The Chinese regulatory authorities have published several new regulations and proposals in the past two months seeking to clarify the requirements of the Chinese Personal Information Protection Law (the PIPL) that came into...more
Two new Chinese laws dealing with data security and privacy came into force in the fall of 2021 that are likely to have an impact on many multinational companies operating in China or whose operations touch China. These two...more
11/4/2021
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Information ,
Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL)
On March 8, 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice announced an important change to its Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Corporate Enforcement Policy concerning one of the conditions — “appropriate retention of business...more
3/22/2019
/ Amended Rules ,
Business Records ,
Commercial Electronic Messages ,
Communication Restrictions ,
Compliance ,
Cooperation ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Discovery ,
Document Retention Policies ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Employee Training ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Government Investigations ,
Mobile Apps ,
Multinationals ,
Record Retention ,
Remediation ,
Snapchat ,
Software ,
WhatsApp ,
White Collar Crimes
This issue of Skadden’s semiannual Cross-Border Investigations Update takes a close look at recent cases, regulatory activity and other key developments, including DOJ guidance on the use of corporate monitors in criminal...more
1/7/2019
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Appeals ,
Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
BSA/AML ,
China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Cross-Border ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection Acts ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
FATCA ,
Financial Crimes ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Forex ,
France ,
Government Investigations ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Hackers ,
Imports ,
International Litigation ,
Iran ,
Legal Professional Privilege ,
Libor ,
Litigation Privilege ,
Market Manipulation ,
Money Laundering ,
Multi-Jurisdictional Litigation ,
Multinationals ,
NYDFS ,
Privileged Communication ,
Russia ,
Sanction Violations ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
SFO ,
Spoofing ,
Tax Fraud ,
Traders ,
UK ,
Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs) ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE) ,
Yates Memorandum
On September 26, 2018, Skadden hosted a webinar titled “US Supreme Court October 2018 Term.” Topics included some of the key business-related cases on the Supreme Court’s docket, including cases addressing antitrust, foreign...more
10/23/2018
/ Air and Liquid Systems Corp et al v Devries et al ,
America Invents Act ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Apple Inc v Pepper ,
Arbitrators ,
Atomic Energy Act ,
Business Litigation ,
Causation ,
Class Action ,
Class Arbitration ,
Class Certification ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Registration ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cy Pres Funds ,
Equitable Tolling ,
False Statements ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) ,
Foreseeability ,
Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp v Wall-Street.com LLC ,
Frank v Gaos ,
FRCP 23(f) ,
Helsinn Healthcare SA v Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc ,
International Litigation ,
Jam v International Finance Corporation ,
Janus Capital Group Inc v First Derivative Traders ,
Lamps Plus Inc v Varela ,
New Prime v Oliveira ,
Nutraceutical Corp v Lambert ,
On-Sale Bar ,
Popular ,
Preemption ,
Product Defects ,
Republic of Sudan v Harrison ,
Right To Appeal ,
Rule 10b-5 ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Fraud ,
Service of Process ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
Split of Authority ,
Standing ,
Virginia Uranium Inc v Warren
On March 7, 2017, the United States announced that China’s Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation and ZTE Kangxun Telecommunications Ltd. and their respective affiliates (collectively, ZTE) had agreed to a record...more
3/10/2017
/ Attorney General ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
China ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Embargo ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Iran ,
Iran Sanctions ,
ITAR ,
National Security ,
North Korea ,
Obstruction of Justice ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Plea Agreements ,
Sanction Violations ,
Settlement ,
Software ,
Telecommunications
On September 20, 2016, Skadden presented a seminar titled “Government Enforcement Investigations – Trends and Perspectives from the UK, US and China” in London. The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Director of Enforcement...more
10/3/2016
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bribery ,
China ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Government Investigations ,
Market Abuse ,
Money Laundering ,
Popular ,
Sanctions ,
Self-Reporting ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Whistleblowers ,
Yates Memorandum
Recent U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) policies on corporate crime prosecutions, coupled with the Chinese government’s robust anti-corruption campaign, are proving challenging for U.S. corporations with business operations...more
7/5/2016
/ Accounting ,
Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Cross-Border ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
GlaxoSmithKline ,
Government Investigations ,
Multinationals ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
White Collar Crimes ,
Yates Memorandum