On November 15, 2022 the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program fiscal year (FY) 2022 Annual Report to Congress. The same day, the SEC reported on the Enforcement...more
In this year's Annual Review of the FCPA, we will cover:
- 2021 and year-to-date 2022 re-cap of new developments;
- Biden Administration focus and predictions on FCPA; and
- A review of compliance best practices from a...more
What: On June 22, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settled charges against The Brink's Company (Brinks) for requiring employees to sign confidentiality agreements that prohibited disclosure of any financial...more
On the second episode of this series, Kevin Muhlendorf and Holly Wilson provide updates from the first quarter of 2022. The pair covers the SEC’s recent aggressive approach to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)...more
As we expected to see in 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is continuing an aggressive push in policing Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) related matters. In just the first few months of this...more
What: Publicly traded companies may soon be subject to additional cybersecurity reporting requirements. On March 9, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rules and amendments to enhance and standardize...more
In this episode, Wiley’s Kevin Muhlendorf and Holly Wilson discuss what 2022 will bring for Climate and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues at the SEC, including expected activities by the SEC’s ESG Task Force...more
In March 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) created a Climate and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Task Force (ESG Task Force) within the Division of Enforcement, the purpose of which is to...more
1/7/2022
/ Climate Action Plan ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Fraud ,
Greenwashing ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Funds ,
Investors ,
Misleading Impressions ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Proxy Voting ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sustainability
What: On November 16, 2021, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released Federal Government Cybersecurity Incident and Vulnerability Playbooks as part of the Biden Administration’s efforts to improve...more
11/18/2021
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Hackers ,
Popular ,
Private Sector ,
Technology Sector
On October 28, 2021, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco announced sweeping policy changes to the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) corporate enforcement at the ABA’s 36th National Institute on White Collar Crime. DAG...more
In September, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York unsealed an indictment charging Afework Bereket, a former account manager with a large telecom company, with conspiracy to violate the Foreign...more
10/11/2021
/ 5G Network ,
Bribery ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Indictments ,
Money Laundering ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Telecommunications ,
White Collar Crimes
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has signaled it is pursuing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations more aggressively in 2021. On June 2, 2021, at the American Conference Institute’s Foreign Corrupt Practices Act...more