In a case indicative of how sensitive authorities have become in the decade since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, a corporate videographer could face five years in prison on a felony charge over an incident that shut down a section of downtown Miami this summer.

The market for initial public offerings cooled this summer along with the global economy, but the last week of August brought a flurry of new filings. Ten companies filed their intentions to go public this week, making it the most active week for IPOs since the beginning of May.

For the second time this summer, a former female partner at Booz Allen Hamilton has filed a multimillion-dollar gender discrimination lawsuit against the consulting firm, accusing officials of actively denying women the chance to move up to top leadership positions.

Corporate law departments have had most of the summer to get up to speed on the SEC’s new whistleblower rules, and now it’s game time. The new Office of the Whistleblower, a central clearinghouse for reporting corporate fraud, opened its doors Friday.

Corporate law departments have had most of the summer to get up to speed on the SEC’s new whistleblower rules, and now it’s game time. The new Office of the Whistleblower, a central clearinghouse for reporting corporate fraud, opened its doors Friday.