Shirley GaoCenter for Public IntegrityWebsitewww.publicintegrity.org ConnectEmail202-466-1300 Professional Biography Shirley Gao writes for iWatch News. More Legal and Business Bylines From Shirley Gao Can an Auditor Still be Independent After 100 Years on a Corporate Payroll? - (Posted On Wednesday, August 03, 2011) Republicans Adopt A More Nuanced Fight Against Wall St. Reform Law - (Posted On Monday, August 01, 2011) Next stop for fight over Wall Street reforms: Federal court - (Posted On Saturday, July 30, 2011) Credit Rater Says New Consumer Agency is Much-Needed "Medicine" for Banks - (Posted On Wednesday, July 27, 2011) "Dear CFPB" wish lists urge action on mortgages, payday loans, prepaid cards - (Posted On Saturday, July 23, 2011) Senate Republicans Vow to Fight Obama Nominee to Head Consumer Finance Bureau - (Posted On Monday, July 18, 2011) CFPB has no plan to ban financial products, Warren tells GOP-led committee - (Posted On Sunday, July 17, 2011) White House threatens to veto House budget as too stingy with CFPB, SEC funding - (Posted On Thursday, July 14, 2011) Mortgage Servicing Standards at the Top of Consumer Agency's Agenda - (Posted On Thursday, July 07, 2011) CFTC Delays Derivatives Rules Until End of Year - (Posted On Wednesday, June 15, 2011) Pagination Page 1 Next page Next › Current Legal Analysis Borrowing and Lending 101 by: Financial Poise Faculty Valuing Lost Profits in Litigation: Making the Case (and the Math) Work by: Financial Poise Faculty Practical Tips for Taking and Defending Depositions by: Michele Schechter AI Notetaking Tools Under Fire: Lessons from the Otter.ai Class Action Complaint by: Joseph J. Lazzarotti Why Anthropic’s Copyright Settlement Changes the Rules for AI Training by: Timothy P. Scanlan, Jr. , Andrew R. Lee The Future of Work: California Employment Legislation in 2025 by: Christopher W. Olmsted , Charles L. Thompson, IV Beltway Buzz, August 29, 2025 by: James J. Plunkett ECHA Publishes Updated REACH Restriction Proposal for PFAS by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Carla N. Hutton Colorado Budget Cuts Hit Home for Medicaid Providers by: Ryan B. Thurber , Bragg E. Hemme PEER Petitions MAHA Commission to Remove PFAS from U.S. Food Chain by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Carla N. Hutton Canada’s Plan of Priorities Includes Several Nanoscale Materials by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Carla N. Hutton Age Discrimination Act—Which Proscribes Age Discrimination in Programs Receiving Federal Assistance—Does Not Apply to Medical Residency Rankings, Ninth Circuit Panel Rules by: Daniel J. Ganz European Court of Justice Ruling on Works Agreements: Reinforcing GDPR Compliance in the Workplace by: Simon J. McMenemy , Benjamin W. Perry The Empire State's Continuing Battle Over the Timing of Local Elections by: Joseph T. Burns Some Congressional Dissent to Trump Administration’s AI Chip Sales to China; FTC Cracks Down on AI Marketing Claims — AI: The Washington Report by: Bruce D. Sokler , Alexander Hecht Upcoming Events Sep 15-16 2025 US General Counsel Summit Sep 15-16 2025 Chief Litigation Officer Summit Sep 29-30 2025 Intellectual Property Law Institute 2025 - New York Oct 20-21 2025 Intellectual Property Law Institute 2025 - California Print