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New Law Rewarding Whistleblowers May Lead to Substantial Increase in Whistleblower Claims

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In conjunction with an omnibus spending bill, Congress passed in late December 2022, the Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Improvement Act, which on December 29, 2022, President Biden signed into law. This law permits...more

The Volkov Law Group

Vitol’s Bribery Schemes in Brazil, Ecuador and Mexico (Part II of III)

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Vitol’s bribery scheme stretched into three separate countries – Brazil, Ecuador and Mexico — and was carried out over a ten-year period. The Statement of Facts is instructive in describing the means by which Vitol used...more

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Summary Judgment Decision in Long-Running Erhart SOX Case Limits the Scope of Protected Activity Under SEC Books and Records and...

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On March 31, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District Court of California entered partial summary judgment in Erhart v. BofI Holding, Inc., a prominent, long-running whistleblower lawsuit under the...more

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group

In Pursuit of Chinese Trade Secret Theft: Fresh Allegations Against Huawei and Chinese Military Grabs 145 Million SSNs

Loyal readers are familiar with the DOJ’s “China Initiative,” launched in November 2018 to prosecute the theft of U.S. trade secrets by or for Chinese interests. Attorney General Barr reaffirmed the DOJ’s commitment “to...more

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Bumble Bee CEO Convicted of Participating in Price-Fixing Conspiracy

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Global companies are paying greater attention to criminal antitrust risks – and with good reason.  We often dwell on the impact to a company of a major FCPA investigation.  A global criminal antitrust investigation often in...more

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SEC Examiner Charged with Stealing Confidential Information and Obstruction of Justice

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We all take notice when government employees from enforcement agencies engage in wrongdoing.  It is important, however, for credibility that government agencies investigate themselves and prosecute employees for wrongdoing. ...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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The White House strongly hinted yesterday that it will consider delaying the rapidly approaching March 2 deadline to reach a trade deal with China, “saying the United States might not impose higher tariffs on Chinese goods if...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Never Tick Off a Redbird

At a Press Conference today, Satan officially announced that Hell has frozen over. He made this stunning announcement after the New York Times (NYT) reported that the baseball team with the most World Series wins in the...more

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