The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) continues to expand its aggressive health care fraud enforcement efforts with the announcement of a new West Coast Health Care Fraud Strike Force…
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On May 18, 2026, the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced that Adani Enterprises Limited (AEL), an India-based multinational, agreed to pay $275 million to settle 32 apparent violations of…
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When Adani Enterprises Limited (AEL) entered the liquified petroleum gas (LPG) market in 2023, it needed a competitive edge. It found one — a Dubai-based supplier offering meaningfully discounted LPG, purportedly from Oman and…
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/ Energy & Utilities, International Law & Trade, Maritime Law
The biggest cases of corruption and fraud often have their roots in the soil of conflicts of interest. Many major corruption cases begin with something companies initially dismiss as just a conflicts issue…
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/ Business Organizations, Business Torts, Commercial Law & Contracts
The Office of Foreign Assets Control delivered a pointed lesson in sanctions compliance this week with the announcement of a $1,050,000 settlement with FTI Consulting, Inc., one of the world’s most prominent business advisory…
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/ Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
Artificial intelligence tools remind us every day that they can make mistakes — but in the rush to embrace AI's extraordinary capabilities, the professional and compliance communities are not taking that warning seriously…
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Are you ready to navigate the risky waters of third-party pirates? Most sanctions violations do not happen because companies intentionally want to evade and violate sanctions. They happen because companies trust the wrong third…
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On May 18, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”), through its Office of Antiboycott Compliance, issued an Order resolving an antiboycott enforcement matter involving Colt’s Manufacturing…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, International Law & Trade
The Department of Justice has announced a new West Coast Health Care Fraud Strike Force, signaling an expansion of federal enforcement efforts targeting health care fraud, telemedicine schemes, kickback arrangements, and…
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/ Business Organizations, Criminal Law, Finance & Banking, Health, Science, Computers, & Technology
The European Commission recently published an Information Note concerning measures adopted by Member States under Regulation (EU) 2021/821, the European Union’s framework governing the control of exports, brokering, technical…
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Recent insider trading charges connected to Polymarket highlight the Department of Justice and Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s evolving enforcement strategy toward prediction markets and digital trading platforms. In this…
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The European Union has formally approved its landmark Anti-Corruption Directive, creating the first comprehensive EU-wide anti-corruption framework. In this episode, Michael Volkov examines the Directive’s major provisions,…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Criminal Law, Energy & Utilities, Finance & Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities Law
The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division has struck a major blow against international cartel conduct with a historic superseding indictment charging four of the world’s largest shipping container manufacturers and seven of…
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Venezuela is a tempting new business arena. Many companies assume that Venezuela remained completely off limits. That is no longer accurate, the compliance risks are actually increasing…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Energy & Utilities, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
The European Union has taken a historic step in the global fight against corruption. The Council of the European Union formally adopted the EU’s first comprehensive Anti-Corruption Directive, creating a harmonized framework for…
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