The final rule establishes prohibitions and restrictions on the transfer of certain data due to national security risks from specified countries of concern....more
1/16/2025
/ Data Brokers ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Transfers ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Export Controls ,
Final Rules ,
International Data Transfers ,
National Security ,
Personal Data ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements
The U.S. Government has identified the exploitation of Americans' bulk sensitive personal data and U.S. government-related data by "countries of concern" as posing a national security risk....more
President Biden recently signed an Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy (the "Order") outlining 72 initiatives by more than a dozen federal agencies to combat "excessive" corporate consolidation...more
The Situation: The U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") has issued guidance revising its 2016 voluntary disclosure policy to provide companies stronger incentives to voluntarily self-report apparent potentially willful trade...more
1/13/2020
/ Cooperation ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Controls ,
FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
New Guidance ,
Non-Prosecution Agreements ,
Self-Reporting ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
White Collar Crimes
The president issued two executive orders limiting federal agencies' ability to use guidance documents for policymaking and enforcement and promoting transparency and fairness in civil enforcement matters....more
10/15/2019
/ Administrative Agencies ,
Administrative Proceedings ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Fairness Standard ,
New Guidance ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Standard of Conduct ,
Transparency ,
Trump Administration