The Unicat settlement provides some important insights into the Trump Administration’s direction on trade enforcement. It underscores the importance of voluntary disclosure, cooperation and remediation, the tri-part foundation…
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/ Administrative Law, International Law & Trade, Mergers & Acquisitions
DOJ’s Unicat resolution is a perfect example of the new trade enforcement reality under the Trump Administration. DOJ spearheaded a global resolution of sanctions, customs and export controls violations, while declining to…
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/ Administrative Law, Criminal Law, International Law & Trade
In an interesting enforcement action reflecting the Administration’s priority on sanctions, export and customs enforcement, DOJ announced a global resolution with DOJ, OFAC, BIS and CBP and Unicat Catalyst Technologies…
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/ Administrative Law, Criminal Law, International Law & Trade, Mergers & Acquisitions
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”) has been relatively quiet on the enforcement front. That is not unusual — every transition results in an enforcement hiatus. Sanctions enforcement is a…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
The Justice Department has returned to the FCPA enforcement arena -- in a significant development, DOJ announced the resumption of FCPA enforcement, with a new set of enforcement guidance principles. The new guidance is an…
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/ Criminal Law, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
The Justice Department has returned to the FCPA enforcement arena -- in a significant development, DOJ announced the resumption of FCPA enforcement, with a new set of enforcement guidance principles. The new guidance is an…
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/ Administrative Law, Criminal Law, International Law & Trade
DOJ’s new approach to FCPA enforcement presents some interesting opportunities — the headlines from the DOJ FCPA Guidance Memo will bring some significant changes but at the same time some things will not change. Here is my…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Criminal Law, Government Contracting, International Law & Trade
The Justice Department has returned to the FCPA enforcement arena — in a significant development, DOJ announced the resumption of FCPA enforcement, with a new set of enforcement guidance principles. The new guidance is an…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Criminal Law, International Law & Trade
Is AI a magic bullet - or just another tool in the compliance toolkit?
What really happens when you let algorithms near your risk decisions?
In this episode of Corruption, Crime and Compliance, Christian Focacci, founder and…
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/ Criminal Law, International Law & Trade, Products Liability, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Kousisis v. United States affirmed a lower court’s decision upholding a conviction of federal wire fraud for inducing a victim to enter into a transaction under materially…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Criminal Law, Government Contracting
With the rising importance of trade compliance programs, it is important to start with the law. (Spoken like a true lawyer). The U.S. relies on two powerful tariff tools — Section 301 and Section 232 tariffs. Relying on these…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, International Law & Trade
What if your trade compliance misstep became tomorrow’s federal prosecution headline? In this episode, Michael Volkov issues a powerful warning to corporate leaders and compliance professionals: the DOJ is no longer treating…
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/ Criminal Law, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology, Taxation
Tariff and trade violations are on DOJ’s radar screen. No question but starting with Customs and Border Patrol we can expect that regulatory investigations and enforcement actions will increase. Along with that — you can bet…
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/ Administrative Law, Criminal Law, International Law & Trade
On May 23, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued General License No. 25 under the Syrian Sanctions Regulations, marking a measured but far-reaching reconfiguration of U.S…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
Is your company ready to bet its future on whether it can outpace a whistleblower to the DOJ’s door?
In this episode, Michael Volkov takes a deep dive into the Department of Justice’s newly announced strategy to reshape…
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/ Criminal Law, Energy & Utilities, Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
