On June 27, 2024, the Supreme Court decided in SEC v. Jarkesy that where the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) brings enforcement actions for civil penalties, it must do so in the federal courts, as opposed to before...more
7/1/2024
/ Administrative Authority ,
Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Administrative Proceedings ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Jury Trial ,
NLRB ,
SCOTUS ,
SEC v Jarkesy ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Regulation ,
Separation of Powers ,
Seventh Amendment
On September 15, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) announced its first “Gap Rule” enforcement action in a Consent Order with Bancrédito International Bank and Trust...more
9/26/2023
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Bribery ,
Consent Order ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Puerto Rico ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
Terrorism Funding ,
U.S. Treasury
In a setback to the SEC’s and other federal agencies’ use of administrative law judges (“ALJs”) to conduct in-house enforcement proceedings, the U.S. Supreme Court recently issued a unanimous decision in Axon Enterprise, Inc....more
4/20/2023
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Article III ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Federal Jurisdiction ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Popular ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act
En marzo del 2023, el Departamento de Justicia (“DOJ,” por sus siglas en inglés) y la Comisión de Bolsa y Valores (“SEC,” por sus siglas en inglés) de los EE. UU. publicaron una edición en español de la “Guía de referencia...more
Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption law and case developments from the past month,...more
9/14/2022
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Blacklist ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
DCIS ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
En Banc Review ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Investigations ,
Money Laundering ,
Nigeria ,
OECD ,
Paraguay ,
Peru ,
Popular ,
Russia ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Semiconductors ,
South Korea ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
UK ,
Venezuela
On May 18, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Jarkesy v. SEC issued a scathing rebuke of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) use of administrative law judges (“ALJ”)....more
In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to primary...more
2/17/2021
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
China ,
Corruption Perceptions Index ,
Denial of Certiorari ,
DPA ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Germany ,
Kickbacks ,
Popular ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
South Korea ,
TCPA ,
Transparency International ,
UK
In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to primary...more
10/13/2020
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Indictments ,
Mexico ,
Money Laundering ,
Non-Prosecution Agreements ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sovereign Wealth Funds ,
Whistleblower Awards
On Friday evening, March 20, 2020, in conjunction with the announcement of a 10-point “Policy that Assures Uniform Safety for Everyone,” New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law Executive Order 202.8, known as the...more
In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to primary...more
In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to primary...more
5/14/2019
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Bribery ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
New Guidance ,
OECD ,
Popular ,
Ukraine
In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to primary...more
11/27/2018
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Malaysia ,
Mexico ,
Popular ,
UK ,
United Nations ,
Uzbekistan
In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to primary...more
1/30/2018
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Italy ,
Nigeria ,
Oil & Gas ,
Singapore ,
UK