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McDermott Will & Emery

California DOJ Plans to Use Cartwright Act to Revive Criminal Enforcement Efforts

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On March 6, 2024, Paula Blizzard, the California Department of Justice’s antitrust chief, announced on a panel at the American Bar Association’s National Institute on White Collar Crime that the California Attorney General’s...more

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Legal Risk Management: 5 Ways to Proactively Mitigate Risk

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Corporations must innovate and set themselves apart from their competition to achieve long-term success, but they cannot act with reckless abandon in doing so. Rather, they must strategically plan their moves to proactively...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

DOJ Strike Force Allegations Highlight Diversion and Theft from U.S. Companies

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The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) on May 16 announced criminal charges and arrests that highlight risks for companies from U.S. and non-U.S. networks and individuals that seek to unlawfully divert U.S. goods, services,...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - Issue 8, October 2020

Attorney General William P. Barr Announces Publication of Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework - "The Framework provides a comprehensive overview of the emerging threats and enforcement challenges associated with the...more

WilmerHale

Antitrust in 2020 - The Year To Date

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The first half of 2020 was a busy time for antitrust in the United States. The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) implemented expedited procedures for reviewing collaborations during the...more

Dechert LLP

United States – China Trade Conflict Escalates Following Hong Kong Unrest

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The U.S.-China trade war continues to escalate, most recently fueled by U.S. concerns over China’s assertion of increasing authority over Hong Kong. The U.S. and Chinese governments have exchanged jabs through the use of...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Current Developments in the US: White-Collar Enforcement and trends for 2020

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In the following article we will discuss the current developments and trends for 2020 and outline what EU-based companies with a US presence should look out for in 2020 regarding US white-collar and compliance trends in the...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Telemedicine Comes of Age: OIG is Prosecuting Telehealth Fraud

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You can now tell that telemedicine is a mature industry, because it has achieved enough critical mass that the fraud has started and the OIG is beginning to prosecute. There is a lag time between when the cash flow and profit...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Airbus Settlement: Part 2 – The Paper Compliance Program

Last week, Airbus SE (Airbus) settled a long-standing corruption scandal by agreeing to enforcement actions in three countries; France, the United Kingdom and the US. The matter involved a massive, worldwide, long running...more

The Volkov Law Group

Airbus Agrees to Pay $4 Billion in Global Settlement of Foreign Bribery and ITAR Violations (Part I of IV)

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In a blockbuster case, the Justice Department announced a global settlement with Airbus SE, a manufacturer of civilian and military aircraft, under which Airbus agreed to pay over $4 billion (yes, with a “B”) to resolve...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Airbus Settlement: Part 1 – Introduction

Last week, Airbus SE (Airbus) settled a long-standing corruption scandal by agreeing to enforcement actions in three countries; France, the United Kingdom and the US. The matter involved a massive, worldwide, long running...more

Perkins Coie

China’s Draft of the Export Control Law

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China is in the process of drafting a new comprehensive Export Control Law, following the June 2017 release of an initial draft for comment (Draft Export Control Law) by the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of...more

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Huawei espionage concerns reach UK

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The UK 5G debate is emblematic of protectionist sentiments in the technology sector. Huawei and the technology cold war - Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. is a modern Chinese success story. A pioneer in the telecommunication...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - August 2019

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Telecommunications Company Fined $12 Million for FCPA Violations - On August 29, 2019, The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) instituted ceaseand-desist proceedings against...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Drum Solo Week 5: Ringo and The End – Microsoft FCPA Settlement – Part 4

Initially, it would not seem that much was new or different about the Microsoft FCPA enforcement action but through this exploration, I think some clear lessons have emerge. The first is around internal controls. Here there...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Drum Solo Week 4: In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida – Microsoft FCPA Settlement – Part 3

Continuing our use of great drum solos to consider the Microsoft Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action, today we consider what Microsoft did to obtain their result. We have previously considered the...more

The Volkov Law Group

Microsoft Pays DOJ and SEC $25 Million to Resolve FCPA Violations (Part I of III)

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Microsoft finally resolved its FCPA enforcement action with a whimper.  Notwithstanding prior suggestions that Microsoft’s investigation uncovered global conduct, Microsoft’s liability focused primarily on Microsoft’s conduct...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Drum Solo Week 3: Los Endos and Microsoft FCPA Enforcement Action – Part 2 – The Bribery Schemes

Microsoft Hungary agreed to pay approximately $8.5 million to the DOJ. Together with the amounts paid to the SEC in profit disgorgement, the total is just over $25 million. Microsoft Hungary received a 25% discount off the...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

3 Trends in Criminal Trade Secret Prosecution

Criminal trade secret prosecutions are on the rise nationwide and in the Northern District of California, especially cases relating to alleged theft by Chinese nationals and entities. According to a 2017 report by the White...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - Spanish

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - DOJ Files Superseding Indictment in Haitian Port Corruption Plot - On October 30, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a superseding indictment in the District of Massachusetts...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - Russian

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - DOJ Files Superseding Indictment in Haitian Port Corruption Plot - On October 30, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a superseding indictment in the District of Massachusetts...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - Chinese

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - DOJ Files Superseding Indictment in Haitian Port Corruption Plot - On October 30, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a superseding indictment in the District of Massachusetts...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - October 2018

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - DOJ Files Superseding Indictment in Haitian Port Corruption Plot - On October 30, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a superseding indictment in the District of Massachusetts...more

The Volkov Law Group

Japanese Electrolytic Capacitor Manufacturer Settles Criminal Antitrust Case and Pays $60 Million Fine for Illegal Price-Fixing

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The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division had a slow year in criminal antitrust cases. There are a number of explanations for the slowdown in criminal cases – the most persuasive is that such a slowdown is part of normal...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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Meet ZTE (well, meet them again.  We’ve discussed them before), the massive Chinese electronics maker banned last month by the White House from using US-made components that could well be the “first casualty of the high-tech...more

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