On February 20, the U.S. Department of State (State) designated eight cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs). These designations are the latest development in the Trump administration’s realignment of the U.S....more
Robust immigration enforcement was a consistent theme that the Republican party sounded during the presidential campaign. Since taking office, the second Trump administration has surged into action with remarkable speed,...more
On February 10, 2025, President Trump ordered the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to pause enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and issue new enforcement guidelines that take into consideration U.S....more
On March 3, 2023, the Consumer Protection Branch (CPB) of the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) publicly released a new voluntary self-disclosure policy (“CPB VSD Policy”). The CPB VSD Policy seeks to...more
The holiday shopping season is upon us once again and this year, much like last year, continues to present unique challenges and opportunities for consumer companies and retailers. In this nearly “post-COVID” environment,...more
12/22/2022
/ Brick-and-Mortar Stores ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Digital Marketplace ,
E-Commerce ,
Fashion Industry ,
Holidays ,
Internet Retailers ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Retail Market ,
Retailers ,
Trademarks
Right now, every industry is under pressure to innovate, compete or even survive in the current environment, and many companies are using technology to solve some of their biggest challenges. There are a lot of legal risks...more
The Biden-Harris Administration intensified its focus on combating corruption by issuing the first-ever United States Strategy on Countering Corruption (“USSCC”) on December 6, 2021. This Strategy followed the...more
With a new administration comes new policies and enforcement priorities. Today, as we kickoff our new series “2021 Enforcement Horizon,” we take notice of what has already been a very active administration, and we consider...more
The COVID-19 Report is a compilation of coronavirus news, analysis, and insights from around the world to help life sciences and health care companies stay current in this challenging time.
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Closing stores during a global pandemic wasn’t easy. But re-opening stores during a global pandemic comes with its own set of challenges. With a strategic approach and focus on crisis leadership, retailers can take proactive...more
As the world learns how to navigate the new normal, businesses have become accustomed to dealing with what used to be considered exceptional – managing mass shut-downs, disrupted supply chains, the collapse of demand, and the...more
5/12/2020
/ Business Closures ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Operators of Essential Services ,
OSHA ,
Price Gouging ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Rent ,
Rental Property ,
Retail Market ,
Social Distancing ,
Supply Chain ,
Telecommuting ,
Workplace Safety
Businesses across the United States have been battered by the COVID-19 crisis and many companies have been the recipients of unprecedented levels of economic assistance and tax relief under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and...more
One by one, at devastating speed, communities across the globe are facing the effects of Covid-19. With more than 115,000 reported cases to date, we are no longer awaiting a new reality; we have met it head on....more
3/16/2020
/ Business Continuity Plans ,
Business Interruption ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Crisis Management ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Debt Trading ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Financial Markets ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Liquidity ,
Product Recalls ,
Public Health ,
Risk Management ,
Supply Chain
The anti-corruption and bribery enforcement landscape is constantly evolving. Companies operating in the Aerospace, Defense, and Government Services (ADG) industry sector must therefore vigilantly track developments in this...more
3/2/2020
/ Aerospace ,
Bribery ,
Construction Industry ,
Corporate Cooperation Credits ,
Corruption ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Defense Sector ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Guidance ,
FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Multinationals ,
Oil & Gas ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Software ,
Telecommunications ,
Vessels ,
White Collar Crimes
Over the past nine months in Hong Kong, luxury retailers have encountered a challenging market. Hong Kong has traditionally been a popular destination for Mainland Chinese seeking to purchase luxury goods, but recent...more
2/11/2020
/ Business Interruption ,
China ,
Contract Terms ,
Country of Origin ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Customs ,
Data Protection ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Health and Safety ,
Hong Kong ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Internal Controls ,
Internal Reporting ,
Luxury Goods ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Public Health ,
Public Relations ,
Reputation Management ,
Reputational Injury ,
Retail Market ,
Retailers ,
Risk Management ,
Shipping ,
Suppliers ,
Supply Chain ,
Vendors
What starts online won't stop there -
There aren't many college basketball games that change the share price of a Fortune 100 company. But in February 2019, Duke University freshman star Zion Williamson blew out one of his...more
1/3/2020
/ Airplane Accidents ,
Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Aviation Industry ,
Best Practices ,
Blackberry ,
Boeing ,
CEOs ,
Crisis Management ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Email ,
Evidence ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Leadership ,
Mobile Devices ,
Nike ,
Public Relations ,
Reputation Management ,
Risk Management ,
Securities Fraud ,
Sports ,
Sports Apparel ,
Stock Prices ,
Technology Sector ,
Telecommunications ,
Termination
On November 20, 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced several subtle, but important, adjustments to its Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Corporate Enforcement Policy. These recent changes relate to...more
In a May 17, 2019 press report that has been widely distributed in Brazil and the United States, Brazilian Federal Prosecutor Marisa Ferrari confirmed that the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the U.S. Department...more
5/21/2019
/ Brazil ,
Bribery ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FBI ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Government Investigations ,
Kickbacks ,
Medical Devices ,
Multinationals ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Popular ,
Price-Fixing ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
White Collar Crimes
New guidance issued by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is the latest confirmation of the importance of implementing a robust compliance program that is not simply well-designed, but also effective....more
Through ADG Insights, we share with you the top legal and political issues affecting the aerospace, defense, and government services (ADG) industry. Our ADG industry team monitors the latest developments to help our clients...more
The United States has the most well-developed consumer economy in the world, with approximately US$13.2 trillion in annual consumer spending, the world’s highest per-household spending, and retail space per capita that is...more
The retail and fashion industries may be transforming at a rapid pace, but the Hogan Lovells Retail and Fashion Group will make sure you are on-trend. ...more
1/24/2019
/ 3D Printing ,
Advertising ,
Analytics ,
Class Action ,
Data Privacy ,
E-Commerce ,
EU ,
Fashion Industry ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Geo-Blocking ,
Health Claims ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Internet Retailers ,
Licensing Rights ,
Natural Products ,
Organic ,
Retail Market ,
Retailers ,
Subscription Services ,
TCPA
Last Monday, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in the Microsoft search warrant case, a case in which Microsoft challenged the U.S. government’s right to use the warrant process to obtain certain emails stored overseas. ...more
10/24/2017
/ Certiorari ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Electronic Data Transmissions ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Email ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Ireland ,
Microsoft ,
Privacy Concerns ,
SCOTUS ,
Search Warrant ,
Stored Communications Act
In recent years, U.S. and Western European military spending has decreased as military spending in other parts of the world has risen. As a result, aerospace, defense and government services (ADG) companies increasingly rely...more
4/13/2017
/ Aerospace ,
Alcoa ,
Alstom ,
Bribery ,
Cooperative Compliance Regime ,
Corruption ,
Defense Sector ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Halliburton ,
KBR (formerly Kellogg Brown & Root) ,
Och-Ziff ,
Odebrecht ,
Siemens ,
Teva Pharmaceuticals ,
VimpelCom ,
White Collar Crimes