Executives face liability for crimes they don’t know about Legal principles traditionally shield corporate officers and employees from criminal liability for violations by their companies in which they did not take part. An exception is the Responsible Corporate Officer Doctrine, or RCOD, which holds executives criminally liable for corporate activities that occur on their watch—even if… Continue Reading
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Maximizing Mergers and Acquisitions: An in-depth look behind the headlines at some important emerging trends
Posted on from MoFo Tech Fall/Winter 2011Mergers and acquisitions are back in the headlines. Following two years of sharp decline, deal making increased 12 percent in 2010, according to Bloomberg. Cross-border deals shot up 41 percent. With companies sitting on record cash war chests, the trend looks likely to continue. A small sampling of recent activity: Sanofi-Aventis completed its $20.1 billion… Continue Reading