On October 20, 2025, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) issued additional guidance on implementing the $100,000 H-1B payment including how to make the payment, and information on how to request an exception to...more
10/23/2025
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Filing Fees ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
Immigration Procedures ,
New Guidance ,
Presidential Proclamations ,
USCIS ,
Visas
On September 5, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) announced its Final Rule implementing Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem’s recent delegation of her law enforcement authority to the Director of United...more
10/14/2025
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Final Rules ,
Fraud ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Law Enforcement ,
Popular ,
USCIS
This article recaps Department of Justice guidance since the Trump Administration took office in January. These are topics we’ve addressed in previous articles and alerts, and are presented here in summarized form....more
8/29/2025
/ Compliance Monitoring ,
Corporate Investigations ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Internal Controls ,
Non-Prosecution Agreements ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Trump Administration ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
White Collar Crimes
Heath care fraud remains a top priority for the DOJ. This year’s National Health Care Fraud Takedown was the biggest in United States history, resulting in the prosecution of 324 defendants in connection with over $14.6...more
8/27/2025
/ Banking Sector ,
C-Suite Executives ,
Civil Investigation Demand ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Grand Juries ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Clinics ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Hospitals ,
Laboratories ,
Money Laundering ,
OIG ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
PHI ,
Popular ,
Skilled Nursing Facility ,
Subpoenas ,
Webinars ,
White Collar Crimes
Join us for an informative webinar providing the latest updates on key compliance issues under the current administration. Our panel will address recent developments in tariffs, the FCPA, False Claims Act, and sanctions....more
7/10/2025
/ Compliance ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Criminal Liability ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Government Investigations ,
New Guidance ,
Risk Management ,
Tariffs ,
Webinars ,
White Collar Crimes
On June 30, 2025, the Department of Justice announced the results of its 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown (“2025 Takedown”). ...more
7/7/2025
/ Bank Secrecy Act ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Money Laundering ,
Whistleblowers
On May 9, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order entitled “Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations.” The Order takes aim at what the President calls “regulatory crimes,” with the intended purpose...more
5/21/2025
/ Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Executive Orders ,
Government Agencies ,
Mens Rea ,
Regulatory Burden ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Strict Liability ,
Trump Administration ,
White Collar Crimes
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
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Compliance ,
Compliance Dates ,
Corporate Liability ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
EU ,
Failure to Prevent ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
New Legislation ,
Risk Management ,
UK
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which came into effect January 1, 2024, requires that “reporting companies” doing business in the United States disclose information about their beneficial owners to the Financial Crimes...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
/ Anti-Corruption ,
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
/ Anti-Corruption ,
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
Two recent court Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) cases, a significant amendment to the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA), and the new pilot whistleblower rewards program show that Anti-Corruption Enforcement...more
8/22/2024
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Compliance ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
FEPA ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Official ,
Government Investigations ,
Latin America ,
South Africa ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers
On June 26, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion in a public corruption case that could have a lasting impact on how the U.S. Government prosecutes corruption and procurement fraud cases involving state and local...more
7/5/2024
/ Bribery ,
Compliance ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Illegal Gratuities ,
Political Corruption ,
Public Corruption ,
Public Officials ,
Public Procurement Policies ,
SCOTUS ,
Snyder v United States ,
Split of Authority ,
Tips
On Wednesday, June 12, 2024, the U.S. House of Representatives, voted to hold U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for the Department of Justice’s refusal to turn over audio recordings of President...more
President Biden recently signed a foreign aid bill that will have significant implications for United States sanctions enforcement, specifically Section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705)...more
5/2/2024
/ Biden Administration ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) ,
DOJ Strike Force ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement ,
FinCEN ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Trading with the Enemy Act
In the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) latest policy in furtherance of its “carrots and sticks” approach to corporate criminal enforcement, senior leadership of its Criminal Division announced a new Pilot Program on...more
On April 17, 2024, the House Education and Workforce Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing to focus on Antisemitism in Higher Education. At the witness table will be the President of Columbia University Dr. Nemat...more
4/17/2024
/ Bias ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Colleges ,
Colombia ,
Congressional Committees ,
Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
Department of Education ,
Educational Institutions ,
Investigations ,
OCR ,
Title VI ,
Universities
Last week, senior Department of Justice leadership announced new policies and programs intended to further its “carrot and sticks” approach to corporate criminal enforcement, which has borne fruit with twice as many voluntary...more
3/14/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
CFTC ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
FinCEN ,
Pilot Programs ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
The Employee Retention Credit (ERC) is a refundable tax credit for businesses whose employees were impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic. The provisions are set out in § 2301 of the CARES Act and § 3111 of the Internal Revenue...more
3/7/2024
/ Audits ,
CARES Act ,
Cooperation ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Deadlines ,
Employee Retention ,
Fraud ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Investigations ,
IRS ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Relief ,
Voluntary Disclosure
On December 14, 2023, the United States House and Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA). This bipartisan legislation, which Senator Sheldon...more
Join our panel of distinguished attorneys from across the globe to explore how attorney-client privileged communications and work product protections are defined and applied across jurisdictions.
Panelists from the United...more
9/26/2023
/ Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Best Practices ,
Client Communication ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Cross-Border ,
EU ,
France ,
Germany ,
Italy ,
Law Firm Associates ,
Law Firm Partners ,
UK ,
Webinars ,
Work-Product Doctrine
This event is only open to in-house counsel. Join ACC Georgia and Womble Bond Dickinson as Joe Whitley, Former Homeland Security General Counsel and Womble Bond Dickinson partner, and Anna Burton, GEMA (Georgia Emergency...more
Recently, Womble Bond Dickinson held its First Annual Health Care Fraud Symposium, a webinar designed to discuss critical healthcare fraud topics. WBD Partner Joe Whitley moderated a discussion with WBD attorneys Luke Cass,...more
4/13/2023
/ Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Compliance ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Sentencing Guidelines ,
Fraud ,
Genetic Testing ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Law Enforcement ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Safe Harbors ,
Telehealth ,
White Collar Crimes
On February 22, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced and implemented a new Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy specific to the 93 United States Attorney’s Offices (USAOs) throughout the nation. Before...more
Health Care fraud is a growing national issue. The National Heath Care Anti-Fraud Association estimates that health care fraud costs the nation about $68 billion annually — about 3 percent of the nation's $2.26 trillion in...more
2/22/2023
/ Antitrust Division ,
C-Suite Executives ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Civil Investigation Demand ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Clinics ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Hospitals ,
Laboratories ,
OIG ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacies ,
Pharmacist ,
Physicians ,
Popular ,
Skilled Nursing Facility ,
Subpoenas ,
Training ,
Webinars