Have staffers at the Securities and Exchange Commission been watching too many episodes of The Sopranos or reruns of The Godfather? That’s what some would infer when tracking the Commission’s recent attack on securities lawyers; after all, when targeting Mafia families, the “feds” often look to target the lawyer or “consigliere” overseeing the Family’s affairs.
So, too, has the SEC gotten tougher on corporate lawyers, and the latest episode involved none other than Internet search firm Google.
