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Implications of the New FCPA Guidelines on U.S./French Cross-Border Investigations

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The new guidance on U.S. enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) has significantly altered the landscape for cross-border investigations. President Trump’s February 10, 2025 Executive Order paused FCPA...more

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Right To Know - July 2025, Vol. 31

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Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things cyber, privacy, and technology, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed. State Action: Texas Limits Punitive Damage Liability For Data Security Breach...more

Wiley Rein LLP

[Podcast] Deceiving Your Way to the American Dream: The George Santos Story

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In this jaw-dropping episode of Wicked Coin, hosts Diana Shaw and Tatiana Sainati are joined by their Wiley colleague Rob Walker – former Chief Counsel to both the House and Senate Ethics Committees – for an unflinching look...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

New UK Corporate Offense of “Failure to Prevent Fraud” Under Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023: What Companies...

On September 1, the new Failure to Prevent Fraud offense will come into force, which has extraterritorial effect and significantly expands corporate liability for nine types of fraud committed by associated persons. The UK...more

Mogin Law LLP

Antitrust Enforcers Renew Call for Whistleblowers

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The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division has announced a new Whistleblower Rewards Program, offering incentives to individuals to report “antitrust crimes and related offenses that harm consumers, taxpayers, and free...more

Cozen O'Connor

AGs Inject Accountability into Pharma Practices via $202M Gilead Settlement

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New York AG Letitia James, along with a bipartisan coalition of 48 other AGs and in coordination with the U.S. DOJ, announced a $202 million settlement in principle with Gilead Sciences, Inc. (“Gilead”), to resolve...more

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

New York Legislature Passes Medical Aid in Dying Bill Without a Residency Requirement

New York is poised to become the twelfth state in the country to authorize medical aid in dying with a physician’s prescription for lethal medication to be self-administered by the patient. On June 9, 2025, the New York...more

Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson PLLC

Washington has an Expansive “Slayer Statute”

Nearly 140 years ago, the United States Supreme Court first recognized that one who causes harm to another should not financially benefit from the estate of the harmed person. In Mutual Life v. Armstrong, the defendant was...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms EKRA Conviction for Lab Operator and Provides Insight into Key Provisions

On July 11, 2025, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the criminal conviction of laboratory operator Mark Schena for violations of the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act, 18 U.S.C. § 220 (EKRA) based on...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Healthcare Industry in the Crosshairs at DOJ and HHS

Any suggestion that the Trump Administration might not be committed to healthcare fraud enforcement was definitively quashed by two recent developments. First, on July 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Se reforman y adicionan diversas disposiciones de Ley Antilavado y Código Penal en México

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Tal y como se anticipó desde abril de este año, el 16 de julio de 2025, en el Diario Oficial de la Federación, se publicó el decreto por el que se reforman y adicionan diversas disposiciones de la Ley Federal para la...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Israel Competition Authority Intensifies Enforcement Measures and Indicts Schestowitz VP for a Suspected Cartel in the Food Sector

The Israel Competition Authority (ICA) conducted a thorough investigation of the S. Schestowitz Group, an Israeli company in the food and consumer goods sector, due to suspicions the company operated a cartel in the food...more

McAfee & Taft

Gavel to Gavel: Officers working on tribal land may be immune to claims

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The actual authority of certain law enforcement officers is sometimes unclear in today’s climate. The most obvious example in the news today is the authority and identity of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) agents...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Show Them the Money: New Rewards Program Heightens Incentives for Antitrust Whistleblowers

On July 8, 2025, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (the Division) announced a new program that could provide monetary payouts to individuals who report criminal antitrust violations. The program, described in a...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

DOJ Ramps Up Enforcement Efforts Targeting Tariff Evasion and Trade Fraud

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that it is expanding its enforcement priorities to include a focus on import-related fraud — particularly schemes aimed at evading U.S. tariffs and duties. This marks a...more

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Justice Department Plans to Eliminate Tax Division by End of Summer

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Officials at the U.S. Department of Justice have announced plans to eliminate its Tax Division and relocate its attorneys to other divisions within the department. In existence for more than 90 years, the Tax Division is one...more

The Volkov Law Group

Landmark Ninth Circuit Ruling Expands Application of False Claims Act to Trade Enforcement (Part II of II)

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DOJ’s ability to bring False Claims Act actions against companies for customs fraud was affirmed in a significant Ninth Circuit decision, United States ex rel. Island Industries Inc. v. Sigma Corp., No. 22‑55063, __ F.4th __...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Small Business Administration Fraud Audit Affects Prime Contractors and Subcontractors of 8(a) Program

Small Business Administration head Kelly Loeffler has announced a “full-scale” audit of its 8(a) program for socially and economically disadvantaged small business owners, directing the agency’s Office of Government...more

A&O Shearman

The Supreme Court on tax fraud in connection with labor exploitation

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On July 9, 2025, the Italian Supreme Court issued a significant judgment (No. 25167/2025) concerning liability for fraudulent tax return filing through the use of invoices for non-existent transactions (Article 2 of...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

The Anti-Money Laundering Quarterly - July 2025

Designed for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important domestic and international Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulatory and enforcement developments from the...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

DOJ Antitrust Division and U.S. Postal Service Partner on New Antitrust Whistleblower Program

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division is offering financial incentives to individuals (not companies) who report antitrust violations connected to the United States Postal Service....more

Proskauer - Health Care Law Brief

DOJ Targets Gender‑Affirming Care under FDCA and FCA: Scrutinizes Off‑Label Drug Use and False Diagnosis Codes

Last month, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued its “Civil Division Enforcement Priorities” memorandum, memorializing a shift from its predecessor administration’s policy on gender‑affirming healthcare...more

DLA Piper

Eight Considerations for Businesses Facing Corruption Checks by Thai Regulators

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In response to the significant worldwide issue of corruption, Thailand has implemented a comprehensive legal framework designed to promote transparency and accountability across both the public and private sectors....more

Epstein Becker & Green

Shielding Reproductive Freedom: Uncovering New York’s Law Protecting Providers from Civil and Criminal Liability

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In the wake of the Dobbs decision, which eliminated the constitutional right to abortion, individual states were left to regulate or ban the procedure....more

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Corporate Criminal Responsibility Set for Reform in the UK: The Crime and Policing Bill

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Corporate criminal responsibility in the UK is poised for further reform as the Crime and Policing Bill 2025 (CPB) advances through Parliament. Currently through the House of Commons, and now in the House of Lords, the...more

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