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Treasury Department Moves to Expand CFIUS’s Real Estate Jurisdiction & Implement China-Bound Tech Investment Restrictions

The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), as Chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), has announced a proposed rule to expand CFIUS’s jurisdiction over real estate transactions by...more

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CFIUS Proposes Increased Penalties for Noncompliance and Updated Mitigation and Enforcement Rules

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As the lead agency for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee), the U.S. Department of the Treasury released new proposed rules on April 11, 2024 intended to enhance the enforcement...more

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FTC Announces Revised Hart-Scott-Rodino Notification Thresholds Will Go into Effect March 6, 2024

On January 22, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (the“FTC”) announced revised thresholds for pre-merger notifications under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (the “HSR Act”). The revised thresholds and...more

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Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs): Everything Corporate Legal Teams Need to Know

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Data is what makes the modern business world go around. But as the amount of data that organizations collect and process grows, so, too, do concerns about data security and how organizations respond to DSARs. These...more

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All Your Ether (Are) Belong To US: SEC Claims Jurisdiction Over Entire Ethereum (ETH) Network

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed an enforcement action against crypto influencer Ian Balina in the Western District of Texas alleging that he promoted unregistered securities in connection with the...more

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FTC Announces Annual Changes to HSR Thresholds (2022)

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On January 21, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the annual changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act notification thresholds. The FTC is required by law to revise the jurisdictional thresholds annually,...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Sanctions Enforcement Update: Penalties for Logistics, Telecom Companies

• Actions underscore long arm of U.S. sanctions jurisdiction • Voluntary disclosures and cooperation can lead to significant penalty reductions • Facilitation of a violation is treated the same as a direct violation ...more

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$1 Billion Ericsson Resolution, Three Jury Verdicts Cap Off Busy Fourth Quarter for US FCPA Enforcement

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On December 6, 2019, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) agreed to resolve allegations that multinational telecommunications company Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Ericsson or...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - August 2018

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - $34 Million SEC Settlement for Legg Mason - On August 27, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Legg Mason Inc. will pay more than $34 million to settle an...more

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Sovereign Immunity in Arkansas: Absolute or Only a Bar to Monetary Recovery?

My law firm colleagues, Megan Hargraves and Devin Bates, recently authored an article titled: Sovereign Immunity in Arkansas: Absolute or Only a Bar to Monetary Recovery? ...more

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Sovereign Immunity in Arkansas: Absolute or Only a Bar to Monetary Recovery?

Earlier this year, the Arkansas Supreme Court handed down a case that reduced the ability to sue the State. See Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas v. Andrews. This decision has been controversial; it has already...more

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CFPB issues interim rule to adjust civil penalties for inflation

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The CFPB has published an interim final rule to adjust the civil penalties within its jurisdiction for inflation. The adjustments were required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 which, pursuant...more

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FCA Cases and SBA Protests

False Claims Act - As you know, the False Claims Act suit is brought against a contractor (whether through a whistleblower/relator or by the government alone) and carries very heavy civil and potentially criminal...more

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Five Key Proposed Changes to OIG’s CMP Authority

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In May and within a week of the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) releasing a proposed rule to expand its exclusion authority, the agency also released a proposed rule (Rule)...more

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Barclays Motion to Dismiss Raises Significant Issues About FERC Jurisdiction

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After an investigation of actions in the western electricity markets by Barclays Bank PLC (“Barclays”), Daniel Brin, Scott Connelly, Karen Levine, and Ryan Smith (collectively, the “Traders” and together with Barclays,...more

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