a part of sweeping corporate governance reforms mandated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Securities and Exchange Commission SEC adopted ethical rules for attorneys who represent public companies and their non-public subsidiaries. The SEC rules make it clear that “attorneys cannot get a pass”...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- SEC Adopts Final Rules Related to Professional Conduct for Attorneys
- The SEC adopted final rules pursuant to Section 307 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, establishing standards of professional conduct for attorneys who appear and practice before the SEC on behalf of public companies. The new rules are contained in SEC Release No. 33-8185. Article explains the attorneys covered by the rules....
- White papers 2003-01-01
- The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 - Implications For Corporate Officers and directors
- The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (also known as the Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002) (the “Act”) was signed into law on July 30, 2002 ostensibly in response to the recent financial debacles of certain public companies. The Act was designed primarily as a prophylactic measure...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Implementation Of Standards of Professional Conduct For Attorneys Required By Section 307 Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act
- Article focuses on the proposed rule of implementing the standards of professional conduct for attorneys required by section 307 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. It provides the information related to different section considered under the Act such as : Section 205.3: Issuer as Client Section, 205.4: Responsibilities of Supervisory Attorneys, ...
- White papers 2002-12-06
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- Are your internal controls sufficient? Companies have made Herculean efforts to improve their internal controls to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404, but the improvements sometimes go wanting. Some believe a lapse of a Societe Generale magnitude could happen in thousands of other companies.(INTERNAL CONTROLS)
- How much internal control is enough? Financial executives should be relieved to know that that question has no correct answer. It's unfortunate, however, since knowing the answer is a key aspect of the finance executive's job. The directors of Societe Generale thought they...
- Articles 2008-05-01
- Singing Machine Announces Hire of General Counsel
- COCONUT CREEK, Fla. -- The Singing Machine Company ("Singing Machine" or the "Company") (AMEX:SMD) proudly announces the naming of Gary Atkinson to the position of General Counsel. Gary is a licensed attorney in the State of Georgia and is currently seeking admission to the Florida State Bar. He will be...
- Articles 2008-04-24
- Commentary: With new rules come smarter lawyers
- Years ago, when asset protection planning was a new idea, many attorneys were suspicious. Some questioned ethics. How things have changed. Protecting business assets continues to be a hot topic, in part because of 2002's Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Corporations have increased...
- Articles 2007-10-25
- Newsmakers
- Charles W. Burson has joined Bryan Cave as of counsel in the firm's St. Louis office. He will practice with Bryan Cave's corporate compliance group and its defense and regulatory affairs, public policy and legislation groups. Burson most recently served as general counsel, executive vice president and secretary for Monsanto...
- Articles 2007-09-07
- Stewardship in Action
- Maximizing asset productivity. It is widely accepted the public company scandals that gave rise to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 raised the bar on governance performance and accountability for all boards. Most Sarbanes-Oxley provisions, however, do not apply directly to nonprofit boards. And, according to Healthcare attorneys Frederic J. Entin,...
- Articles 2007-09-01
- Fraud by the numbers
- THIS YEAR MARKS NOT ONLY THE FIVE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act but the same milestone for the President's Corporate Fraud Task Force. Announced in July 2002, the task force is chaired by Deputy Attorney General Paul J. McNulty and includes senior Department of Justice officials and seven U.S. attorneys,...
- Articles 2007-09-01
- New Book Explains the Perils for Lawyers in the Wake of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-6 July 2007-Research and Markets: New Book Explains the Perils for Lawyers in the Wake of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002C1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:10072007 Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c61991) has announced the addition of Attorney Liability After Sarbanes-Oxley to...
- Articles 2007-07-06
- New Book Explains the Perils for Lawyers in the Wake of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
- DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c61971) has announced the addition of Attorney Liability After Sarbanes-Oxley to their offering. Attorney Liability After Sarbanes-Oxley is a much-needed reference for in-house and outside counsel seeking to provide effective representation without violating legal or ethical obligations. What should an attorney do...
- Articles 2007-07-06
- A Change of Heart for the DOJ: Policy Run Amok or Greater Respect for Ethical Norms?
- Frankly, I have a hard time understanding the criticisms from corporations which claim they want to cooperate, and then complain when we ask them to disclose the facts and evidence they have uncovered. Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty, September 12, 2006(1) The modern business world is no stranger...
- Articles 2007-07-01
- Color bind
- INFORMED THAT WE WERE devoting our cover story to a look at the five-year anniversary of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, attorney Stephen Poss, a staunch critic of the legislation, responded: "Are you going to drape the issue in black ribbon?" We considered red instead, for financial loss, but ultimately...
- Articles 2007-07-01
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