As we approach Inauguration Day on January 20, 2025, one question among anticorruption practitioners is how the Trump administration will handle enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”). In the meantime, we...more
12/23/2024
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Government Investigations ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Trump Administration
On October 7, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case concerning the “willfulness” element of the Anti-Kickback Statute (the “AKS”). This decision leaves intact a recent Second Circuit holding, which established...more
10/11/2024
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Bribery ,
Corruption ,
Denial of Certiorari ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Illegal Gratuities ,
Incentives ,
SCOTUS ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
Earlier this month, a federal judge vacated two convictions related to the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) investigation into corruption in international soccer, widely known as the “FIFA Case.” Despite the jury’s findings...more
10/2/2023
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enron ,
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Honest Services Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Soccer ,
Travel Act ,
Wire Fraud
Enforcement of corporate crimes, which languished for two years during the COVID-19 pandemic, will grow more vigorous this year and may be accompanied by significantly tougher penalties, partners with Vinson & Elkins’ (“V&E”)...more
5/27/2022
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FBI ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Ransomware ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
White Collar Crimes
On June 25, 2020, Novartis AG, a Swiss multinational pharmaceutical company, and two subsidiaries reached a combined $345 million resolution with the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange...more
7/16/2020
/ Bribery ,
Cease and Desist Orders ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
DPA ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Novartis ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Vietnam
In a novel and aggressive move likely aimed at garnering goodwill with federal regulators, Venezuelan state-owned entity CITGO Petroleum Company (“CITGO”) has sued its former agent for harm CITGO alleges was caused by the...more
6/4/2020
/ Asset Recovery ,
Bribery ,
Citgo ,
Crime Victims ,
Criminal Liability ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Investment ,
Oil & Gas ,
Popular ,
Venezuela