This is the fourth in our 2025 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. We will be posting further installments in the series throughout the next several...more
2/20/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Climate Change ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Insider Trading ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Regulatory Reform ,
SCOTUS ,
SEC v Jarkesy ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Technology Sector ,
Trump Administration
On February 10, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order (EO) directing Attorney General Pam Bondi to effectively pause the Justice Department’s enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). This was the...more
2/17/2025
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Attorney General ,
Compliance ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
National Security ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Trump Administration
This is the second in our 2025 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. We will be posting further installments in the series throughout the next several...more
1/24/2025
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Australia ,
China ,
Clawbacks ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Draft Guidance ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
France ,
Pilot Programs ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers
As the incoming Trump administration prepares to take office, businesses and investors can expect significant shifts in the enforcement priorities of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures...more
11/12/2024
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
CFIUS ,
CFTC ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
FinCEN ,
Foreign Investment ,
Insider Trading ,
Investors ,
National Security ,
Sanctions ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration
The government had another busy year in 2023, investigating and prosecuting healthcare fraud cases on multiple fronts. Contending with the enormous healthcare crises of the now-concluded COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing...more
7/3/2024
/ Anti-Corruption ,
BlackRock ,
Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Controls ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Sanctions ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Tennessee
This is the fourth in our 2024 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. We will be posting further installments in the series throughout the next several...more
2/27/2024
/ Board of Directors ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Final Rules ,
Insider Trading ,
Popular ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Regulation ,
Shareholders ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
White Collar Crimes
U.S. Policy Developments -
Since the fall of 2022, DOJ has made several policy pronouncements in connection with its efforts to combat corporate crime. While it remains to be seen how these policies will ultimately affect...more
4/5/2023
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disclosure ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FATF ,
FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Remediation ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements
On October 28, 2021, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco released a memo setting out “Initial Revisions to Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies.” The memo indicated that the Department of Justice would place greater...more
This is the fifth post in this year’s series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations. Our previous post discussed trends in State AG enforcement. Up next: SEC Enforcement in 2022: A Look Ahead. ...more
2/25/2022
/ Afghanistan ,
Belarus ,
Biden Administration ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Burma ,
Cambodia ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Cuba ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement ,
Ethiopia ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Human Rights ,
International Criminal Court ,
Iran Sanctions ,
ITAR ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
Myanmar ,
Nicaragua ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Popular ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sudan ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) ,
Venezuela ,
Virtual Currency ,
Withhold Release Orders (WROs)
This is the second post in this year’s series examining important trends and new development in white collar law and investigations. Our previous post discussed health care enforcement. Up next: trends in tax...more
2/17/2022
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Biden Administration ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Governments ,
Internal Controls ,
Money Laundering ,
OECD ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
White Collar Crimes
This is the third in our First 100 Days series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the early days of the Biden administration. Our previous entry discussed sanctions and export control trends....more
3/19/2021
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Asia ,
Biden Administration ,
CFTC ,
Compliance ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
France ,
Latin America ,
NDAA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UK ,
White Collar Crimes
On July 3, 2020, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) released the Second Edition of their Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “Resource Guide”). As...more
7/7/2020
/ Aiding and Abetting ,
Bribery ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disgorgement ,
FCPA Guidance ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Mens Rea ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Statute of Limitations
Editors’ Note: This is the third in our start-of-year series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. Our previous entry discussed healthcare fraud in 2020. Up next: a look at...more
1/13/2020
/ Bribery ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Government Officials ,
Internal Controls ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
White Collar Crimes
A recent federal court decision highlights the increasing risk of prosecution for foreign national executives under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA”). The decision from the federal district court in New York denied...more