On behalf of a major investment management firm, we conducted a privileged independent investigation into whistleblower allegations of investor harm due to cell formula errors in a valuation model, as well as subsequent allegations of retaliation. Presented findings to the board of directors and the Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC subsequently determined not to recommend an enforcement action by the Commission against the firm.
Five individuals charged under new UK sanctions regime
What happened: On July 22, 2021, the UK announced that it had sanctioned five individuals from Equatorial Guinea, Zimbabwe, Venezuela, and Iraq under a new...