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14 September 2004

A Light Touch, After All

With distance comes perspective. For instance, before my vacation from Corp Law Blog I was leaning towards the view that the Sarbanes-Oxley/Spitzer response to a few aberrant cases of financial fraud was getting a little heavy-handed and hysterical. Then, when...

7 May 2004

Scrushy to SOX: “86 906!”

Last month Richard Scrushy's attorneys filed their much anticipated challenge to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. For Corp Law Blog's carefully managed build-up to this great event, see "Scrushy to SOX: 'You're Illegal!'" and "Scrushy to SOX:...

4 May 2004

The Martin Act: A Weapon of Mass Destruction

The four horsemen of corporate law? These days they're the '33 Act, the '34 Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the Martin Act. New York's Martin Act is a fierce sword of uncertainty when wielded by New York Attorney General and...