Christopher R. Hall

Christopher R. Hall

Saul Ewing LLP


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Second Highest Penalty in FCPA History Comes with a Caution from the Bench about the Limits of the Act’s Jurisdiction

In Brief - The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act covers a nearly boundless range of business conduct by issuers and their agents in an ever more global world. Yet the contrast in sentences handed down in two recent FCPA...more

5/24/2013 - Compliance DOJ FCPA Foreign Nationals Jurisdiction Minimum Contacts Penalties Sarbanes-Oxley SEC Siemens

Supreme Court Holds SEC to Five-Year Statute of Limitations for Civil Enforcement Actions; Decision May Extend to Other Federal...

The Supreme Court recently rebuffed an attempt by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to gain more time to file actions to enforce civil penalties by invoking the “discovery rule.” In the case of Gabelli vs....more

3/25/2013 - Discovery Rule Gabelli v SEC SCOTUS SEC Statute of Limitations

White Collar Watch - March 2013

In This Issue: - Eleventh Circuit Holds that Production of Foreign Bank Account Records May be Compelled in Criminal Investigation Under Required Records Exception to Fifth Amendment Privilege - Supreme Court...more

3/22/2013 - Discovery DOJ Fifth Amendment Foreign Financial Accounts Honest Services Fraud Illegal Gratuities Motion to Compel Off-Label Promotion Records Exception SCOTUS SEC Statute of Limitations

Death and Taxes? Recent Supreme Court Arguments in Gabelli v. SEC Concerning a General Statute of Limitations for Civil Fines May...

On January 8, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments in Gabelli v. S.E.C., 133 S. Ct. 97 (2012) on the question: By when must the government initiate an action to enforce a civil fine, penalty, or...more

1/25/2013 - Civil Monetary Penalty Discovery Rule Enforcement Fines Forfeiture Fraud Gabelli v SEC IRS SCOTUS SEC Securities Fraud Statute of Limitations White Collar Crimes

White Collar Watch - January 2013

In This Issue: - Death and Taxes? Recent Supreme Court Arguments in Gabelli v. SEC Concerning a General Statute of Limitations for Civil Fines May Also Affect How Long the IRS Has to Assess Penalties - Avoiding...more

1/23/2013 - Attorney-Client Privilege Discovery Rule Environmental Crimes EPA Fines Fraud Gabelli v SEC IRS Payroll Taxes Penalties Plea Negotiations Responsible Person Liability SCOTUS SEC Selective Waivers Statute of Limitations White Collar Crimes

The SEC’s Annual Report on the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program: Statistics Suggest Best Practices for an Effective Compliance and...

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Annual Report on the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program, released November 2012, provides the first complete year of data on the activities of the Office of the Whistleblower (“OWB”)...more

12/20/2012 - Compliance Dodd-Frank Ethics Sanctions SEC Whistleblowers

White Collar Watch - November 2012

In This issue: - DOJ and SEC Issue Long-Awaited Guidance on the FCPA - Recent Sentencings of Executives Serve as Reminder of Risks of Responsible Corporate Officer Prosecutions; Risks Grow for Medical Device...more

11/21/2012 - Compliance DOJ FCPA FCPA Resource Guide SEC

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