The Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Criminal Division (the “Fraud Section”) recently published an Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (the “Evalu...
On January 17, 2017, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that British multinational manufacturer Rolls-Royce plc (“Rolls-Royce” or the “Company”) had entered into a De...
On January 13, 2017, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Kokesh v. SEC to resolve a circuit split on the issue of whether the five-year statute of limitations in 28 U.S.C. § 2462—w...
In late December 2016, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (“Teva”), the world’s largest generic pharmaceutical manufacturer, entered into a deferred prosecution agreement (“DPA?...
On Wednesday, December 21, 2016, Brazilian construction conglomerate Odebrecht S.A. and its affiliate Braskem S.A. pled guilty in the United States District Court for the Eastern District...
The SEC issued two orders concerning violations of Exchange Act Rule 21F-17 this week. On December 19, the Commission issued an order concerning NeuStar Inc., a technology company based ...
On December 5, 2016 the PCAOB announced that it had settled charges against Brazil-based Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Auditores Independentes for a record $8 million civil penalty. PCAOB News...
To be guilty of insider trading, a tipper of inside information must receive a “personal benefit” in exchange for his tips. On December 6, 2016, the Supreme Court unanimously held in ...
In October 2016, the U.S. federal banking agencies jointly issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking regarding enhanced cyber risk management standards (the “Enhanced Standards”...
Not surprisingly, the many media and political reactions to the PHH Corp. v. CFPB decision have reflected the competing stakeholder interests around every aspect of the CFPB.In this memor...
