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The Audit Committee's Ethical And Legal Responsibilities: The State Law Perspective, Lyman P.Q. Johnson Jan 2006

The Audit Committee's Ethical And Legal Responsibilities: The State Law Perspective, Lyman P.Q. Johnson

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This paper provides a state law perspective on the post-scandal, post-reform audit committee. Federal law, along with NYSE and Nasdaq (together, "SRO") rules, recently have made sweeping changes in corporate governance, including numerous provisions that bear on audit committees. These changes are unprecedented and dramatic, and rightly have received wide attention and careful study. Certain basic principles underlying the governance functions and duties of audit committees, however, originate in, and are still determined by, state law. Moreover, state law applies to all corporations; federal law and SRO rules on audit committees apply only to those companies coming under federal law …


Response To Loyalty In The Firm: A Statement Of General Principles On The Duties Of Partners Withdrawing From Law Firms, Leslie D. Corwin Sep 1998

Response To Loyalty In The Firm: A Statement Of General Principles On The Duties Of Partners Withdrawing From Law Firms, Leslie D. Corwin

Washington and Lee Law Review

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The Faces Of Loyalty: A Comment On Hillman, Loyalty In The Firm: A Statement Of General Principles On The Duties Of Partners Withdrawing From Law Firms, Deborah A. Demott Sep 1998

The Faces Of Loyalty: A Comment On Hillman, Loyalty In The Firm: A Statement Of General Principles On The Duties Of Partners Withdrawing From Law Firms, Deborah A. Demott

Washington and Lee Law Review

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Ex Parte Interviews With Enterprise Employees: A Post-Upjohn Analysis, Louis A. Stahl Sep 1987

Ex Parte Interviews With Enterprise Employees: A Post-Upjohn Analysis, Louis A. Stahl

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