PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Big Changes to Catch-Up Contributions in 2025
Compliance Tip of the Day: Using AI to Build ‘Tone at the Top’
Everything Compliance: Episode 150, The Musk On Edition
Daily Compliance News: February 13, 2025, The US Drops Again Edition
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business Podcast - Episode 25: Venture Capital Trends and Fundraising Strategies for Foreign Startups Expanding to the U.S.
Compliance Tip of the Day: Using GenAI to Make Small Transformations
Great Women in Compliance: Humans at the Center of Strategy with Patrícia Godoy Oliveira
Compliance into the Weeds: End of FCPA and CFPB?
Daily Compliance News: February 12, 2025, The Hui Chen on Bondi Memo Edition
Fostering Teamwork: Lessons From the Dynamic Duo of Monsters, Inc. — Hiring to Firing Podcast
AGG Talks: Healthcare Insights Podcast - Episode 8: What Healthcare Companies Need to Know When the Government Comes Knocking
Compliance Tip of the Day: Building Trust in AI with Blockchain
Innovation in Compliance: Exploring NLP and Burnout Recovery - Insights from Irina Alexander and Jen Hardy
Everything Compliance, Shout Outs and Rants: Episode 150, The Musk On Edition
SBR Authors Podcast: Finding Solace and Self-Discovery through Writing: A Conversation with Dan Mazur
Daily Compliance News: February 11, 2025, The Pause in FCPA Enforcement Edition
All Things Investigations: CFIUS - Balancing Security, Investment and Innovation with Sean Reilly
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes: Leadership Lessons from ‘The Adventure of the Retired Colourman’
Compliance Tip of the Day: Building a Data-Driven Culture
Adventures in Compliance: The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes: Leadership Lessons from ‘The Adventure of the Retired Colourman’
On February 11, 2025, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) announced that it is suspending the consideration of diversity factors when making voting recommendations for directors at U.S. public companies. ISS’s press...more
La Corte Constitucional de Colombia, mediante Sentencia C-038 de 2025, declaró inexequible el Artículo 261 de la Ley 2294 de 2023, por medio de la cual se expidió el Plan Nacional de Desarrollo 2022-2026 (PND). El artículo...more
In the latest string of gambling cases involving social casino-style apps out of Washington state, a federal jury has awarded a class of players nearly $25 million for injuries arising from the use of two of High 5 Game’s...more
In Maffei v. Palkon, No. 125, 2024, 2025 Del. LEXIS 51 (Del. Feb. 4, 2025) (Valihura, J.), the Delaware Supreme Court held that a corporation’s decision to reincorporate in another state purportedly to reduce exposure to...more
In this alert, we present the key lessons to be learned from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the SEC) settlement with Sound Point Capital Management, LP (Sound Point), and discuss whether a similar enforcement...more
On February 10, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order (EO) directing the Department of Justice (DOJ) to pause enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) for 180 days. During this period, Attorney...more
On February 5, 2025, Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) announced plans to separate its Biosciences and Diagnostic Solutions business into an independent entity. The Biosciences and Diagnostic Solutions business is reportedly...more
The grace period during which DC’s unlicensed cannabis establishments must obtain proper licensure without facing enforcement actions is soon ending. By March 31, unlicensed cannabis establishments that have applied for a...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), enacted to combat financial crimes, requires certain entities to report beneficial ownership information (BOI) to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). While legal challenges...more
Companies in the US and around the world should consider their potential for UK exposure and assess their compliance programmes in light of that risk. On 1 September 2025, the UK will implement a new corporate criminal...more
Last May, the Federal Trade Commission looked to ban non-compete agreements in most employment contracts aside from franchise agreements. Although scheduled to become effective in September, a federal court vacated the ruling...more
As 2025 progresses, one thing is clear—GDPR enforcement is not slowing down. In fact, regulators across Europe are intensifying their scrutiny, handing out significant fines and even warning executives of potential personal...more
This year’s M&A Report offers a detailed review of the M&A market and outlook, including a breakdown by various geographies and industry sectors. We examine what might be in store with antitrust and CFIUS under the Trump...more
On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt discusses big changes to contributions to retirement plans under SECURE 2.0 that begin in 2025. He covers the new “Super Catch-Up” contributions for...more
In this Part XV of my multi-part series on some of the not-so-obvious aspects of Subchapter S, I explore a potential advantage that the S corporation has over the C corporation. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care...more
Changes effective starting on January 1, 2027 - In the last few days preceding President Donald Trump’s inauguration, the IRS under the Biden administration proposed regulations to implement amendments to Internal Revenue...more
With every change in administration, businesses and practitioners wonder what the new administration will mean for antitrust enforcement in the United States. Speculation was at fever pitch four years ago, after Democratic...more
Various biotech companies have completed or launched their IPOs so far in 2025. As of early February, five sizeable life sciences companies have priced their IPOs and one has filed to go public soon. ...more
On February 10, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order entitled Pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement to Further American Economic and National Security. The executive order comes just days after the...more
Delaware Supreme Court reaffirms that “the test for actual control by a minority stockholder is not an easy one to satisfy.” Supreme Court makes clear that control by a minority stockholder is “not presumed.” Supreme Court’s...more
In most M&A deals involving private targets (including the sales of divisions of publicly traded companies), the purchase agreement will include a baseline dollar value for the target, with several adjustments. Often, the...more
Here are our top tips to assist companies and institutions in preparing for visits by immigration officials. The second Trump administration has set robust enforcement of the immigration laws as a top-level priority. On...more
In 2024, the Biden Administration substantially expanded executive branch power to monitor foreign investment into and out of the United States. First, the administration continued efforts to aggressively police compliance...more
On December 2, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) published final regulations (the “Final Regulations”) on section 752 regarding the allocation of partnership...more
Firm culture remains a key topic on the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA’s) radar this year. In a previous alert, we discussed the FCA’s proposals for all FCA-authorised firms to better integrate non-financial misconduct...more