An Oregon federal judge denied the University of Oregon’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit accusing the University of disproportionate investment in women’s sports and “glaring inequalities in facilities, finances, and...more
4/14/2025
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Colleges ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Name and Likeness ,
NCAA ,
Reverse Discrimination ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sports ,
Student Athletes ,
Title IX ,
Universities
On April 2, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court expanded the type of civil actions that can be brought under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) to include personal injury claims that caused economic harm...more
On March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an interim final rule removing the requirement for U.S. companies and U.S. persons to report beneficial ownership information (BOI) under the...more
In our most recent alert on the Corporate Transparency Act’s (CTA) ever-changing beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements, we reported that while FinCEN set a new mandatory reporting requirement deadline...more
On February 18, 2025—after a flurry of litigation and uncertainty surrounding the Corporate Transparency Act’s (CTA) beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements—FinCEN set a new mandatory reporting...more
The landscape of criminal prosecution of foreign bribery has shifted, and the second Trump administration has made its priorities clear; however, companies still have 950 million reasons and counting to strengthen their...more
3/3/2025
/ Bribery ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Official ,
Raytheon ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Whistleblowers
As of the February 18, 2025, decision by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Smith v. U.S. Department of the Treasury, et al., 6:24-cv-00336 (E.D. Tex.), beneficial ownership information (BOI)...more
On February 6, 2025 in an updated participation policy, the NCAA barred transgender athletes from competing in women’s college sports. In a statement, the NCAA said that “effective immediately, only athletes assigned female...more
On February 10, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order entitled Pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement to Further American Economic and National Security. The executive order comes just days after the...more
On January 23, 2025, the Supreme Court stayed an injunction blocking enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act’s (“CTA”) beneficial ownership information (“BOI”) requirement. McHenry v. Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., 604...more
On January 9, 2025, a federal district court in Kentucky issued a decision that blocks the Biden administration’s attempt to change the definition of “sex” in Title IX regulations and enforcement....more
1/14/2025
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Department of Education ,
Equal Protection ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
LGBTQ ,
Pregnancy ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Title IX ,
Transgender
While the balance of security, privacy, and public safety has always been a concern, recent cyberattacks have highlighted conflicting guidance by United States government officials, creating potential pitfalls for businesses....more
1/8/2025
/ CFTC ,
Compliance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Data Breach ,
Data Preservation ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Encryption ,
Enforcement ,
FBI ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hackers ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Telecommunications
As we previously reported, on December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Department of Treasury from enforcing the Corporate...more
12/31/2024
/ Appeals ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Business Entities ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Filing Requirements ,
FinCEN ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Stays ,
Time Extensions
As we previously reported, on December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Department of Treasury from enforcing the Corporate...more
12/27/2024
/ Appeals ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Business Entities ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Filing Requirements ,
FinCEN ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Stays ,
Time Extensions
As we previously reported, on December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Department of Treasury from enforcing the Corporate...more
12/24/2024
/ Appeals ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Business Entities ,
Compliance Dates ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Filing Deadlines ,
FinCEN ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Stays ,
Time Extensions
Entities should continue preparing to comply with BOI reporting requirements.
On December 10, 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) alerted businesses that, for now, they do not need to report their...more
12/13/2024
/ Appeals ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Business Entities ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
FinCEN ,
Popular ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Reporting Requirements ,
U.S. Treasury
Entities subject to CTA coverage should continue to prepare to report BOI to FINCEN.
On December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the...more
12/6/2024
/ Beneficial Owner ,
Business Entities ,
Commerce Clause ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Corporations Code ,
FinCEN ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements
As calls for executive accountability for cybersecurity intensify, it is essential for companies to scrutinize the adequacy of ephemeral messengers, such as Signal, WhatsApp, WeChat, and Snapchat, in light of both present and...more
9/25/2024
/ Compliance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Retention ,
Data Security ,
Instant Messaging Apps ,
Mobile Devices ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Smart Devices ,
Snapchat ,
Social Media ,
WeChat ,
WhatsApp
In 2023, the number of federal corporate prosecutions remained far below the 25-year average after two consecutive years of increases.
..The DOJ’s Fraud Section secured just $690 million in penalties across eight...more
8/20/2024
/ Bribery ,
College Athletes ,
Colleges ,
Compliance ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
Embezzlement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Insider Trading ,
Name and Likeness ,
NCAA ,
Public Corruption ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Safe Harbors ,
Sanctions ,
Title IX ,
Universities ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
Twenty-six states filed litigation in courts nationwide to prevent the enactment of President Biden’s April 2024 revisions to the Title IX statute aimed at increasing protections for LGBTQIA+ athletes, pregnant and parenting...more
8/16/2024
/ Biden Administration ,
Enforcement ,
Legal History ,
LGBTQ ,
Pending Litigation ,
Pregnancy ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Public Schools ,
School Restrooms ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Student Athletes ,
Title IX
The end of the Supreme Court’s recent term saw two major decisions in the field of administrative law: Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Securities & Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy. The Loper Bright decision, which...more
8/5/2024
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Administrative Proceedings ,
Article III ,
Chevron Deference ,
Chevron v NRDC ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Government Agencies ,
Judicial Authority ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Regulatory Authority ,
SCOTUS ,
SEC v Jarkesy ,
Seventh Amendment ,
Statutory Interpretation
On July 11, the Third Circuit laid out a test to settle the debate as to whether athletes are truly amateurs or actual employees entitled to benefits under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”)....more
Federal Rule of Evidence 704(b) provides that experts in criminal cases cannot state an opinion about the defendant’s mens rea. That is, the expert must not state an opinion about “whether the defendant did or did not have a...more
In 2022, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced its decision to shut down the “China Initiative”—the controversial program used to investigate and prosecute academics, health care workers, and...more
5/23/2024
/ China ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Failure To Disclose ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Grants ,
Indictments ,
Medical Research ,
National Institute of Health (NIH) ,
Physicians ,
Scientific Research ,
Settlement ,
Trump Administration
Since at least the adoption of the organizational Federal Sentencing Guidelines in 1991, the government has encouraged companies to adopt an effective compliance program that prevents and deters misconduct....more
5/21/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure ,
Mergers ,
Safe Harbors ,
Successor Liability