To many, robocalls have become one of the more annoying aspects of modern communications. Last year, the United States Supreme Court noted that in 2019 the federal government received 3.7 million complaints about automated...more
With the process of allowing non-essential businesses to reopen beginning, businesses are being confronted with numerous complex and inter-related questions on how to best proceed with restarting operations. This process will...more
On December 30, 2019, the Second Circuit issued its landmark decision in United States v. Blaszczak, which widened the berth for federal prosecution of insider trading activities under Title 18 of the United States Code. The...more
1/15/2020
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Confidential Information ,
Criminal Liability ,
Dirks v SEC ,
Indictments ,
Insider Trading ,
Jury Instructions ,
Jury Trial ,
Material Nonpublic Information ,
Personal Benefit ,
Prison ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
Securities Fraud ,
Wire Fraud
The reach of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) extends to companies and individuals. One example of the breadth and significance of FCPA prosecutions is found in the federal government’s investigation of Alstom S.A., a...more
11/29/2018
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Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Subsidiaries ,
Multinationals ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Earlier this morning, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its long-awaited ruling in Carpenter v. United States. The question answered by the Court was “whether the Government conducts a search under the Fourth...more
6/27/2018
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Cell Phones ,
Cell Site Location Information (CSLI) ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Electronic Records ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Exigent Circumstances ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Geolocation ,
Location Data ,
Probable Cause ,
Reasonable Expectation of Privacy ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Third-Party ,
Warrantless Searches
On Tuesday, February 27, 2018, the US Supreme Court heard oral argument in connection with an ongoing dispute between the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Microsoft over data in the corporation’s datacenter in Ireland. At the...more