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Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto LLP

Department of Justice Secures Conviction in First Insider Trading Prosecution Based Exclusively on the Use of Rule 10b5-1 Trading...

On June 21, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California found the former CEO and Chairman of Ontrak, Inc., a publicly traded healthcare company guilty on one count of securities fraud and two...more

Foley Hoag LLP

United States v. Elizabeth Holmes and Ramesh Balwani

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I. WHY THIS CASE MADE THE LIST - A highly publicized and long-running multi-agency action against the former Chief Executive Officer and the former Chief Operating Officer of Theranos Inc. resulted in criminal convictions...more

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Ten Key Facts about SEC Investigations for CEOs and In-House Counsel

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigates publicly-traded and privately-held companies for a broad range of statutory and regulatory violations. SEC investigations can target issues ranging from...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

The Sky Will Not Fall with New Justice Department CEO / CCO Certifications; Instead, the Sun Will Shine

Despite an industry uproar, the sky is NOT falling with the U.S. Department of Justice (“DoJ”) requirement that chief executive officers (“CEOs”) and chief compliance officers (“CCOs”) certify that their compliance programs...more

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Northern District of Illinois Grants Motion for Partial Reconsideration of Summary Judgment Decision Regarding Whether Former...

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Northern District of Illinois Grants Motion for Partial Reconsideration of Summary Judgment Decision Regarding Whether Former Walgreens CFO’s Statements Were Actionable; Securities Fraud Claims Against Chicken Producer for...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Substantial Sentence Likely for Convicted Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes

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The federal conviction of Elizabeth Holmes on Monday night, January 3, 2022, has been of great interest in legal and business circles. One question that has been consistently asked in various media reports is what type of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

French Labor News - April 2020

This is the first issue of our monthly newsletter detailing recent important legislative developments, case law and events regarding labor law in France. This edition focuses on recent decisions rendered by French courts,...more

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Financial Daily Dose 3.6.2020 | Top Story: Volatility Reigns as Stocks Dive Over Continued COVID-19 Fears

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Volatility’s the name of the game again, folks, and we have COVID-19 to thank. Just a day after markets jumped in response to central bank and Super Tuesday news, the dove again some 3% as virus-related fears took hold again....more

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Financial Daily Dose 1.29.2020 | Top Story: Chipotle fined over thousands of child labor law violations in Massachusetts

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Massachusetts has fined Chipotle $1.4 million as part of a settlement with the restaurant chain over accusations that “it routinely violated [state] labor laws, with authorities estimating more than 13,000 violations from...more

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Carlos Ghosn, Former CEO of Nissan & Renault, Escapes from House Arrest in Japan

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Carlos Ghosn, the renowned former CEO of Nissan & Renault, who brokered the Japanese & French carmarkers’ alliance with Mitsubishi, brazenly escaped from house arrest in Tokyo, Japan on December 30, 2019, and finally wound up...more

The Volkov Law Group

Ericsson’s Pervasive Bribery Conduct: The Toxic Mix of Senior Executive Involvement and Third Party Corruption (Part II of II)

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Ericsson’s FCPA settlement is in the books (not the books and records).  But it casts a significant shadow across the FCPA landscape.  A pervasive and systemic culture of bribery is defined to reflect senior executive...more

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Episode 117 -- FCPA Update: Samsung FCPA Settlement; Braskem Former CEO Indicted; Transport CEO Convicted after Trial

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The Justice Department has been very busy in FCPA enforcement matters -- (1) Samsung Heavy Industries paid $75 million to settle FCPA violations; (2) Braskem's former CEO was indicted on FCPA charges; and (3) after a...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Hong Kong Regulatory Update - July 2019

This edition provides an overview of key regulatory developments in the past three months relevant to companies listed, or planning to list, on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx), and their advisers. In...more

Jackson Walker

Opioids, Healthcare Enforcement, and Increased Scrutiny of Corporate Conduct for Criminal Prosecution

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The national opioid epidemic is almost unprecedented in every conceivable way—its catastrophic death toll, its broad effect on a wide swath of this country’s population, its rapid escalation (which is alleged to have been...more

McDermott Will & Emery

First of Its Kind: Drug Wholesaler Accepts DPA and Two Executives Face Criminal Charges in SDNY For Illegal Distribution of...

On April 23, 2019, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it has entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with Rochester Drug Co-Operative, Inc. (RDC), one of the 10 largest wholesale distributors of pharmaceutical...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - February 2019

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - DOJ Unseals Indictment of Two More Individuals Connected With PDVSA Corruption Scheme - On February 26, 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the unsealing of an indictment...more

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Corporate Law & Governance Update - March 2019

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NEW AG ACTION FOCUSES ON CHARITABLE PURPOSES - New legal action by the Pennsylvania Attorney General against a prominent nonprofit health system is grounded in allegations of violation of charitable purposes. The...more

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SEC and DOJ Charge Former Executives of Private Company for Misrepresenting the Company’s Technology - A Reminder that Private...

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In a case reminiscent of last year’s blockbuster government actions against Theranos and its former executives, the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission have separately charged two former...more

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Your Daily Dose Of Financial News

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The downfall of Nissan’s Carlos Ghosn continues today with news that Ghosn has been arrested by Japanese prosecutors over the recently revealed whistle-blower complaint alleging that he had “been misrepresenting his salary as...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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The Federal Reserve bank released the minutes from its September meeting yesterday. Among other things, we learned that the Fed Governors moved largely in lockstep on September’s rate hike, even as the crew was less unanimous...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - September 2018

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Petrobras Settles with U.S. Authorities Over Alleged FCPA Violations - On September 27, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...more

The Volkov Law Group

Justice Department Charges Former Volkswagen CEO in Diesel Vehicle Emissions Cheating Scheme

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We all know the saying – A fish rots from the head. Sometimes a clear and simple statement says it all. The Volkswagen diesel emissions cheating scandal is yet another example of C-Suite, even CEO, misconduct....more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

The Government Seeks to Intervene in its Third Generic Drug Price-fixing Lawsuit

Since we last reported on the state and federal government’s generic drug pricing investigations and litigations (click here to read more), the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has obtained its first guilty pleas. On...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

CEO Conviction Aligns With Trend of Aggressive Foodborne Illness Prosecutions

The former CEO of Peanut Corporation of America (PCA), has been sentenced to an unprecedented 28 years for his role in the 2008-09 Salmonella outbreak linked to the deaths of nine people and more than 700 illnesses. While it...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Bridging the Week - September 2015 #2

CFTC Says Virtual Currencies Are a “Commodity” Under Federal Law, Files Charges Against Coinflip for Operating an Unregistered Bitcoin Options Trading Platform - The Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed and...more

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