Goldman Sached by the Securities Exchange Commission

Introductory Look Into Compliance Today Organizations aspire to ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations. One way they do this is by administering a strong and robust compliance program. These programs are generally led by a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”). The CCO is responsible to constantly look for ways to improve, review, structure and/or maintain… Read More Goldman Sached by the Securities Exchange Commission

Outsider Hacking, Insider Trading? The SEC Takes Another Stab at Hackers

By: Jaclyn Collier How does the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) go after a hacker for insider trading when the hacker is neither an insider nor a trader? Despite many scholarly articles opining on this very topic, the answer is still somewhat unclear.   In August 2015, the SEC charged 32 individuals and corporate entities in… Read More Outsider Hacking, Insider Trading? The SEC Takes Another Stab at Hackers

Grandma Could Afford Her Arthritis Medication…If She Lived In Europe

POSTED BY Sardiaa Leney Since the passage of the Hatch-Waxman provisions 30 years ago, a fairly orderly market in generic small molecule drugs has developed, reducing the cost of some of the commonest medicines to a fraction of their pre-competition price points.  Biologics medicines are another matter.   Biologics are drugs comprising molecules so complex that… Read More Grandma Could Afford Her Arthritis Medication…If She Lived In Europe

Sports Analytics: Should They be Protected?

POSTED BY Jared Bishop The process of constructing a Major League Baseball (MLB) team took a drastic turn after Oakland Athletics’ General Manager, Billy Beane, decided to concentrate on advanced statistics known as “sabermetrics” to construct his team. Beane was so successful that his grossly underpaid team made the playoffs and ultimately inspired a motion… Read More Sports Analytics: Should They be Protected?

See It: Comcast’s Bold Move to Promote Television Deals on Twitter

POSTED BY Nicole Cocozza on October 18, 2013 In an era full of social media, cable television service providers are becoming extinct.  In order to keep up to speed with the social media age, cable television providers need to change direction in the way they advertise their services to the public.  One service provider in… Read More See It: Comcast’s Bold Move to Promote Television Deals on Twitter

Trading Non-compete Agreements for the Uniform Trades Secret Act in Massachusetts

Posted by Rebecca Ferrante at 6:21 PM Last week the Massachusetts Legislature’s Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development held a hearing regarding the enforceability of non-compete agreements. Non-compete agreements protect companies by limiting a separating employee’s right to work for competing companies within a specified time span or geographic area. The goal is to… Read More Trading Non-compete Agreements for the Uniform Trades Secret Act in Massachusetts