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Top Ten Regulatory and Litigation Risks for Private Funds in 2025

Confession: writing this in May 2025, we cannot predict with confidence what the rest of 2025 will bring. The year has already seen four months of change and upheaval – political, regulatory, and economic. The new US...more

The Volkov Law Group

Global Anti-Corruption Efforts and DOJ’s FCPA Pause

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The Justice Department’s six-month pause on FCPA enforcement has left a gap in the global anti-corruption fight.  The Justice Department played a critical role in coordinating international efforts and enforcement.  in the...more

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A new sheriff in town? No time for complacency as the US pauses anti-corruption enforcement

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A new anti-bribery and corruption alliance among enforcement authorities in the UK, France and Switzerland sends a clear message to corporates that any pause in enforcement of the US FCPA does not mean that acts of bribery by...more

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The False Claims Act Could Become the New “It” Statute in an Uncertain Enforcement Landscape

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Uncertainty was a prominent theme at last week’s ABA White Collar Crime Institute. The Trump administration has issued a series of directives that seem to shift and narrow the scope of (if not entirely abandon) a host of...more

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White Collar and Enforcement Outlook 2025

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With 2025 underway, the ArentFox Schiff White Collar team highlights the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) new enforcement priorities and two cases pending before the US Supreme Court that could have sweeping implications for...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Reshaped Priorities: Navigating Changes to FCPA and FARA Enforcement

On February 10, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order directing the Department of Justice (DOJ) to pause enforcement of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), citing concerns over the competitive...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: The Trump Administration Calls for a Pause on New FCPA Enforcement, but Don’t Abandon Compliance Programs Just Yet

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In an executive order issued on February 10, 2025 (Executive Order), and a memorandum issued by Attorney General Pam Bondi regarding cartels and transnational criminal organizations on February 5, 2025 (Cartel Memo), the...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

President Trump Suspends Enforcement of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

Earlier this week, the White House issued an executive order pausing enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The FCPA prohibits U.S. companies and individuals (as well as some foreign entities) from bribing...more

Porter Hedges LLP

Breaking Alert: New Executive Order Temporarily Pauses FCPA Enforcement

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On February 10, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order (EO) directing the Department of Justice (DOJ) to pause enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) for 180 days. During this period, Attorney...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Executive Order Temporarily Pauses DOJ's FCPA Enforcement and Orders a Review of Guidelines and Policies

On February 10, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order pausing enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), a law that prohibits companies with a connection to the United States from bribing foreign...more

White & Case LLP

FCPA Freeze and Refocus: Is Enforcement Becoming a Tool to Promote U.S. Economic, Foreign Policy and National Security Interests?

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On February 10, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order instructing the Attorney General of the United States to pause enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA") and to issue updated guidelines for...more

BakerHostetler

Why Your Company Still Needs to Care About the FCPA (& FEPA)

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This shift in FCPA enforcement priorities is the latest move by the administration in its all-out war against cartels and TCOs that pose a threat to U.S. national security and its stated America First agenda. Additionally,...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

FCPA Enforcement Under the Second Trump Administration

Since its enactment in 1977, the FCPA has been the primary legal mechanism in the United States for preventing and punishing corrupt business practices around the world. At a high-level, the FCPA applies to both domestic and...more

The Volkov Law Group

Taking Stock of the FCPA Fallout (Part III of V)

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What an amazing turn of events? — Who would have predicted that the Trump Administration would take such a bold action in the name of advancing “American Competitiveness.” I admit I did not see this coming — the Trump...more

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New Memoranda Issued by Attorney General Bondi: Department of Justice Corporate Enforcement Topics

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Pam Bondi was sworn into office as the United States Attorney General on February 5, 2025, and immediately issued a bevy of memoranda advancing the Trump Administration’s priorities. The memorandum entitled General Policy...more

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[Webinar] U.S. Anti-Corruption Enforcement in Latin America - November 19th, 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm ET

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Latin America has been the focus of considerable attention by the DOJ. Despite strong ties based on trade, shared values and democratic traditions, Latin America is being tested with new and precarious challenges from...more

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[Webinar] U.S. Anti-Corruption Enforcement in Latin America - October 22nd, 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm ET

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Latin America has been the focus of considerable attention by the Biden Administration and the DOJ. Despite strong ties based on trade, shared values and democratic traditions, Latin America is being tested with new and...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

FCPA, Export Controls, and Sanctions Enforcement: Adjusting Compliance Strategies for the New Normal

As the interplay between export controls, trade sanctions, and anticorruption enforcement continues to intensify, multinational companies must remain vigilant in ensuring that their compliance programs address the many...more

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The Supreme Court Made Its Rulings; Corporate Compliance Needs March On

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At the end of June, the U.S. Supreme Court issued major decisions on the enforcement power of the Securities and Exchange Commission, what does or doesn’t qualify as a bribe of government officials, and on federal judges’...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Foley Hoag 2024 White Collar Year In Preview Series

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The government had another busy year in 2023, investigating and prosecuting healthcare fraud cases on multiple fronts. Contending with the enormous healthcare crises of the now-concluded COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing...more

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Supreme Court Rules Bribery Law Doesn’t Criminalize Gratuities — How Does that Impact the Anti-Corruption Legal Landscape?

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On Wednesday, June 26, 2024, the United States Supreme Court issued a 6–3 decision in Snyder v. United States, overturning the jury conviction of an Indiana mayor under Title 18, Section 666, of the U.S. Code for accepting...more

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Sanctions are the “New” FCPA – How this Era of Enforcement Shapes Third-Party Risk Management

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In the summer of 2022, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco – a veteran prosecutor and currently number two at the helm of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) – began to describe the enforcement of sanctions regulations as...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

The DOJ’s New Pilot Programs: A Bane for Compliance Programs

For years, Department of Justice officials have stressed how important chief compliance officers are as the first line of defense in fighting corporate crimes. While that’s true, compliance programs now have a competitor in...more

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DOJ Enhancing Its Sanctions Toolkit

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President Biden recently signed a foreign aid bill that will have significant implications for United States sanctions enforcement, specifically Section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705)...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 18th Annual Conference on Anti-Corruption - June 18th - 19th, London, United Kingdom

Hosted by the C5 Group, the 18th Annual Conference on Anti-Corruption London will bring together the brightest minds in anti-corruption and compliance to review the most pressing multi-jurisdictional enforcement updates...more

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