Business Better Podcast Episode: Tax Audits, Investigations, and Global Enforcement - A Conversation with IRS Special Agent Jonathan Schnatz
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 30 - Why They Do It: Inside the Mind of a White Collar Criminal – A Discussion With Author Eugene Soltes
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 175: Listen and Learn -- Inchoate Offenses (Criminal Law)
High Crimes and Misdemeanors: Federal Criminal Aviation Cases From 2021
Introduction to RICO: What You Need to Know - RICO Report Podcast
On-Demand Webinar | Linear Infrastructure Redux: Adapting Your Projects to Meet the New Regulatory Climate
JONES DAY TALKS®: CFTC and DOJ Target Derivatives Trading Across Industries
The Responsible Corporate Officer Doctrine and the Food, Beverage and Agribusiness Industry — What You Need to Know
Compliance Perspectives: The German Corporate Sanctions Act
Nota Bene Episode 94: Mapping COVID-19’s Impact on American Bankruptcy and Restructuring with Edward Tillinghast
JONES DAY PRESENTS®: Trade Secret Enforcement in Taiwan
III-42-The New Overtime Rule and Antitrust Issues With Your Non-Competes
Podcast: Conductive Discussions: Recent FRAND & Trade Secret Enforcement Trends Affecting the Semiconductor Industry
New register of beneficial ownership of UK real estate
UK corporate offence of failure to prevent tax evasion
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