Lane Powell PC - White Collar Criminal Defense & Regulatory Compliance

Over the past two years, courts began to recognize that at least some off-label marketing is protected lawful commercial speech under the First Amendment. Specifically, the Second Circuit in New York in a case called United…more

Following on the heels of the U.S. Department of Justice’s recent guidance on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”), events in Canada provide further reason for companies on both sides of the border to increase compliance…more

Originally published in the Portland Business Journal on October 5, 2012. As recently reported in the press, the comptroller of the currency, the U.S. Department of Justice and other state and federal regulators are…more

In a perfect world, you are sitting at your desk one day and a client’s in-house counsel calls and tells you that, as a result of the “vigorous and robust” compliance program you helped put in place a few years ago, the company…more

As most business leaders know, the United States enacted a comprehensive financial regulatory scheme this past summer in response to the recent financial meltdown. The law, known as the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and…more

Banking regulators have acquired a powerful ally: federal and state prosecutors eager to make headlines with banking prosecutions. More and more, regulators who find misconduct are turning their findings over to law enforcement…more

In January 2010, the federal government filed a civil action under the False Claims Act accusing drug manufacturer Johnson & Johnson (“J&J”) of orchestrating a massive unlawful pharmaceutical monetary kickback scheme. This…more

Last month, the United States Sentencing Commission ("USSC") proposed several modifications of the United States Sentencing Guidelines that will have far reaching ramifications for any company caught up in a federal…more

The internal investigation has long been a hallmark of the best practices of any company that is confronted with allegations of misconduct. Unfortunately, it appears that many more businesses will face the need for internal…more

As was widely reported in the press several months ago, the federal government hired a former federal prosecutor to act as the Deputy Special Inspector General for monies given out under the Troubled Asset Relief Program…more

Following a six-week jury trial in Manhattan federal court, a Connecticut investor was found guilty of conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA"). The case is noteworthy because FCPA cases rarely go to…more

Two recent court cases - one that received much press and another less-publicized case - both demonstrate the IRS's aggressive stance on investigating alleged tax violations and the degree to which the courts will bless such…more

The subprime mortgage crisis is unique in America’s array of economic downturns. There have been banking crises on Wall Street (most recently, the Savings and Loan scandal) and real estate and mortgage crises on Main Street, but…more

Business professionals working in the post-Enron landscape are acutely aware of perils that can arise from the misconduct of employees, officers, directors and even independent contractors. These perils, including financial and…more

Due to the increasing number of federal government investigations and the broad wording of new, yet uninterpreted, federal law, it is important that, if an organization has any reason to think it might be investigated, the…more