Overlawyered » Sarbanes-Oxley http://overlawyered.com Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Sun, 27 May 2012 14:01:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 The high cost of our broken IPO market http://overlawyered.com/2011/03/the-high-costs-of-our-broken-ipo-market/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-high-costs-of-our-broken-ipo-market http://overlawyered.com/2011/03/the-high-costs-of-our-broken-ipo-market/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 15:39:40 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=21881 Marc Hodak traces the consequences of legal dysfunction for successful start-ups hoping to unlock value for their contributing talents. Tweet Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley, Securities and Exchange Commission

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]]> http://overlawyered.com/2011/03/the-high-costs-of-our-broken-ipo-market/feed/ 0 February 2 roundup http://overlawyered.com/2011/02/february-2-roundup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=february-2-roundup http://overlawyered.com/2011/02/february-2-roundup/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 13:38:55 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=21273 Many of the best New Jersey sledding slopes are off limits now: “Litigators ruin pretty much everything” [Bainbridge] Granola bar trans-fat lawsuit leaves Russell Jackson unimpressed; “Criminal barbering”: license lapse gets 82-year-old Oregon hair-cutter in legal trouble [Perry] Tomorrow’s economy won’t thrive if municipal authorities strangle innovative businesses where they incubate [Conor Friedersdorf, City Journal] [...]

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  • Many of the best New Jersey sledding slopes are off limits now: “Litigators ruin pretty much everything” [Bainbridge]
  • Granola bar trans-fat lawsuit leaves Russell Jackson unimpressed;
  • “Criminal barbering”: license lapse gets 82-year-old Oregon hair-cutter in legal trouble [Perry]
  • Tomorrow’s economy won’t thrive if municipal authorities strangle innovative businesses where they incubate [Conor Friedersdorf, City Journal]
  • Need to bring property taxes under control? Try litigation reform [NJLRA]
  • Convicted at height of 90s child-abuse prosecution fever, Ohio pair seek to reopen case [Briefcase] More: Balko.
  • Here’s an idea: “Let the shareholders decide if SOX is worth the costs.” [Ribstein]
  • Retired Massachusetts attorney found in possession of stolen art trove [five years ago on Overlawyered] Updates courtesy reader Ronald Stimbert: Legal Blog Watch 2008 (attorney convicted); Cape Cod Times 2010 (paintings returned to owner).
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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2011/02/february-2-roundup/feed/ 7     “A Tidal Wave of Regulations to Hit IT Shores” http://overlawyered.com/2009/04/a-tidal-wave-of-regulations-to-hit-it-shores/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-tidal-wave-of-regulations-to-hit-it-shores http://overlawyered.com/2009/04/a-tidal-wave-of-regulations-to-hit-it-shores/#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:02:12 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=10572 If enterprise IT departments and data managers thought the compliance burdens of Sarbanes-Oxley were tough, they’d better brace themselves for an even bigger wave of regulation to come, brought on as part of Washington’s reaction to the financial crisis. [Paul Rubens, ServerWatch] More: Jeff Nolan, Venture Chronicles, to whom thanks also for the kind words. [...]

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    ]]>     If enterprise IT departments and data managers thought the compliance burdens of Sarbanes-Oxley were tough, they’d better brace themselves for an even bigger wave of regulation to come, brought on as part of Washington’s reaction to the financial crisis. [Paul Rubens, ServerWatch] More: Jeff Nolan, Venture Chronicles, to whom thanks also for the kind words.

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2009/04/a-tidal-wave-of-regulations-to-hit-it-shores/feed/ 0     “It’s to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley” http://overlawyered.com/2009/01/its-to-comply-with-sarbanes-oxley/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=its-to-comply-with-sarbanes-oxley http://overlawyered.com/2009/01/its-to-comply-with-sarbanes-oxley/#comments Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:46:25 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=8653 Which helps explain that dumb, self-defeating company policy on computer passwords. Tweet Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley, technology

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