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The New UK Procurement Regime and the Economic Crime & Corporate Transparency Act: Heightened Exclusion & Debarment Risks

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The UK Procurement Act 2023 (the Procurement Act) came into force on 24 February 2025. It introduced significant changes to the UK public procurement landscape including a new regime for suppliers to be excluded from a...more

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The Week in Weed: April 2025 # 4

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we see two federal bills involving legalization. A lawsuit against the DEA has been dropped. Nebraska’s...more

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When the Whistle Blows

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The term “whistleblower” generally refers to a person who anonymously reports suspected corporate misconduct to their employer or to law enforcement or regulatory authorities. This article focuses primarily on current...more

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A New Era in Federal Sentencing: Updates to the Guidelines and the Elimination of Departures

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The federal sentencing landscape in the United States could undergo a significant transformation with recent amendments to update the United States Sentencing Guidelines that will go into effect on November 1, 2025, unless...more

Warner Norcross + Judd

Reminder: 14-Year-Olds Must Comply with Alien Registration Requirements Within 30 Days of Their Birthday

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On April 11, 2025, the Alien Registration Requirement established by President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order, Protecting the American People Against Invasion, went into effect. One of the most frequently overlooked...more

Hogan Lovells

SFO's new self-reporting guidance: A new deal or a departure from justice?

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On 24 April 2025, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) issued new guidance signalling a notable shift in its approach to corporate criminal enforcement. For the first time, the SFO has stated that if a company self-reports...more

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DOJ Obtains First Wage-Fixing Trial Conviction

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In April 2025, a Nevada federal jury convicted Eduardo Lopez, a home healthcare staffing executive, for fixing the wages of home health nurses. The conviction marks the Department of Justice Antitrust Division’s (DOJ) first...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Red Tape Rollback: DOJ’s Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force

As we predicted before the inauguration, Trump 2.0 antitrust enforcers have shown continued support for the pro-worker, anti-tech antitrust agenda that has permeated recent antitrust enforcement through the last two...more

Proskauer - Proskauer For Good

Supporting Victims of Domestic Violence in Paris

Salomée Bohbot is an associate in our Paris office and has been involved in pro bono projects relating to domestic abuse since 2020. In this short interview, she discusses her impactful work...more

WilmerHale

FCA's Regulatory Plans Signal Cause For Cautious Optimism

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Supporting growth, fighting crime, helping consumers and being a smarter regulator: These are the four predictable priorities identified in the Financial Conduct Authority's 2025-2030 strategy document, released on March 25. ...more

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Managing the Compliance-HR Relationship

There’s a lot of discussion about the relationship between compliance and the general counsel. Less words, though, have been dedicated to the important relationship between compliance and HR. Netherlands-based Asaf Shalev,...more

McDermott Will & Emery

DOJ Secures Its First-Ever Conviction in a Criminal Antitrust Labor Market Trial

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On April 14, 2025, a federal jury convicted an executive in a wage-fixing conspiracy under the Sherman Act. This marks the first time, after many tries, that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has secured a conviction in a...more

White & Case LLP

DOJ Secures First-Ever Guilty Verdict in Criminal Labor Market Antitrust Case: Conviction Also Highlights Fraud Risks in M&A Sale...

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A federal jury in Las Vegas has convicted Eduardo "Eddie" Lopez, a former executive of a home healthcare staffing company, on charges of wage-fixing and wire fraud. The conviction marks the first successful jury verdict for...more

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Leadership and Innovation at the Illinois AG's Office — Regulatory Oversight Podcast

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In this episode of Regulatory Oversight, Stephanie Kozol and Chuck Slemp welcome Illinois Attorney General (AG) Kwame Raoul and Chief Deputy AG Brent Stratton. Raoul and Stratton share their career inspirations, unique...more

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French client-attorney privilege: threats on the horizon?

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On March 11, the Criminal Chamber of the French Supreme Court (Cour de cassation) handed down four rulings that drastically narrow the scope of French legal privilege. Under French law, when a dawn raid is carried out in a...more

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Wage-Fixing: An Alternative to DOJ’s No-Poach Prosecutions?

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On April 14, 2025, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) obtained a high-profile “wage-fixing” conviction under the Sherman Act against a former executive of multiple home health care agencies (“HHAs”). A federal jury convicted...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

New Online Registration Requirements for Foreign Nationals

On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14159 ”Protecting the American People Against Invasion,” directing the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) to ensure that foreign nationals comply with their...more

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Changes in DOJ Policy on Digital Assets Enforcement

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On April 7, the Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Todd Blanche issued a memorandum entitled “Ending Regulation By Prosecution,” detailing a significant shift in the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) approach to digital assets....more

Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez – Innovative Approach to Safety

In this latest episode, Host Zack Fink conducts a newsmaker interview with Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez. Using new methods of technology to prosecute crimes, Gonzalez has brought an innovative approach to keeping...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 5 SEC Enforcement Developments for March 2025

Each month, we publish a roundup of the most important SEC enforcement developments for busy in-house lawyers and compliance professionals. This month, we examine: •An SEC action alleging an insider trading scheme and...more

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The UK's Failure to Prevent Fraud Offense

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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

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The UK Economic Crime & Corporate Transparency Act 2023: What companies need to know and what they can do to prepare

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The UK Economic Crime & Corporate Transparency Act 2023 sets out two major reforms making it much easier for UK authorities to prosecute corporate wrongdoing: - it substantially increases the circumstances in which a company...more

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Implications of EO 14157 and Recent “Foreign Terrorist Organization” and “Specially Designated Global Terrorist” Designations

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On January 20, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed Executive Order 14157, “Designating Cartels and Other Organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists” (EO 14157)....more

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DOJ Gets First Guilty Verdict for Labor Market Collusion, A Caution to Employers

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On April 14, 2025, after a three-week trial, a federal jury in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada returned a guilty verdict on all six counts for Eduardo Lopez, a home healthcare staffing executive. Lopez was...more

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Supreme Court Upholds ATF Rule Regulating Weapon Parts Kits and Unfinished Frames or Receivers as “Firearms”

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In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court affirmed the authority of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to regulate weapon parts kits and unfinished frames or receivers as “firearms” under the Gun...more

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