Former Justice Department attorney and federal prosecutor, Jessie Liu, has rejoined Jenner & Block as a partner in its Washington, DC office. Most recently, Liu served as deputy assistant attorney general in the DoJ’s civil rights division. In that role, she supervised the division’s appellate; employment litigation; and housing and civil enforcement sections; and oversaw […]
Jaclyn Jaeger
Jaclyn Jaeger is a freelance contributor to Compliance Week after working for the company for 15 years. She writes on a wide variety of topics, including ethics and compliance, risk management, legal, enforcement, technology, and more. Prior to joining CW, she spent four years as a legal reporter for Lawyer’s Weekly. Jaclyn attended undergraduate school at St. Joseph’s College of Maine and graduate school at Emerson College, earning degrees in journalism.
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Delaware Court Upholds Business Judgment Rule
A recent decision by the Delaware Chancery Court that exempted corporate directors from liability in the current financial mess could prove helpful to other directors facing similar sub-prime and credit crisis-related derivative claims. In a 58-page decision that provided some of the court’s most expansive comment ever on the subject, the Chancery Court ruled Feb. […]
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Environmental Policy, Enforcement Under Obama
The contentious debate over regulating carbon emissions may soon move into high gear in Washington. Depending on how forcefully the Obama Administration pushes it, companies could face major changes in environmental regulation and their compliance with corporate sustainability goals overall. “If it is carried to industry, generally, it will result in far more significant regulation […]
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UBS Adds Three New Members to Its Board
Embattled UBS AG, based in Switzerland, has announced the departure of three financial experts from its board, and the election of three more. Departing the board will be Ernesto Bertarelli, Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler, and Joerg Wolle. Nominated to take their places are Michel Demare, the current CFO of Swiss engineering firm ABB; Ann Godbehere, the former […]
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Spartech Appoints New General Counsel
$1.3 billion Spartech Corporation has appointed Rosemary Klein as senior vice president of general counsel, and corporate secretary. She will report directly to President and Chief Executive Officer Myles Odaniell. Klein will be responsible for the management and oversight of all legal matters, the provision of legal services, corporate governance, and providing advice to members […]
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DSM Appoints New Corporate Secretary
$11 billion Royal DSM N.V., a global life sciences and materials sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, has hired Femke Weijtens as corporate secretary. She will succeed Paul Fuchs, who retires Sept. 1. Weijtens, who will join DSM on April 1 to prepare for the new role, currently is director of external relations at Schretlen […]
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Microsoft Adds New Board Member
$60.4 billion Microsoft has appointed Maria Klawe to its board of directors. Klawe brings extensive academic experience in mathematics, engineering, and computer science to Microsoft’s board. Since 2006, Klawe has been president of Claremont, Calif.-based Harvey Mudd College. Prior to that, she spent three years as dean of engineering and professor of computer science at […]
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Swiss Re Appoints New Chair
$13.1 billion Swiss Re has elected Walter Kielholz, former Swiss Re CEO and current vice chairman, to serve as its new chairman. Kielholz will succeed Peter Forstmoser, who is resigning one year earlier than planned, on May 1. Mathis Cabiallavetta, a member of Swiss Re’s board of directors, will assume Kielholz’s role as vice chairman […]
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FSA Adds to Its Enforcement Team
The Financial Services Authority has announced the appointment of David Kirk as chief criminal counsel, effective in June. Kirk is currently the director of the Fraud Prosecution Service, a specialist unit of the Crown Prosecution Service. As part of its strategy of credible deterrence, the FSA has placed great emphasis on bringing criminal actions for […]
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Mark Cahn Named Deputy General Counsel at SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission has named Mark Cahn deputy general counsel for litigation and adjudication in the SEC’s Office of the General Counsel. In this new role effective next week, Cahn will help oversee enforcement matters, appellate cases, and adjudications. Cahn fills a position previously held by Andrew Vollmer, who announced last month that […]
