31 Days to a More Effective Compliance Program: Day 14 – Internal Controls
Innovation in Compliance: Todd Haugh on Ethical Decision Making in the Workplace - Beyond Financial Incentives
Everything Compliance: Episode 147, The Welcome to 2025 Edition
Daily Compliance News: January 14, 2025 The RTO Compliance Edition
Adventures in Compliance: The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes – Business Ethics Lessons in ‘The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier
31 Days to a More Effective Compliance Program: Day 13 – Policies and Procedures
Daily Compliance News: January 13, 2025 The End of Western Civilization Edition
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending January 11, 2025
31 Days to a More Effective Compliance Program: Day 12 – The Importance and Construction of a Corporate Code of Conduct
31 Days to a More Effective Compliance Program: Day 11 – Moving Compliance Down into an Organization
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 61 – Extraterritorial Enforcement of US Laws in Asia Under Trump in 2025 / Hong Kong’s New Stablecoin Bill with Ben Hammond and Ross Feingold
Creativity and Compliance – 10 Creative Tips for 2025
31 Days to a More Effective Compliance Program: Day 10 - Leadership’s Role in Shaping Corporate Culture and Compliance
2 Gurus Talk Compliance: Episode 43 - The Tribute to Jimmy Carter Edition
Daily Compliance News: January 10, 2025 The Enron is Back Edition
31 Days to a More Effective Compliance Program: Day 9-Continuous Monitoring and Continuous Improvement
Business Integrity Innovations: Building a Corruption - Free Zimbabwe: Doris Kumbawa’s Vision
Daily Compliance News: January 9, 2025 The Tribute to Jimmy Carter Edition
31 days to a More Effective Compliance Program: Day 8 - Building Effective Compliance Through Payroll
Compliance into the Weeds: 5 Top Compliance Stories to Watch in 2025
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During a recent virtual workshop hosted by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), academics, trade association representatives, and two FTC commissioners advocated for change in the application of Section 2 of the Sherman Act to...more
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On January 10, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released increased jurisdictional thresholds, filing fee thresholds, and filing fee amounts for merger notifications made pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust...more
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The final text of the amended Negative Option Rule, featuring the new “Click to Cancel” program, goes into effect this week on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, and should become enforceable approximately four months later on...more
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the annual changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act notification thresholds. The HSR Act requires all persons contemplating certain mergers or acquisitions that meet or exceed...more
On Friday, January 10th, 2025, the US Chamber of Commerce, American Investment Council, Business Roundtable, and Longview Chamber of Commerce (collectively the “Plaintiffs”) filed a joint lawsuit challenging the FTC’s and...more
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On Jan. 10, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its annual adjustments to the premerger filing thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR Act) and to the filing fee thresholds under the Merger Filing Fee...more
On January 7, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed suit against three Texas-based crude oil companies—XCL Resources Holdings, LLC (XCL), Verdun Oil Company II, LLC (Verdun), and EP Energy LLC (EP)—alleging...more
The Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act) requires all parties to transactions that meet certain transaction size and other tests to file premerger notification forms for mergers and other...more
On 10 January 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the annual jurisdictional adjustments for premerger notification filings made pursuant to Section 7A of the Clayton Act, known as the Hart-Scott-Rodino...more
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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has revised the thresholds that govern pre-merger notification requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (“HSR Act”), and Section 8 of the...more
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On Friday, January 10, 2025, the Chamber of Commerce, Business Roundtable, American Investment Council, and Longview Chamber of Commerce filed a complaint in the Eastern District of Texas against the Federal Trade Commission...more
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On January 10, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its annual adjustments to the filing thresholds and fees under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (the HSR Act). Because of this year's...more