In this edition of the newsletter, we discuss enforcement developments at the agencies in September 2024. The SEC filed 200 actions and the CFTC filed 16, against a combined total of 321 ...
DOJ made changes to its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs, the first since March 2023. The changes focus on the management of technology risk, including the use of artificial i...
DOJ’s new pilot program that will reward whistleblowers for reporting certain corporate or financial misconduct to the DOJ contains a number of significant surprises, including who is e...
With the 2024 Olympics kicking off later this month in Paris, companies should be aware of potential heightened risk and scrutiny around hospitality events related to the Games.
A court rendered a mixed result in the SEC’s SolarWinds litigation. The court declined to dismiss the SEC’s claims that a website “Security Statement” overstated the strength of S...
The DOJ Criminal Division announced a new individual self-disclosure pilot program designed to “up the ante” on companies calculating the risk of not disclosing misconduct. The progr...
The DOJ’s National Security Division recently updated its voluntary self-disclosure policy, highlighting the importance of sanctions and export control-related due diligence in M&A tran...
A new proposal would require U.S. companies to comply with U.S. government cybersecurity standards before transferring bulk data to, or accepting investment from, companies based in targe...
DOJ recently announced that it will launch a pilot program to pay individual whistleblowers who report wrongdoing to the DOJ. The initiative supplements existing SEC, CFTC and other such ...
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) announced the creation of a Whistleblower Pilot Program applying to individuals who provide information regarding...
