Ad Law Tool Kit Show – Episode 11 – State Attorney General Investigations
Compliance Tip of the Day: Cross Border Investigations, Part 1
Better Investigative Interviewing
What to Do If the Government Knocks on Your Company’s Door … or Breaks It Down – Speaking of Litigation Podcast
Bank Investigations and Enforcement Actions: Lessons Learned — The Consumer Finance Podcast
PLI's inSecurities Podcast - Opening the Securities Enforcement Answer Book
AGG Talks: Antitrust and White-Collar Crime Roundup - The Mar-a-Lago Trump Indictment
AGG Talks: Antitrust and White-Collar Crime Roundup - Inside the World of No-Poach Investigations and Indictments
Healthcare Providers: Make Sure You Know When You Need a Criminal Attorney
Why Your Data is Key to Reducing Risk and Increasing Efficiency During Investigations and Litigation
State AG Pulse | State AGs and Feds: The Dynamics of Influence & Collaboration
The Risk Roundtable: Pre-Existing Conditions and Abdullah Credits in New Jersey Workers' Compensation
The Justice Insiders Podcast: Feds Danske to a New Tune
The Rules They Are A-Changin’: CMS Proposes a Significant Change to the 60-Day Repayment Rule
Predatory Behavior Alleged Against OSHA Addressed During Orange County Board of Education Board Meeting Led by Greg Rolen
Early Returns with Jan Baran Podcast: There's a New Chair in Town – Dara Lindenbaum and the FEC Agenda Looking Towards 2024
Evaluating Fraud Under the Bank Secrecy Act - The Crypto Exchange Podcast
How Law Firms and Lobbyists Can Work Together: A Look Into Lobbyists’ Role Among State AGs - Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Torres Talks Trade Podcast- Episode 13- When Government Agencies Come Knocking
Keeping Up With the Bureau Episode 1: Overview of CFPB and State AG Initiatives/Expansion - The Consumer Finance Podcast
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The Internal Revenue Service has adjusted its moratorium on processing Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERC) claims, announcing last week it will begin processing claims filed between September 14, 2023 and January 31, 2024. In...more
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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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In the last several months, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice has been issuing increasingly ominous warnings to companies and executives about the consequences of not preserving ephemeral messaging and...more
The FTC has initiated a number of investigations and enforcement actions in recent years holding companies responsible for consumer injury caused by others or in which they directly participated in the misconduct. For...more
In the ever-evolving business operations landscape, the early identification and containment of compliance risks has become a paramount concern for organizations worldwide. As someone deeply involved in both government and...more
Just over a month after Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced the upcoming launch of the Department of Justice’s whistleblower rewards program, the DOJ Criminal Division unveiled its newest program to incentivize...more
Thanks to media attention to the case Attorney General Letitia James brought against former President Donald J. Trump, an obscure statute first enacted in 1956 has become a major point of interest for businesses operating in...more
Join Baker Donelson for an insightful panel discussion focusing on implementing best practices when suspicions of fraud arise after the closing of a commercial loan transaction. Our panelists will evaluate several common...more
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