Blogs Archive

“DANGER! DANGER! Warning Young Will Robinson,” Says Sec

October 23, 2018 | Sebaly Shillito + Dyer

The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently issued a “Report of Investigation” under Section 21(a) “Regarding Certain Cyber-Related Frauds Perpetrated Against Public Companies and Related Internal Accounting Controls Requirements.” The Report arose out of the investigation of 9 publicly traded companies who had been the victims of fake email scams which it called “spoofed or manipulated electronic communications” purporting to be internal from company executives or known vendors.

Good Leaders Will Embrace Gender Diversity, But Can Bad Leaders Be Forced To Become Gender Diverse?

October 11, 2018 | Tom J. Whalen

On September 30, 2018, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Senate Bill No. 826 designed to increase gender diversity on the governing board of California publicly traded companies. Can state governments force corporate leadership in the “right” direction?

“Ooops – I Didn’t Mean For That To Happen…” Negligence And Legal Risk In The Drone Business

October 10, 2018 | Sebaly Shillito + Dyer

Common negligence torts as applied to drones can also be largely mitigated through comprehensive operational planning, technical investment, and an appropriate risk management protocol, derived from experience and understanding of the flight environment and its inherent risks.

Generation X, Meet Gender X

September 27, 2018 | Sebaly Shillito + Dyer

Dana Alix Zzyym was born with sex characteristics that do not fit typical binary notions of bodies designated “male” or “female.” Dana wanted the passport to reflect “intersex” (requesting the designation X instead of the binary choice M or F) because the Passport Agency should not force swearing to a sex that the applicant is not.