Monthly Archives: January 2011

Sexual Harassment Lessons from Al Capone

High-profile executives on the wrong end of a sexual harassment complaint have something in common with mobster Al Capone, whose undoing had little to do with his occupation. Like Capone, who ended up in the big house for tax evasion … Continue reading

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Apple Did the Best It Could With Unpleasant News

There’s probably never an ideal time to announce that your visionary CEO — the man credited with revolutionizing consumer technology — is taking an indefinite leave of absence for medical reasons. But Apple probably handled the news that Steve Jobs … Continue reading

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Blowing the Whistle Still a Risky Proposition

Whistleblowing remains perilous territory for executives, even with the protections offered by 2002’s Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the financial incentives offered by 2010’s Dodd-Frank Act. Yet there is a powerful argument to be made that executives with information about possible shareholder … Continue reading

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About This Blog

Welcome to the inaugural posting of Legal Issues in the Executive Suite. We hope to use this blog to inform executives of legal issues that affect them as individuals on a daily basis. This isn’t how companies can avoid a … Continue reading

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