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Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending June 14, 2025

Welcome to 10 For 10, the podcast that brings you the week’s Top 10 compliance stories in one podcast each week. Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings to you, the compliance professional, the compliance stories you need to...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

The Pause is Over—the FCPA Lives On

On June 9, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the resumption of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement, ending the enforcement pause initiated by Executive Order 14209. In doing so, Deputy Attorney...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Bill 40: A New Focus for Ontario Energy

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On June 3rd, 2025, the Government of Ontario introduced Bill 40, the Protect Ontario by Securing Affordable Energy for Generations Act (the “Bill”). If passed, the Bill will make amendments to the Electricity Act and the...more

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Dutch Suppliers – Enhanced Checks on VAT Status of Customers Recommended

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When the Dutch entrepreneur receives a purchase order from a customer, they order the same product from a non-EU established merchant (Merchant) via an online platform operated by a non-EU entrepreneur (Platform operator)....more

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FCPA Un-Paused: DOJ Announces New Guidelines for FCPA Enforcement

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On June 9, 2025, in a memorandum entitled Guidelines for Investigations and Enforcement of the FCPA(the “Guidelines”), the Department of Justice (DOJ) signaled that Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigations and...more

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Industrials Regulatory News and Trends - June 2025 #2

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Welcome to Industrials Regulatory News and Trends. In this regular bulletin, DLA Piper lawyers provide concise updates on key developments in the industrials sector to help you navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and...more

International Lawyers Network

The Evolving Role of Lawyers as Geopolitical Analysts

With recent shifts in trade policies and tariffs, lawyers are increasingly called upon to navigate complex geopolitical landscapes. We’ve long recognized that today’s legal advisors must act as business partners to their...more

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[Podcast] The Cloakroom with Peter Roskam: 36th Annual Legislative Seminar – Senator Tim Kaine, D-VA

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Former Congressman Peter Roskam, who leads BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team, provides listeners with a front-row seat to the most important policy and political debates in Congress. In this episode of “The Cloakroom with...more

Venable LLP

FCPA Enforcement Resumes with New Guidelines Focused on Strategic U.S. Interests

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The pause on enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is over. On June 9, the Deputy Attorney General of the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a memorandum (the June 9 Memorandum) establishing new enforcement...more

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When Can a Supplier Lawfully Restrict Active Sales in an Exclusive Distribution Agreement?

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In its recent judgment in Beevers Kaas (Case C‑581/23), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) clarified how suppliers may validly restrict active sales in exclusive distribution arrangements under Article 4(b)(i) of the...more

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New FCPA Guidance Underscores Importance of Internal Compliance for Companies Doing Business Abroad

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On June 9, 2025, Todd Blanche, Deputy Attorney General for the United States Department of Justice, published guidelines for investigations and prosecutions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). These guidelines...more

White & Case LLP

Towards more efficient banking supervision: clear rules for the SSM and ESAs

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More than a decade after the establishment of the Single Supervisory Mechanism and the European Supervisory Authorities, European banking supervision remains highly complex. This article looks at the issues raised during our...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Is the “Pause” Over? DOJ Resumes FCPA Enforcement, Announces Guidelines

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On June 9, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memorandum entitled Guidelines for Investigations and Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the Memo) addressed to the head of the Criminal Division of the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

DOJ Releases Promised Guidelines for Investigation and Enforcement Under the FCPA

On Monday June 9, 2025, the Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche released “Guidelines for Investigations and Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.” This much anticipated update directly responds to Executive Order...more

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Proposed overhaul of South African mining law regime

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On 20 May 2025, the Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources published the “Draft Mineral Resources Development Amendment Bill” (the “Bill”). The Minister has invited interested parties to make written submissions on the...more

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AI Watch: Global regulatory tracker - Japan

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Japan adopts a soft law approach to AI governance but lawmakers advance proposal for a hard law approach for certain harms. Laws/Regulations directly regulating AI (“AI Regulations”) On May 28, 2025, Japan's Parliament...more

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Newly Adopted Greek FDI Regime

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On 22 May 2025, the Hellenic Parliament enacted Law 5202/2025, introducing a Foreign Direct Investment (“FDI”) regime in Greece (the “Regime”), effective as of that date. The Regime took effect immediately upon publication in...more

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Eleven New Steel Derivatives Added to 50% Section 232 Tariffs Beginning June 23

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In a notice dated June 12, 2025, the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security announced that it is adding 11 new HTS subheadings to the list of derivative products subject to the 50% Section 232 steel tariffs...more

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Uneven Stop-the-Clock Provisions Throughout Europe on Sustainability Reporting

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As discussed in a previous article, the European Union is seeking to "bring competitiveness and climate goals together," and therefore launched a reform package—the Omnibus package—regarding sustainability reporting and...more

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Rising Congressional Warnings to American Universities Signal Greater Scrutiny Over PRC-Linked University Programs

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Congress is deepening its scrutiny of U.S. universities that have academic partnerships with Chinese institutions, emphasizing concerns over national security and the use of federal research funding. A series of congressional...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Fox on Podcasting: Rory Paquette on Elevating Podcasters and the Power of Vulnerability

Join Tom Fox as he explores the world of podcasting, and get ready to be inspired to start your podcast. In this episode, Tom welcomes Rory Paquette, host of several podcasts, including The Podcaster Nation and Power of Man. ...more

BakerHostetler

FCPA Enforcement Is Back with a New Enhanced Focus on Protecting US Business Abroad, National Security, Individuals and (of...

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U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memorandum on June 9 (the Memo), announcing DOJ will resume enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) after its brief hiatus....more

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Supreme Court Confirms Jurisdictional Requirement for Foreign Sovereigns

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To resolve longstanding confusion over the scope of foreign countries' sovereign immunity in U.S. courts, Congress in 1976 passed the Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act ("FSIA"). The FSIA draws a bright line: "foreign states and...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Culture Crafters: Navigating Business Volatility Through Corporate Culture

It is always interesting with the regulators catch up to the business world. That is what has happened around corporate culture. The Department of Justice is now assessing corporate culture for any company under...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

IEEPA Tariffs to Remain Temporarily Despite Adverse Ruling; Aluminum and Steel Tariff Rate Increased

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On May 28, the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled that the tariffs imposed by President Trump under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) were unlawful. In the case of V.O.S. v. United States, the court...more

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