In its first enforcement action under the Health Breach Notification Rule, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) underscores its focus on sensitive health information and imposes a permanent...
On January 17, 2023, Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite announced changes to DOJ’s corporate enforcement policies, including applying the FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy to all c...
On September 15, 2022, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco provided additional guidance around DOJ’s corporate criminal enforcement. In a speech and accompanying memorandum, the DAG rei...
Last week, the SEC announced charges against Tenaris for violating the FCPA. The resolution, which included a payment of $78 million, is yet another follow-on case involving the Brazilian...
On May 18, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that the SEC’s administrative proceedings are unconstitutional on three independent grounds. The decision could potenti...
At a recent New York City Bar Association event, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco emphasized the Department of Justice’s focus on sanctions evasion and export control violations as k...
In a pair of speeches last week, the Assistant Attorney General of DOJ’s Criminal Division emphasized its focus on compliance and announced that he has instructed his prosecutors to con...
A recent District of New Jersey ruling in the case involving alleged FCPA violations by two former Cognizant executives demonstrates the potential risks of government downloads. Judge Kev...
Citing insufficient evidence, the Second Circuit last week reversed the fraud convictions of two bank traders for their roles in the LIBOR manipulation scandal. The case highlights prosec...
A novel insider trading case for trading the stock of a company that the trader did not work for and that was not the target in the M&A transaction has drawn attention for its possible im...
