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Antitrust Lawsuit by FTC and 10 States Focuses on ‘Loyalty Programs’

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On September 29, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission – alongside a bipartisan coalition of 10 state attorneys general – sued Corteva and Syngenta, challenging “loyalty programs” pursuant to which two of the largest pesticide...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

At Stake - November 2021

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The IGB held its monthly meeting on November 18, 2021. As noted last month, this meeting was added as a Special Board Meeting. Board members present included Chairman Schmadeke, Member Hayden and Member Bell. Before we...more

The Volkov Law Group

2019 OFAC Sanctions Enforcement Review (Part I of II)

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While DOJ had its biggest year in FCPA enforcement, OFAC quietly had a record year in enforcement.  OFAC collected approximately $1.28 billion (yes, with a B) in 26 separate enforcement actions.  That is quite an increase...more

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Legal privilege of corporate internal investigations under US law - 2019 caselaw update

Understanding the boundaries of legal privilege in corporate internal investigations is critical. When counsel, either internal or external, misunderstands these boundaries, the result can be disastrous....more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Virtual Event] 3rd Annual Summit on Controlled Substances – Regulation, Litigation, and Enforcement - July 21st-22nd, 9:00...

Be part of one-of-a-kind, interactive virtual conference where stakeholders can gather with peers, discuss challenges, and walk away with tailored strategies for overcoming these challenges. As our nation continues with...more

Harris Beach PLLC

DEA Enforcement Trend: Distributor Executives Criminally Charged in Opioid Epidemic

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In a second criminal case against a pharmaceutical distributor and its executives this year, the Department of Justice has accused Ohio-based Miami-Luken and its former President and Compliance Officer of conspiring to...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

Why The Recent Indictments of Nutritional Supplement Executives Matter To All Manufacturers/Distributors

Our firm has substantial experience in representing nutritional supplement manufacturers.  For that reason, the news that the Justice Department and federal agencies (such as the FTC) is engaged in a nationwide sweep of such...more

The Volkov Law Group

Integrating and Training Your Agents and Distributors (Part II of IV)

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The Department of Justice and the SEC know they can push companies to expand and improve their anti-corruption compliance programs. They are well aware that the requirements set forth in their settlement documents, as well as...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Former ArthroCare CEO and CFO Charged with Securities Fraud, Wire Fraud

On July 16, 2013, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) indicted Michael Baker and Michael Gluk, the former CEO and CFO, respectively, of ArthroCare Corp. – a Texas-based publicly traded surgical device company. Baker and...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Distributors under the FCPA – Post Game Wrap Up

This week we have focused on distributors and how a company might think through ranking the risk, performing due diligence on and, finally, how to manage distributors going forward. This was spurred on by a discussion that...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

What Enforcement Actions Based On Distributor Conduct Teach About Improving FCPA Compliance Programs

Ed. Note-today we have a guest post by our colleague, William C. Athanas, a partner in the law firm of Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP. In the prior two posts, David Simon and myself posited different approaches to...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Distributors under the FCPA

If there was ever a question that distributors were covered under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), in 2012, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) made it emphatically clear that...more

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