Benjamin A Berringer

Jan 10, 2024 | globalinvestigationsreview.com | Daniel Silver |Benjamin A Berringer |Meredith George

This is an Insight article, written by a selected partner as part of GIR's co-published content. Read more on Insight 6.1 Overview of US whistleblower statutesThe US legal system contains a multitude of state and federal laws that protect individuals who report potential misconduct (whistleblowers) from retaliation for making the report. Some of these laws protect specific classes of individuals, such as truck drivers, nuclear engineers, pilots and miners.

Jun 9, 2023 | globalinvestigationsreview.com | Megan Gordon |Daniel Silver |Benjamin A Berringer |Brian Yin

IntroductionOn 25 July 2016, Verizon Communications announced that it would pay US$4.83 billion in cash to purchase Yahoo! Inc. Seven months later, that price was cut by US$350million and Yahoo! agreed to pay 50 per cent of any costs relating to government investigations and private litigation concerning historic data breaches. The reason for the change? Verizon identified two massive undisclosed data breaches during its due diligence, which dramatically changed the value of the transaction.