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The Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP) is a strategy developed by the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission which 1) establishes priorities for the EEOC and 2) integrates the EEOC's private and... more +
The Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP) is a strategy developed by the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission which 1) establishes priorities for the EEOC and 2) integrates the EEOC's private and public enforcement efforts. The purpose of the SEP is to focus the EEOC's resources to best address discriminatory practices in the workplace. less -
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Current Developments in the US: White-Collar Enforcement and trends for 2020

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In the following article we will discuss the current developments and trends for 2020 and outline what EU-based companies with a US presence should look out for in 2020 regarding US white-collar and compliance trends in the...more

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FCPA Notebook: Trends in 2019

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Foley & Lardner LLP’s International Government Enforcement Defense & Investigations team has created its latest FCPA infographic, which presents an overview of some high-level enforcement trends in an easy-to-view,...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Financial Markets and Funds - A New Captain at the Helm: The CFTC’s 16-Month Regulatory and Enforcement Agenda Under Chairman...

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Katten recently hosted the "CFTC Regulatory and Enforcement Agenda" webinar. Financial Markets and Funds partners Kevin Foley, Christian Kemnitz and Carl Kennedy, and special counsel Gary DeWaal, discussed the potential CFTC...more

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CFTC Enters the Market for Anti-Corruption Enforcement

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New enforcement advisory encourages reporting of foreign corrupt practices that the agency intends to pursue under the Commodity Exchange Act. On March 6, 2019, the Division of Enforcement (Division) of the US Commodity...more

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Private Funds Litigation/Regulatory Year in Review and 2019 Outlook

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Although the SEC did not bring as many headline enforcement actions against private funds as in years past, it continues to devote substantial resources and attention on investment advisers. The SEC will maintain its...more

WilmerHale

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Alert: Global Anti-Bribery Year-in-Review: 2018 Developments and Predictions for 2019

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Despite predictions of a slow-down in enforcement under the Trump administration—and indications that enforcement in some areas has decreased in the past year1—2018 was yet again an active year for FCPA enforcement. The year...more

A&O Shearman

FCPA Digest - Recent Trends and Patterns in the Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act - January 2019

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INTRODUCTION: RECENT TRENDS AND PATTERNS IN FCPA ENFORCEMENT - Although FCPA enforcement across the 2018 calendar year seemed to ebb and flow, in retrospect the enforcement agencies brought a typical number of enforcement...more

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[Webinar] 2018 Update: Anti-Corruption Compliance Enforcement and Trends - November 15th, 2:00pm ET

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The number of prosecutions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) remains steady, despite early questions about enforcement under the current administration. Additionally, the new EU General Data Protection Regulation...more

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Global Anti-Bribery Year-in-Review: 2017 Developments and Predictions for 2018

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This past year marked the 40th anniversary of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”). Since its enactment in 1977, the U.S. Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) has brought approximately 300 FCPA enforcement actions,...more

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The DOJ’s Revised FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy: A New Blueprint for Corporate Cooperation and Credit

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On November 29, 2017, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced the issuance of a revised FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy (the “Policy”). Rosenstein announced that the “new policy enables the Department [of Justice]...more

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Deputy Attorney General Announces Comprehensive Review of DOJ Corporate Enforcement Policies

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Key Points: - DOJ is reviewing and reevaluating numerous corporate enforcement policies, including the “Yates Memo,” the FCPA Pilot Program, and policies on corporate monitors. - Policies will be codified in official...more

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Evaluating FCPA Pilot Program: Lessons And Expectations

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On April 5, 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice released a nine-page memorandum launching a one-year pilot program to reward companies that voluntarily self-report violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Now...more

A&O Shearman

Recent Trends and Patterns in the Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) / FCPA Digest - July 2016

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Shearman & Sterling’s bi-annual Trends & Patterns report provides insightful analysis of recent enforcement trends and patterns in the US, the UK, and elsewhere as well as helpful guidance on emerging best practices in FCPA...more

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The DOJ FCPA Enforcement Plan and Guidance Encourages Voluntary Self-Disclosure and Cooperation in Exchange for Additional...

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On April 5, 2016, the Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division issued a much-awaited Enforcement Plan and Guidance ("Guidance") on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA or the "Act"). This...more

The Volkov Law Group

DOJ’s New FCPA Enforcement Plan and Guidance (Part I of II)

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The Justice Department finally released its long-awaited new FCPA enforcement plan. It took DOJ a little while to come up with this and in the end, like most initiatives, there is a mixed bag for global companies, FCPA...more

Morgan Lewis

DOJ Issues New FCPA Guidance and Launches Self-Reporting Pilot Program

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The US Department of Justice has announced the creation of a one-year pilot program intended to encourage companies to self-report bribery violations and provide extensive cooperation in exchange for reduced penalties,...more

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Securities Litigation and Enforcement Newsletter

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SEC Enforcement Trends for 2016 - Welcome to the latest edition of Fenwick and West’s Securities Litigation and Enforcement Newsletter. In this newsletter, we look at SEC enforcement trends for 2016, starting with a...more

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“Individual Accountability for Corporate Wrongdoing”: A Sea Change Or Not?

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On Thursday, September 10, 2015, Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates delivered remarks announcing a memorandum delivered to all federal prosecutors, including the Antitrust Division: “Individual Accountability for...more

The Volkov Law Group

The FIFA Criminal Case – DOJ’s Extensive Criminal Toolbox

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Now that the dust has settled a little on the FIFA criminal case, I wanted to throw my two cents into the commentary pot. Those who focus on whether the FIFA case is a “corruption case,” “an FCPA case” or some other...more

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No Room for Companies to Gamble as the Feds Double Down on FCPA Enforcement

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In 2014, a record-setting year for Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the largest-ever DOJ FCPA resolution—an over $772 million criminal fine for French power company...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 148-Mike Volkov on Criminal Enforcement of the Internal Controls Provisions of the FCPA

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In this episode I visit with Mike Volkov on his recent series on internal controls under the FCPA and his belief that the DOJ may be moving towards criminal enforcement of the internal controls provisions....more

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Why It's Wise to Pay Attention to Your FCPA Compliance

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Companies in the automotive industry would be wise to pay attention to Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “FCPA”) compliance. What has in the past been a risk management issue principally for massive multi-national...more

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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Discussions at the 2015 ABA White Collar Institute Focus on M&A, Self-Reporting and Individual...

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The prosecution of corporations always makes good headlines. But the emerging trends in these corporate prosecutions tend to be at the margins and therefore less reported—prosecutors commit to sustained and vigorous...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Who is Responsible for Complying with the FCPA?

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) still faces criticism over its Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement strategy. Some decry that it is too aggressive, that the DOJ has moved into waters Congress never intended the...more

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SEC Enforcement Director Discusses Issues for Pharmaceutical and Medical Technology Companies

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In a wide-ranging speech on Tuesday, Securities and Exchange Commission Director of Enforcement Andrew Ceresney discussed recent SEC actions and current concerns involving the pharmaceutical and medical technology industries....more

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