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Congressional oversight is proving to be a main focus of the 118th United States Congress, with dozens of investigations already underway and congressional committees having held many more oversight hearings since the start...more
Receiving a congressional subpoena is probably scary. It’s asking you to provide documents or to testify before a congressional committee. Or it could be asking for both! Maybe you are the target of Congress’s investigation....more
In Washington: President Trump asserted Tuesday that the U.S. would record fewer cases of coronavirus with less testing after stirring controversy by saying over the weekend he asked aides to slow down testing. ...more
On Wednesday, February 5, the House Financial Services Committee will hold the first part of a two-part hearing on “rent-a-bank” structures. The hearing is titled “Rent-A-Bank Schemes and New Debt Traps: Assessing Efforts to...more
In his testimony in Congress, Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Jay Clayton provided an update on the rulemaking work undertaken by the SEC during the fiscal year and provided updates on the SEC’s priorities. ...more
Article II, Sec. 4 of the U.S. Constitution states that a president, vice president or any other civil officer can be removed from office if he or she has committed “treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.”...more
In the latest fallout from a wide-ranging scandal, former USC gynecologist George Tyndall, who faces criminal charges for allegedly sexually abusing hundreds of students, has surrendered his medical license to the Medical...more
In his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 23, 2019, Christopher Wray, Director of the Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), addressed the threat posed by China to U.S. intellectual property rights. During the...more
In this interview, Andrew M. Wright, partner in the public policy and law and the investigations, enforcement and white collar practice groups, discusses whether companies can refuse to comply with a congressional subpoena...more
The House Financial Services Committee’s new task force on fintech held its first hearing on Tuesday, June 25th, regarding the regulatory response to fintech’s rapid expansion and the impact it is having on consumers as well...more
In this interview, R. Paul Stimers, Partner in the Public Policy and Law practice group, explains why companies should prepare thoroughly, prepare often, and prepare for the worst when dealing with a congressional...more
If there is a hearing, it will likely be televised. In this episode, Stavroula explains that, in congressional investigations, the real audience is not the committee and that the hearings, as often as not, are designed to...more
This may be a question that no CEO or GC wants to have to ask. But with a new Congress just sworn in, companies, organizations and individuals everywhere can expect to begin receiving letters—or subpoenas—from the various...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On Wednesday, February 13, Seyfarth Shaw’s Camille A. Olson testified at a joint hearing of the House Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services and the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections on the...more
The Democrats have taken control of the U.S. House of Representatives and have promised an aggressive agenda of investigations and oversight. Although their majority is slim, Democrats now chair committees, determine which...more
What You Need to Know - The Democrats will control the House in the 116th Congress, which will convene on January 3, 2019. Although their majority is slim, Democrats now chair committees, determine which investigations to...more