law

• More Executives Fight SEC Suits

  By Joshua Gallu, Bloomberg  |  May 22, 2012

  Washington office is now litigating 90 cases, up more than 50% from year ago.

• Dunn to Chair Swap Database

  By Silla Brush, Bloomberg  |  May 10, 2012

  Former CFTC Commissioner named non-executive chairman of largest U.S. swaps database.

• Counting Costs Slows Dodd-Frank

  By Steven Sloan, Bloomberg  |  May 7, 2012

  Rule-making at near-halt as lobbyists wield cudgel of cost-benefit analysis.

• Wal-Mart Said Subject of U.S. Probe

  By David Welch, Thom Weidlich and Seth Stern  |  April 24, 2012

  Justice Department looks at possible criminal charges on alleged Mexican bribes.

• Probe Exposes Wal-Mart to Fines

  By David Welch and Thom Weidlich, Bloomberg  |  April 23, 2012

  Charges that retailer paid bribes in Mexico could also lead to executive departures.

• JPMorgan Trader Iksil Fuels Debate

  By Shannon D. Harrington, Bradley Keoun and Christine Harper, Bloomberg  |  April 9, 2012

  Big swap bets feed into arguments about Volcker Rule.

• Clarity on Clearinghouse Default

  By Matthew Leising, Bloomberg  |  April 6, 2012

  Derivatives users want rules for unwinding a failing clearinghouse.

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  Social Media Hiring Trap

  By Susan Kelly  |  April 2, 2012

  HR managers are leery of using social sites to screen job applicants.

• The Volcker Rule Dilemma

  By John Hintze  |  March 1, 2012

  Are higher costs warranted to stave off future financial crises?

• Banks Incite Volcker Rule Outrage

  By Yalman Onaran, Bloomberg  |  February 23, 2012

  Lobbyists pushed to expand restrictions, then encouraged governments to complain.