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Trade secret litigation often turns on fast-moving disputes over information, competition, and control. Each month, we highlight notable rulings, verdicts, and enforcement actions shaping trade secret risk and litigation...more
Of all classes of attorneys, those who handle real estate transactions are some of the most vulnerable to a legal malpractice suit. We have previously posted about the trend highlighted by the ABA that a higher percentage of...more
GovCon Co., a successful government contractor, receives an email from the billing or accounting representative of a trusted subcontractor, Service Corporation, asking for payment of an outstanding invoice for $400,000,...more
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Addressing the constitutional limits of preindictment delay in a trade secret and wire fraud prosecution arising from alleged misuse of proprietary unemployment insurance software, the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth...more
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On February 18, 2026, a Pennsylvania federal jury found Charles Hunter Hobson, a former Vice President at Corsa Coal Corp., guilty of charges stemming from a bribery scheme involving an Egyptian government-affiliated company....more
Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption law and enforcement developments from the past...more
Last month, the world watched two remarkable events unfold in quick succession: the U.S. operation that led to the capture of Nicolás Maduro and the Polymarket trader who turned a $400,000 profit by correctly predicting that...more
Key points - Trade fraud and the enforcement of tariffs have become top priorities under the Trump Administration’s “America First” policy and the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division’s White Collar...more
Just over six months after unveiling its Whistleblower Rewards Program (the Program) in July 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ), Antitrust Division has already demonstrated the value of this new tool in identifying...more
In a significant development for antitrust enforcement, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division has issued its first whistleblower reward under the recently established Whistleblower Rewards Program....more
The Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice announced on January 29, 2026 that it had rewarded $1,000,000.00 to an anonymous whistleblower for their report of a bid rigging scheme in violation of the Sherman Act and...more
In an update earlier last year, we highlighted the ongoing legal developments in connection with key cases surrounding the London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR) manipulation scandal with respect to a pending United Kingdom...more
Late last week, federal authorities announced charges against 26 individuals, including more than 15 former NCAA Division I men’s basketball student‑athletes, for participating in what prosecutors describe as an...more
Federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania charged 26 individuals, including more than a dozen former NCAA Division I basketball players, in what the U.S. Attorney for the District described as an...more
On December 10, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Danielle Hillmer, a former senior manager at a government contractor, was indicted for falsely claiming that her employer had implemented required...more
On December 17, 2025, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced the unsealing of an indictment charging the former CEO and former COO of Tricolor Holdings LLC and its affiliates...more
The indictment of Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz reprises a familiar white collar crime playbook, applying a series of fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy charges to a novel sports betting...more
DOJ Once Again to Corporate Community: White Collar Criminal Enforcement Not Slowing Down - On December 9, at the Practising Law Institute White Collar Crime symposium in New York City, New York, Acting Chief Counselor of...more
A US Department of Justice Criminal Division official announced on December 3, 2025, significant developments in how the Trade Fraud Task Force generates leads and brings criminal cases for alleged tariff evasion, emphasizing...more
For real estate practitioners, this might be the most important client alert you read this year. Imagine this scenario: you are a real estate closing attorney who has received the funds necessary to pay off a seller’s...more
On November 17, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced criminal charges against a company and three individuals in connection with a large-scale duty and tariff evasion scheme. As alleged, the charged defendants...more
Earlier this year, a Florida jury fully acquitted two owners of an independent clinical laboratory located in San Antonio, Texas accused of conspiring to commit health care fraud and wire fraud. Defendants Diego Sanchez...more
Jury Finds Global Health Care Company Novo Nordisk Not Liable in Whistleblower’s FCA Suit - A federal jury in Washington state found Novo Nordisk not liable for violations of the False Claims Act (FCA), Anti-Kickback...more