Recent investor focus has been on US, Europe and China. India is (in part) an English-speaking country that is also the world’s second most populous. What is the prognosis for investing in India, and for the Indian capital markets in … Continue reading
Category Archives: The Law
At today’s MassBio (Biotechnology Council) meeting in Cambridge on new VC models for early stage financing, panelists painted a picture of changes in investor appetites and a more varied landscape for capital sources and exit opportunities. Three fund managers (two … Continue reading
Jeff Leerink is founder and CEO of Leerink Swann & Co., a boutique investment bank with its home office in Boston and an investment banking practice wholly centered on the life sciences. Given the shrinking venture capital commitment to the … Continue reading
Karen Kaplan is President of the advertising agency Hill Holliday, chair-elect of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, and has had a solid background of board service (presently she serves as Trustee at Fidelity Investments and a Director of DSM … Continue reading
If you want to see how Humphrey Bogart relates to the SEC, you might want to link to my November column, published in New England In-House, entitled “New SEC Rules Result in Whistleblowing in the Wind.” … Continue reading
On December 7, Suffolk County Superior Court Judge Frances McIntyre issued an opinion that was reported as adverse to the Occupy Boston movement. While the effect of her ruling will be the dismantling of the encampment, the ruling reflects a … Continue reading
Employees sometimes post unfavorable comments about their bosses or companies on Facebook or other social media sites. Employers sometimes don’t take too kindly to such criticism and may take adverse job actions in response. So far so good. But what … Continue reading
On November 3, 2010 a US citizen returning to Cambridge, MA from a trip to Mexico was questioned at the airport by the Department of Homeland Security. It is not clear where Homeland Security gets its lists of suspicious folks … Continue reading
The National Association of Corporate Directors reports the median pay of a Fortune 200 director at $228,058, a tidy sum although not nearly enough if a derivative suit is filed against the board. NACD does not report on any relationship … Continue reading
Public companies are required by Sarbanes Oxley to avoid adverse employment action against employees who in good faith suggest that certain laws are being violated by their employer. The enforcement of anti-retaliation protections rests in a Review Board of the … Continue reading