Peter Skinner

Aug 7, 2024 | lexology.com | Deborah Connor |James Koukios |Edward A. Imperatore |Carrie Cohen |Peter Skinner |Elizabeth Shaw | +1 more

On August 1, 2024, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced the launch of DOJ’s Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (Pilot Program). The Pilot Program, previewed by Monaco in March 2024, provides another avenue for individuals to disclose allegations of corporate wrongdoing directly to the government. Key TakeawaysThe Pilot Program seeks to incentivize individuals to report allegations of misconduct to DOJ’s Criminal Division.

Mar 19, 2024 | lexology.com | Carrie Cohen |Deborah Connor |Edward A. Imperatore |James Koukios |Peter Skinner

On March 7, 2024, during her keynote remarks at the American Bar Association’s 39th National Institute on White Collar Crime, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced a new Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division whistleblower pilot program (Pilot Program). The Pilot Program provides financial incentives for individuals to report allegations of corporate wrongdoing to DOJ.

Dec 7, 2023 | architectureau.com | Peter Skinner

When Lindy Atkin and Stephen Guthrie invited me to celebrate the twenty-sixth anniversary of Bark Architects, and to reflect on some of the themes that underpin the practice’s residential design, I was delighted. In 1998, I wrote a review of the practice’s first house: the remarkable Split Wedge House in the forest behind Noosa. Like much of their subsequent work, this was a careful insertion into a strong natural setting.

Mar 9, 2023 | lexology.com | James Koukios |Carrie Cohen |Deborah Connor |Edward A. Imperatore |Peter Skinner

Key TakeawaysOn March 3, 2023, Kenneth A. Polite, Jr., the Assistant Attorney General (“AAG”) of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), announced the launch of the Division’s Pilot Program on Compensation Incentives and Clawbacks (“Pilot Program”).

Feb 21, 2023 | news.bloomberglaw.com | Kate Driscoll |Nathaniel Mendell |Peter Skinner

Photo Illustration: Jonathan Hurtarte/Bloomberg Law; Photos: Getty Images By Kate Driscoll, Nathaniel Mendell, and Peter SkinnerFeb. 21, 2023, 9:00 AMMorrison & Foerster attorneys share preventative measures and best practices to mitigate theft of trade secrets, along with legal remedies when a company experiences theft. If your company has information that derives economic value from being secret, your company has trade secrets—provided you take “” to protect them.