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On October 4, 2023, United States Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco announced a new Department of Justice (DOJ) Mergers & Acquisitions Safe Harbor policy that encourages companies to self-disclose criminal misconduct...more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") recently released its enforcement results for Fiscal Year 2022 ("FY 2022"). In addition to detailing the recovery of over $2.5 billion in restitution, disgorgement, and civil...more
In a long-anticipated decision, on September 8, 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (the “Second Circuit”) vacated the judgment of the Southern District of New York (the “District Court”) in, In re...more
On April 4, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (the “Division”) announced noteworthy updates to its Corporate Leniency Program as well as its frequently asked questions (“FAQs”) that explain the Program,...more
On December 21, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced a resolution of its criminal investigations into NatWest Markets Plc (“NatWest”), a global banking and financial services firm based in the United...more
On September 15, 2021, the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina imposed significant penalties on a defendant who defrauded thousands of trademark registration holders. The imposition of such...more
Companies commonly advance millions in legal fees to employees fighting securities fraud and other charges related to work performed in connection with the employment. When employees proceed to trial, that number can balloon...more
When corporate executives are charged with crimes, their companies often foot the bill for their defenses. Sometimes those bills can be hefty. And while companies sometimes seek to recoup the expenses when the executives are...more
The FTC Can No Longer Go to Court for Monetary Relief Under Section 13(b) - On April 22, 2021, the United States Supreme Court unanimously decided the closely watched case AMG v. FTC. Petitioners argued that the Federal...more
On Jan. 13, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in AMG Capital Management, LLC v. Federal Trade Commission, in which the Court grappled with the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) authority to obtain equitable...more
On July 9, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it would review the Federal Trade Commission’s authority to seek restitution in federal court for consumers who have been harmed by fraud and other misconduct in the...more
Last Thursday, in addition to agreeing to decide an issue of major significance under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to decide whether Section 13(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act,...more
Enforcement activity reached new heights in 2019. The year saw the two largest corporate resolutions in the history of the FCPA, corporate penalties paid to US enforcement agencies topped last year’s record levels, and...more
The Situation: Overruling its precedent, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") may not seek restitution under FTC Act Section 13(b) because the statute,...more
On February 25, 2019, the Third Circuit held that the Federal Trade Commission cannot bring litigation in federal court based on past conduct, absent factual allegations demonstrating that a defendant “is violating or is...more
In a decision with far-reaching implications for corporate victims of fraud, the U.S. Supreme Court recently held that the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act of 1996 (MVRA) does not entitle victims of certain federal offenses,...more
On May 29, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Lagos v. United States and held that legal fees and other costs associated with a victim company’s independent investigation of misconduct ultimately resulting in criminal...more
In Lagos v. United States, decided on May 29, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that restitution orders under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act (MVRA) are limited to fees and expenses incurred during...more
Tax Reform Slashes Deductions for Settlements Paid to Government Agencies for Violations and Investigations - IRS Requests Comments by May 18 - Businesses making payments to governments and governmental entities on or after...more
An earlier case, decided by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on June 3, 2016, is noteworthy because it resulted in an opinion affirming the government’s use of the criminal restitution laws to require a...more
In a recent unpublished decision, the California Court of Appeals upheld a $3 million judgment against an auto liability insurer that rejected proposed language in a settlement agreement, notwithstanding the insurer’s policy...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Companies cannot go to prison, but their executives and managers can when they violate the OSHA laws. And, companies can face stiff fines and other business-disrupting (or ending) collateral consequences...more
“Crowdfunding”: In broad terms, it’s a decade-old means to an end for those with bright ideas and dim financials who hope to bring an inspired cause to market. As established as the practice is, with the more recent explosion...more
A federal judge in Minnesota recently held that “restitution” paid to settle a class action lawsuit was covered under the terms of a professional liability policy. The court in U.S. Bank National Ass’n et al. v. Indian Harbor...more