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Prohibited Campaign Contributions Threaten to Put Corporate Donors Behind Bars

Historic spending on the 2020 election is driving aggressive DOJ prosecution of criminal campaign finance violations. The DOJ is increasing its efforts to prosecute businesses and executives for criminal violations of the...more

Human Trafficking Raises Corporate Liability Concerns for the Hospitality Industry

Recent U.S. lawsuit against corporations, including major hotel chains, shines the spotlight on the need for anti-human trafficking compliance. U.S. law creates corporate liability for entities, such as hotels, casinos and...more

The Future of FCPA Enforcement After Kokesh

Increased international cooperation, more aggressive investigations and greater focus on individual accountability. In light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Kokesh v. SEC, the SEC is expected to prioritize quicker,...more

The “Panama Papers” and the Secret World of Shell Corporations - Reducing Liability Exposure and Seeking Insurance Coverage

A leak of 11.5 million documents from a law firm in Panama may implicate politicians, criminals, and celebrities in sheltering of fortunes in offshore tax havens through the use of shell companies. Called the “Panama Papers,”...more

DOJ’s New White-Collar Policy Directs Prosecutors to Focus on Individual Accountability

On September 9, 2015, Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates introduced a new policy aimed at aggressively prosecuting individuals for white-collar crimes. A product of a DOJ working group that started under former...more

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