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"Please Pay No Attention to the Microphone:” DOJ Announces New Program Offering Protections to Criminal Whistleblowers

Polsinelli on 5/2/2024

On April 15, 2024, the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released new guidance relating to a Pilot Program on Voluntary Self-Disclosures for Individuals, promising to offer protection from criminal...more

DOJ Announces New Whistleblower Program and Enforcement Initiatives

Jones Day on 3/14/2024

The Development: On March 7, 2024, Deputy Attorney General ("DAG") Lisa Monaco discussed updates to the Department of Justice's ("DOJ" or "Department") corporate criminal enforcement policies and announced a pilot program...more

Emerging Financial Crime Trends, Payment Fraud, and Risk Mitigation: How Banks Can Be Prepared

Morgan Lewis on 9/27/2022

Consumers’ worldwide adoption of instant, contactless transactions has provided an opportunity for some to take advantage of loopholes and weaknesses in digital systems. Peer-to-peer (P2P) payments fraud, synthetic...more

Medical device 510(k) submissions must be electronic by October 2023, FDA says

Hogan Lovells on 9/26/2022

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finalized its guidance “Electronic Submission Template for Medical Device 510(k) Submissions,” which will require medical device 510(k) submissions to use FDA’s electronic...more

DOD Piloting a Private Contractor Vulnerability Disclosure Program

Wiley Rein LLP on 11/4/2020

The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) continues to pursue innovations in its approach to security vulnerabilities, building on its earlier Hack the Pentagon program and recent moves by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security...more

What Technology Businesses and Investors Should Know About the New CFIUS Rules

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 1/17/2020

A Summary and a Business Decision-Maker's Chart for the Path Forward - On January 13, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued final rules fully implementing the new powers granted to the Committee on Foreign...more

Facing FIRRMA: Proposed Regulations Expand Scope of CFIUS National Security Review Process

Jones Day on 10/3/2019

The Situation: The U.S. Department of the Treasury ("Treasury") proposed regulations that expand the jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS" or the "Committee") to review foreign...more

The FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Act: What Government Contractors Should Watch For

Perkins Coie on 7/17/2019

Congress is moving closer toward passage of the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Although key differences remain between the House and Senate versions of the bill, the legislation is ultimately...more

[Webinar] Health Care and the Internet of Things: New Regulatory Developments - July 25th, 2:00pm EDT

Hogan Lovells on 7/11/2019

Please join the Hogan Lovells Communications and FDA practices on Thursday, July 25th for our webinar, Health Care and the Internet of Things: New Regulatory Developments. We will explore new policy initiatives and...more

More on AML Reform: Artificial Intelligence, Beneficial Ownership and Real Estate

Ballard Spahr LLP on 12/6/2018

Second Post in a Two-Part Series - In our first post in this series, we described how the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (the “Banking Committee”) met in open session late last week to conduct a...more

2018 NDAA Analysis: Signals Towards the Federal Government’s Growing Interest in Blockchain Technology

Holland & Knight LLP on 1/2/2018

This is the seventh blog post in a series analyzing the current draft of the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) as signed into law on December 12, 2017. Stay tuned for more blog posts covering additional topics in...more

2017, We Hardly Knew You: A Look Ahead to 2018

Holland & Knight LLP on 12/28/2017

Taking over as editors of Holland & Knight’s Government Contracts Blog has been a labor, but it has been a labor of love. Like the rest of the Government Contracts Team, we are passionate about staying on top of the latest...more

FCPA: 2017 Mid-Year Review Webinar

BCLP on 6/16/2017

Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act was a high priority for the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2016. There's interest in how the new administration could impact enforcement as...more

Global Anti-Bribery Year-in-Review: 2016 Developments and Predictions for 2017

WilmerHale on 2/8/2017

The past year was consequential for FCPA enforcement in numerous respects, including blockbuster penalties, new policy initiatives, and the SEC’s first DPA with an individual for FCPA violations. In April 2016, the DOJ’s...more

2016 Anti-Corruption Review: What Happened?

K2 Integrity on 12/20/2016

Bribery and corruption remained a prominent fixture of media headlines throughout 2016, competing with the UK referendum on membership of the European Union, the Panama Papers leaks, and the continued activity of terrorist...more

FCPA Enforcement Going Forward in the Trump Administration

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 11/14/2016

Donald Trump has gone on the record as saying the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is a “horrible law and it should be changed” and that it puts US businesses at a “huge disadvantage.” This statement was made in the...more

Lessons Learned from the FCPA Pilot Program's First Six Months

Troutman Pepper on 10/7/2016

The guidance issued by the DOJ in connection with the Pilot Program and recent declinations state that disclosure, remediation and cooperation are essential to any favorable resolution with the government. Six months...more

Key Takeaways: Government Enforcement Investigations – Trends and Perspectives from the UK, US and China

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 10/3/2016

On September 20, 2016, Skadden presented a seminar titled “Government Enforcement Investigations – Trends and Perspectives from the UK, US and China” in London. The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Director of Enforcement...more

Prevailing in an Era of Regulatory Enforcement – Balancing Risk and Compliance [Expect Focus – Vol. II, July 2016]

Carlton Fields on 7/26/2016

IN THE SPOTLIGHT - - SEC Sanctions Unregistered EB-5 Investments Broker SECURITIES - - FINRA to Assess Member Firms’ Culture - SEC Seeks Fund Responses to Distribution-In-Guise Guidance ...more

Corporate Investigations and White Collar Defense - July 2016

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 7/22/2016

“Official Acts”—What They Are… and Are Not - Why it matters: On June 27, 2016, the Supreme Court decided McDonnell v. U.S., holding that, for purposes of the federal public corruption statutes, an “official act”...more

Enforcement Week I: Troubling Questions Raised in HSBC Prosecution

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 7/18/2016

We had an interesting week of anti-corruption enforcement actions last week, both in the US and the UK. We have now had four Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions since the announcement of the Depart Of...more

Guidance on Effective Self-Disclosure of FCPA Violations for Life Sciences Companies

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP on 6/17/2016

Every life sciences company with international operations should have a robust Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) compliance program as part of its overall compliance strategy. On April 5, 2016, the Justice Department...more

Akamai and Nortek – DOJ Touts Declinations Under FCPA Pilot Program

The Volkov Law Group on 6/14/2016

DOJ’s FCPA Unit knows what they are doing. In the immediate weeks after the release of the FCPA Pilot Program, DOJ publicly released two declination letters for Akamai Technologies and Nortek, Inc. and the SEC announced...more

DOJ Announces First Declinations After Implementing FCPA Pilot Program

Bracewell LLP on 6/10/2016

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued its first set of public declinations since its April unveiling of a new self-reporting Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) pilot program. On June 7, 2016, Akamai Technologies,...more

Pilot Program May Soon Help Streamline Employment-based Visa Process

Fisher Phillips on 4/22/2016

On March 3, 2016, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) launched a pilot program called “Known Employer” to streamline the process by which employers who sponsor foreign national workers send documents and...more

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