Effective September 1, 2025, the UK’s Failure to Prevent Fraud offense will go into effect as part of the UK’s Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (the ECCTA). The law significantly expands corporate liability...more
4/23/2025
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EU ,
Failure to Prevent ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
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UK
On February 5, 2025, Attorney General Pamela Bondi issued a memo requiring DOJ’s Foreign Corrupt Practice Act (“FCPA”) Unit to “prioritize investigations related to foreign bribery that facilitates the criminal operations of...more
3/25/2025
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Bribery ,
Compliance ,
Cross-Border ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
France ,
Joint Task Force ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Significant Transnational Criminal Organization ,
Switzerland ,
Trump Administration ,
UK
On January 20, President Trump issued an Executive Order designating certain international cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) or Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs). ...more
2/24/2025
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Bribery ,
Cartels ,
Compliance ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
FEPA ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
National Security ,
Risk Management ,
Significant Transnational Criminal Organization ,
Terrorist Organizations
Attorney General (AG) Pam Bondi has issued a directive that both: (1) effectively shifts the DOJ’s FCPA enforcement focus towards those cases related to foreign bribery involving cartels and transnational criminal...more
Latin America has been the focus of considerable attention by the DOJ. Despite strong ties based on trade, shared values and democratic traditions, Latin America is being tested with new and precarious challenges from...more
11/5/2024
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Biden Administration ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
FEPA ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Latin America ,
Sanctions ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Webinars ,
White Collar Crimes
Latin America has been the focus of considerable attention by the Biden Administration and the DOJ. Despite strong ties based on trade, shared values and democratic traditions, Latin America is being tested with new and...more
10/8/2024
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Biden Administration ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
FEPA ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Latin America ,
Sanctions ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Webinars ,
White Collar Crimes
On September 23, 2024, the Criminal Division of the U.S Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released revised Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs guidance (“September 2024 Guidance), last updated in March 2023....more
9/27/2024
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Compliance ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
Guidance Update ,
Pilot Programs ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes