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Update: DOJ Issues Guidelines for Protectionist FCPA Enforcement

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In February, the White House issued an Executive Order "pausing" Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement for 180 days, to "further American economic and national security."1 On June 9, Deputy Attorney General Todd...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 64 - Cages We Built: The Making of Mass Incarceration in America

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The U.S. imprisons a larger percentage of its population than any other country in the world. How did we get here? Rachel Barkow, Charles Seligson Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Zimroth Center on the...more

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Tariffs, Treble Damages, and Trade Enforcement: Surviving the New Era of Customs Crackdown

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The American trade landscape has transformed rapidly as the United States’ “America First” national-security platform reshapes international relations. New executive orders, proclamations, and memoranda issued under the...more

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What the New Executive Order on “Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations” Means for Environmental Criminal Enforcement

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On May 9, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order No. 14294, “Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations” (EO), which reinforces the administration’s deregulatory agenda. While sweeping in scope, the EO has...more

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The Supreme Court Update - June 23, 2025

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On June 20, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States issued six decisions: Diamond Alternative Energy, LLC v. Environmental Protection Agency, No. 24-7: This case addresses fuel producers’ Article III standing to...more

Ankura

Forensic Analytics in Pharmaceutical Fraud Investigations: Lessons from Recent Cases

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The pharmaceutical industry faces escalating risks from sophisticated fraud schemes, including counterfeit drug distribution, billing irregularities, and corporate malfeasance. Forensic analytics—powered by AI and advanced...more

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DOJ’s New FCPA Investigations and Enforcement Guidelines: How Organizations Need to Respond

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The Deputy Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice Office recently issued new guidelines for investigations and enforcement actions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. (FCPA). These new guidelines come as a first...more

Saul Ewing LLP

The JustPod: Volunteering for the Death Penalty: Our Discussion with Award-Winning Journalist Gianna Toboni and Her Debut Book...

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The JustPod is a podcast of the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section, hosted by Justin Danilewitz and Geonard Butler. This episode features a discussion with Award-Winning Journalist Gianna Toboni about her...more

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Federal Jurisdiction and Review Standards at Issue in Cases Ranging from Terrorism to Tobacco - SCOTUS Today

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With six more decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court decided no fewer than 11 cases in two business days last week, following 12 others over the previous two weeks. In other words, summer vacation is upon us, as the Court’s...more

Alston & Bird

A DOJ Private Equity Declination and Its Lessons for Acquirers and Targets

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The DOJ declined to prosecute a private equity firm for its portfolio company’s pre-acquisition sanctions and export violations, marking the first application of the National Security Division’s M&A Policy. Our White Collar,...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

DOJ declines prosecution for PE firm after post-acquisition voluntary self-disclosure

On June 16, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) National Security Division (NSD) and the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas announced the first declination of prosecution for an acquirer that...more

BakerHostetler

Weekly Blockchain Blog - June 2025 #4

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US Bank Unveils ‘Deposit Token’; Exchange Launches Multiple Crypto Products - According to recent reports, the largest bank in the U.S. has unveiled plans to pilot a so-called “deposit token,” JPMD, on the Ethereum...more

Carlton Fields

Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of June 16 - 20, 2025

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Hicks v. Middleton - vicarious liability, employment, course and scope - UHS v. Sec’y of Labor - OSHA, workplace violence, employer - JF v. Carnival - negligence, cruise,...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Recent Supreme Court Activity with Major Implications for Government Contractors

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Two recent Supreme Court matters signal major implications for government contractors. First, the Supreme Court will review whether government contractors can appeal a denial of a sovereign immunity defense in lawsuits...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

DOJ Issues New FCPA Guidelines Amid Growing Ambitions of UK and European Prosecutors

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The guidelines confirm that FCPA enforcement will continue but provide opportunities for foreign authorities to lead where US interests are not significantly impacted....more

The Volkov Law Group

Episode 374 -- Justice Department Resumes FCPA Enforcement with New, Focused Guidance

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The Justice Department has returned to the FCPA enforcement arena -- in a significant development, DOJ announced the resumption of FCPA enforcement, with a new set of enforcement guidance principles. The new guidance is an...more

The Volkov Law Group

Episode 374 -- Justice Department Resumes FCPA Enforcement with New, Focused Guidance

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The Justice Department has returned to the FCPA enforcement arena -- in a significant development, DOJ announced the resumption of FCPA enforcement, with a new set of enforcement guidance principles. The new guidance is an...more

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The Latest Refinements to DOJ’s White Collar Enforcement Policy

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Last month, the head of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Matthew R. Galeotti, issued a Memorandum outlining DOJ’s enforcement priorities and policies for prosecuting white-collar crime,...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

2025 Virginia Democratic Primary Results

On June 17, Virginia Democrats selected their statewide nominees for lieutenant governor and attorney general, completing the ticket that will appear alongside gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger in November. Early...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Webinar] Unpacking the DOJ's New FCPA Enforcement Guidelines and What it Means for the Future? - June 26th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

On June 9, 2025, the U.S. DOJ issued new FCPA enforcement guidelines to the global anti-corruption community, effectively ending the recent enforcement pause. This newly released enforcement framework signals a focused and...more

Foster Swift Collins & Smith

Legal Alert - Imposter LARA Past Due Notices Spring 2025

Beware of a new scam targeting Michigan businesses and individuals. The scam uses fake mailings containing “Annual Statement Past Due” notices. These notices arrive in plain white envelopes, bear no return address, and...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Unpacking the Illicit E-Cigarette Crackdown by State AGs

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In mid-January, a bipartisan coalition of nine state attorneys general, as well as the Washington, D.C., attorney general, announced a coordinated effort to curb illicit electronic cigarette sales. The attorneys general of...more

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Understanding the DOJ's Recent Corporate Enforcement Policy Changes

On May 12, 2025 the head of the Criminal Division at the US Department of Justice issued a memo to all Criminal Division personnel with the subject: Focus, Fairness and Efficiency in the Fight Against White Collar Crime. To...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The False Claims Act Comes to Britain? Preparing for the ‘Failure to Prevent Fraud’ Offence

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In just a few months, the UK’s corporate criminal liability offence of Failure to Prevent Fraud (FTPF) comes into force. Modelled on the framework of the Failure to Prevent Bribery offence, FTPF imposes strict liability on...more

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New York Attorney General James Freezes $300,000 in Cryptocurrency Linked to Alleged Scammers Targeting New Yorkers

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On June 18, 2025, the New York State Attorney General announced that her office stopped an allegedly fraudulent cryptocurrency investment scam that targeted hundreds of Russian-speaking New Yorkers in Brooklyn and across the...more

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