Key Discovery Points: If You Dispose of Relevant Hard Drives You Will Face (Some) Consequences
eDiscovery Case Law Podcast: How Failing to Meet and Confer Effectively Can Lead to Sanctions
Episode 339: Four Sanctions Cases Everyone Should Know
Corruption, Crime and Compliance - “The New FCPA”: Sanctions and Export Control Enforcement and Compliance
Giving Compliance Advice
Corruption, Crime, & Compliance - Five Steps to Enhance Your Sanctions Compliance Program
Corruption, Crime and Compliance - Deep Dive Into Wells Fargo’s $30 Million OFAC Settlement
FINCast Ep. 36 – Regulators’ Roundtable to Forecast 2023
Guidepost in Motion EP25: State of Compliance with Alixandra Smith Part 2
FCPA Compliance Report - Matt Silverman on Potential Sanctions Against Russia
Argentina: A Look at the Case of Lázaro Báez - Laundering the Proceeds of Corruption and Tax Fraud
Nota Bene Podcast Episode 131: U.S. Sanctions Against Russia: Valid or Ineffective Economic Policy? with Fatema Merchant and Mario Torrico
Compliance into the Weeds - SAP Trade Sanctions Enforcement Action
What to Expect from the Biden Administration
A Look Ahead at the Biden Administration’s Regulatory and Enforcement Priorities
Compliance Perspectives: The German Corporate Sanctions Act
Episode 153 -- The Mighty Amazon Falls to OFAC Enforcement Sword
Navigating an Increasingly Complex Sanctions Landscape: New Exposures for Corporations and Shipping
Episode 120: Interview of NAVEX Global Third-Party Risk Officials: Chris Bailey and Stephen Gooding
U.S. policy reversal allows suits in U.S. courts and visa denials, for “trafficking” in confiscated property in Cuba
President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order (the EO) on June 30, 2025, terminating the U.S. government's Syria sanctions program and directing other actions that, if finalized, will revoke the vast majority of U.S. trade...more
On June 16, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) National Security Division (NSD) and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas (SDTX) announced the first-ever declination to prosecute a firm and...more
I. U.S. SANCTIONS - Politico Reports President Trump Will Not Increase Sanctions on Russia to Maintain Peace Talks: On June 25, Politico reported that during an interview with Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, Secretary...more
Generative AI is rewriting how lawyers work at record speed, but is also quietly flooding Courts with phantom citations and invented case law along the way. In recent months, a number of judges across the country have...more
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal for lack of jurisdiction, finding that a denial of sanctions at the International Trade Commission was not a “final determination” under trade law because it...more
On June 23, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issued an industry letter to all regulated entities — banks, insurers, money transmitters, virtual currency companies, and others — cautioning that...more
United States Magistrate Judge Figueredo recently denied Plaintiff EscapeX IP, LLC’s (“EscapeX”) efforts to seal its objections to billing records Defendant Google LLC (“Google”) had originally filed under seal in connection...more
Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(g) is called the “stop and think” rule. In Grullon v. Lewis, 2025 WL 1693425 (S.D.N.Y. Jun. 17, 2025), the court found a violation of that rule....more
The Towns of Sunnyvale and Mountain View, California (collectively, “Cities”) filed a January 17th Pleading against San Francisco Baykeeper (“Baykeeper”) styled: Defendants’ Motion for Sanctions for Spoilation of...more
Lawyers are getting sanctioned for AI-generated fiction masquerading as legal research. The most infamous case, Mata v. Avianca in New York federal court, saw attorneys submit a brief containing six completely fictional...more
We have previously outlined several cases where lawyers have been sanctioned by courts for citing fake cases generated by artificial intelligence (AI), also known as “hallucinations.”...more
I have said it before. I will say it again. The biggest mistake you can make for your business is choosing #biglaw to represent you in a TCPA class action. These guys keep getting smoked. Over and over again. Here is the...more
California courts take seriously their rules against gamesmanship in pretrial discovery – as one lawyer recently learned. A stiff sanction, nearly $10,000, was the price he paid for refusing to turn on his laptop’s webcam,...more
The Israel Securities Authority (ISA) has recently begun to take a clearly more aggressive approach toward administrative enforcement. Originally, pecuniary sanctions were intended to provide a swift, proportional, and...more
eDiscovery case law disputes are no picnic! In our June 2025 monthly webinar of cases covered by the eDiscovery Today blog we will discuss disputes related to court decided ESI orders, supporting evidence for experts,...more
European Commission ("EC") issues its first fining decision for a no-poach agreement, and also sanctions for the first time the exchange of sensitive information between a company and its competing, non-controlling minority...more
On February 20, 2025, the United States designated eight cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) and Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs). Since then, the US...more
The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), the body responsible for enforcing Québec’s legislation concerning the financial sector, recently adopted a Self-Reporting and Cooperation Policy. The policy, adopted on May 20,...more
The EU and UK sanctions regimes on Russia continue to expand as both jurisdictions seek to increase pressure on President Putin. As with previous recent packages, Russia’s military, energy and financial sectors have again...more
On May 9, 2025, the Tianjin Municipal Administration for Market Regulation (“Tianjin AMR”) announced administrative penalties against four manufacturers of dexamethasone sodium phosphate (“DSP”) active pharmaceutical...more
Government consults on the first stage of reforming the UK consumer credit regime, covering information requirements, sanctions, and criminal offences....more
On May 12, 2025, the Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) released its criminal—and, more specifically, white collar crime enforcement—initiatives under the current administration. This is typical each time new leadership...more
Cross-jurisdiction cooperation in the fight against international corruption and bribery is intensifying. The UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO), France’s National Financial Prosecutor’s Office (PNF), and Switzerland’s Office of...more
French cinema icon Gérard Depardieu was convicted of sexually assaulting two women on a film set in Paris in 2021 and handed an 18-month suspended sentence....more
On May 12, 2025, the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a memorandum outlining a recalibrated approach to white-collar criminal enforcement. The memorandum, titled “Focus, Fairness, and Efficiency in...more