On May 12, 2025, Matthew Galeotti, the Head of the Criminal Division at the Department of Justice ("DOJ") issued a new white collar enforcement plan (“Enforcement Plan”) titled “Focus, Fairness, and Efficiency in the Fight...more
5/14/2025
/ Bribery ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Government Investigations ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
On April 25, Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a memorandum updating Department of Justice (DOJ) policy for “obtaining information from, or records of, members of the news media” (Bondi Memorandum)....more
On January 20, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed Executive Order 14157, “Designating Cartels and Other Organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists” (EO 14157)....more
4/23/2025
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Cartels ,
Civil Liability ,
Corporate Liability ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Executive Orders ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Sanctions ,
SDN List ,
Significant Transnational Criminal Organization ,
Terrorist Organizations
Soon after being sworn in, President Trump issued Executive Orders identifying top administration priorities: combating illegal immigration, drug cartels, and unlawful DEI practices. Taking a similar tack, on her first day in...more
On April 24, 2024, President Biden signed into law H.R. 815, an emergency appropriations package billed as authorizing $95 billion in foreign aid to Ukraine and Israel (the Act). While the Ukraine and Israel aid provisions...more
4/30/2024
/ Appropriations Bill ,
Biden Administration ,
China ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Federal Budget ,
FinCEN ,
Foreign Financial Institutions (FFI) ,
Israel ,
Russia ,
TikTok ,
UK ,
Ukraine
While the 2022 M&A market was buoyed by deal carryover from 2021 and more conducive market conditions in the first half of the year, the 2023 M&A market felt the impact of the Federal Reserve’s most aggressive interest rate...more
3/22/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Capital Markets ,
Competition ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Financial Markets ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Mergers ,
Safe Harbors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Takeovers ,
Venture Capital
On March 6, 2024, the U.S. Departments of the Treasury, Commerce, and Justice jointly issued a Tri-Seal Compliance Note titled “Obligations of Foreign-Based Persons to Comply with U.S. Sanctions and Export Control Laws”...more
On October 4, 2023, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced a new safe harbor policy that may shield companies from criminal prosecution for misconduct they uncover at companies they are acquiring or have recently...more
10/6/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Division ,
Cooperation ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Criminal Liability ,
De-Risking ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
Enforcement Guidance ,
Mergers ,
Safe Harbors ,
Self-Reporting
On February 22, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (VSDP) which, effective immediately, applies to all U.S. Attorneys’ Offices (USAOs) nationwide with respect to corporate criminal...more