Historical Cases
This 1803 Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review.
Marbury v Madison
This gangster was convicted of tax evasion, not murder.
Al Capone
This U.S. agency enforces federal securities laws and regulates public companies.
SEC
This financial statement shows a company’s assets, liabilities, and equity.
Balance Sheet
Harvey Specter works at this fictional law firm for most of Suits
Pearson Specter Litt(Pearson Specter or Pearson Hardman also suffices)
This 2010 Supreme Court case held that corporate political spending is protected speech under the First Amendment.
Citizens United v. FEC
This financier ran the largest Ponzi scheme in U.S. history.
Bernie Madoff
This act created the modern framework for regulating mergers and acquisitions.
Clayton Act
Recognizing revenue before it is earned is an example of this accounting violation.
Revenue Recognition Fraud
Harvey’s signature negotiation tactic involves leveraging this legal concept aggressively.
Settlement Leverage
This 2011 decision allowed companies to enforce mandatory arbitration clauses that block class actions.
AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion
Founder of Theranos, convicted of fraud for misleading investors about blood-testing technology.
Elizabeth Holmes
This doctrine allows courts to hold executives personally liable for corporate misconduct.
piercing the corporate veil
This accounting scandal involved hiding debt using special purpose entities.
Enron
This is Harvey’s go-to move when opposing counsel thinks they have the upper hand.
Bluff
This case established the exclusionary rule, barring illegally obtained evidence from court.
Mapp v. Ohio?
This former Enron CEO was convicted of fraud and conspiracy after the company’s collapse.
Who is Jeffrey Skilling?
This regulatory body oversees bank holding companies and systemically important financial institutions.
Federal Reserve
This principle requires expenses to be recorded in the same period as the revenue they help generate.
Matching Principle
Harvey believes this is more important than being liked.
This 1971 case limited the government’s ability to censor the press, involving the Pentagon Papers.
New York Times v United States
This former Credit Suisse banker was convicted for helping U.S. clients evade taxes, accelerating the fall of Swiss banking secrecy.
Bradley Birkenfeld
This post-2008 regulation imposed stress tests and designated “systemically important” firms.
Dodd Frank
This law, passed after Enron, strengthened corporate governance and internal controls.
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
According to Harvey, this is the difference between winners and losers.
Confidence