From Permits to Penalties: A Deep Dive Into Coastal Development Law
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Podcast - How Do You Define Success?
Episode 374 -- Justice Department Resumes FCPA Enforcement with New, Focused Guidance
Understanding the DOJ's Recent Corporate Enforcement Policy Changes
Workplace ICE Raids Are Surging—Here’s How Employers Can Prepare - #WorkforceWednesday® - Employment Law This Week®
False Claims Act Insights - Will Recent Leadership Changes Lead to FCA Enforcement Policy Changes?
FCPA Compliance Report: Recent DOJ Policy Announcements
Regulatory Rollback: Inside the CFPB’s FCRA Guidance Withdrawal — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Daily Compliance News for June 11, 2025. The A Bondi Too Far Edition
Cruising Through Change: The Auto-Finance Industry’s New Era Under Trump Unveiled — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
DOL Restructures: OFCCP on the Chopping Block as Opinion Letters Expand - #WorkforceWednesday® - Employment Law This Week®
Compliance Needs are Alive and Well: FTC's Recent Enforcement Activity
Compliance into the Weeds: Changes in FCPA Enforcement
Enforcement Priorities of the Second Trump Administration: The False Claims Act
Regulatory Rollback: Inside the CFPB's FCRA Guidance Withdrawal — FCRA Focus Podcast
Facial Recognition and Legal Boundaries: The Clearview AI Case Study — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Daily Compliance News: June 10, 2025, The Ruinous Burdens Edition
Episode 372 -- DOJ Applies False Claims Act to Tariff and Trade Violations
EPA announced on May 14, 2025 that it will maintain the Maximum Contaminant Level (“MCL”), also known as the national primary drinking water standard, for two PFAS, perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”) and perfluorooctanesulfonic...more
As the Oval Office and Congress flip to Republican control, we expect more state AG-led efforts to impact public policy. Shortly after the New Year, we gathered together attorneys from our State Attorneys General team to...more
On December 19, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) intended to “update and clarify” the regulations under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). The proposed changes to...more
In the two weeks before Inauguration, both the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a flurry of rulemaking developments, policy announcements, and enforcement filings and...more
Primary HSR Filing Threshold will be Increased to $126.4 Million - The Federal Trade Commission has announced revisions to HSR Act and Clayton Act Section 8 thresholds, which are indexed annually in alignment with prior...more
Editor's Note The following document provides a monthly roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Trade Commission,...more
The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency, specifically focusing on:...more
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior month covered during the October 2023 webinar. Bite 10: New Report on NSF Fees at Banks and Credit Unions On October 11, 2023, the CFPB issued a data...more
On February 3, 2023, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) announced the withdrawal of three policy statements that have long guided the information exchanges as well as the related enforcement in the healthcare...more
Significant parallel actions commenced this week by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) bring crypto fraud enforcement into the spotlight, with the SEC alleging that multiple...more
As summarized in the July 9, 2021 King & Spalding Client Alert, President Biden issued an executive order on July 9, 2021 designed to enhance competition across multiple sectors of the U.S. economy. One of the order’s key...more
In 2019, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) experienced significant changes in leadership, including the appointment of Dr. Heath P. Tarbert as the Commission’s 14th Chairman. The Division of...more
On Friday, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released joint draft Vertical Merger Guidelines (“Guidelines”) for public comment. This much anticipated...more
On January 10, 2020 the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released draft guidelines outlining the agencies' "analytical techniques, practices, and enforcement policy" for...more
The Houston Bar Association and the University of Houston Law Center Health Law & Policy Institute partnered to host the “Guidance on Health Care Fraud Enforcement and Compliance - A Conversation with HHS Counsel and Other...more
True, the economic headwinds weren’t its fault, but boy—not a banner debut for Uber after years of speculation and waiting....more
Some recent changes in federal law and in federal agency interpretation of federal law may both clarify and relieve some regulatory obligations of health care providers. Lessening Dependence on Federal Agency...more
• Two recent developments have the potential to significantly impact governmental enforcement actions under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA, or Superfund), the Clean Water Act...more
On January 25, 2018, Associate Attorney General Brand issued a memorandum titled "Limiting Use of Agency Guidance Documents in Affirmative Civil Enforcement Cases," (the "Brand Memo") which clarified that Department of...more
In a two-page memorandum, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a broad policy statement prohibiting the use of agency guidance documents as the basis for proving legal violations in civil enforcement actions,...more
The Department of Justice ("DOJ") recently issued a memorandum limiting the ability of its litigators to use agency guidance documents in civil enforcement actions against private parties. The memo expands on a directive...more
On January 25, 2018, Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand issued a memorandum (the “Brand Memo”) limiting the use of agency guidance documents in affirmative civil enforcement cases. The memorandum builds on Attorney...more