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Mandelbaum Barrett PC

New York Repeals 1907 Adultery Law: What It Means for Divorce Cases

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On November 22, 2024, New York repealed its 1907 adultery law, which had criminalized adultery as a misdemeanor. This historic change aligns New York with most other states where adultery is no longer treated as a crime....more

Troutman Pepper

Leadership Changes at NAAG

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The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) recently held its annual Capital Forum in Washington, D.C., where noteworthy leadership changes were announced. This year’s forum marked the transition of leadership within...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

False Claims Act Insights - Swamp Things: A Post-Election Look at DOJ’s False Claims Act Enforcement, Part II

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Host Jonathan Porter welcomes Husch Blackwell partner Cormac Connor back to the show for the second part of a two-part conversation exploring the 2024 U.S. presidential election’s potential impact on how the Department of...more

Carlton Fields

Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of December 23-27, 2024

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - USA v. Alhindi - mootness, competency - Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee - No decisions this week...more

Rodemer Kane Attorneys at Law

Charged With Racing on Highways in Colorado? What You Need to Know

Facing a racing on highways charge in Colorado is a serious offense that can have significant legal and personal consequences. Drivers are expected to obey all traffic laws, and that includes laws related to speeding, or...more

Holland & Knight LLP

IRS Notifies Thousands of Taxpayers After Personal Information Disclosed

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) sent thousands of taxpayers a letter, alerting them of an unauthorized inspection or disclosure of their tax return or return information by a former IRS contractor, Charles Littlejohn....more

Morgan Lewis

IRS Issues Second Littlejohn Victim Notices but Questions Remain

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued notification letters earlier this year to victims of a former IRS contractor, Charles Littlejohn, who illegally accessed and stole the tax return information of thousands of companies...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

When Your Life Sciences Are on the Line: FCPA Enforcement

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Morrison Foerster partners Kate Driscoll and Nate Mendell, both former federal prosecutors and members of the firm’s Investigations + White Collar Defense Group, hosted the seventh episode of When Your Life Sciences Are on...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

The U.S. Govenment Charges China-Based Hacker for Exploiting Zero-Day Vulnerability

On December 10, 2024, the federal government unsealed an indictment in federal court in Indiana, charging Chinese national Guan Tianfeng (Guan) for his role in allegedly breaking into thousands of Sophos Ltd. (Sophos)...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Corporate Compliance Programs: Updated DOJ Guidance in Antitrust Investigations

The Department of Justice (Department or DOJ) considers the “adequacy and effectiveness of [a] corporation’s compliance program” as a factor in “conducting an investigation of a corporation, determining whether to bring...more

DLA Piper

How Argentina Reached a Turning Point for Corporate Accountability and Compliance in 2024

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In 2024, Argentina experienced a pivotal moment in corporate law enforcement with the first significant application of its Corporate Criminal Liability Law No. 27,401, enacted in 2018. This law holds private entities...more

Carlton Fields

Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of December 16-20, 2024

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - NLRB v. ArrMaz Products - collective bargaining, election - Lubin v. Starbucks - class action, ERISA, arbitration - USA v. Ogiekpolor - speedy trial...more

DLA Piper

Defining a New Standard in Chile: The Economic Crimes Law in Corruption Scandals

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Chile has recently made significant amendments to its regulatory framework aimed at combatting corruption and white collar crime. Since the enactment of Law No. 20.393 in 2009, the country has criminalized certain actions...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

New Year and New Administration: DOJ Races to Clear Its FCPA Docket Before the Trump Administration Begins

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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

Ballard Spahr LLP

CFPB sends circular to law enforcement agencies highlighting credit card reward programs that fail to deliver

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Some credit card companies operating rewards programs may be violating the law by failing to provide promised rewards, the CFPB said, in a circular to law enforcement agencies....more

Wiley Rein LLP

New Administrative False Claims Act Gives Federal Agencies More Power to Pursue and Settle Fraud Claims in 2025

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Buried deep in the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act is a change to federal law that could breathe new life into an often-neglected civil fraud enforcement tool in the coming year. The newly anointed Administrative...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 5 SEC Enforcement Developments for November 2024

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Each month, we publish a roundup of the most important SEC enforcement developments for busy in-house lawyers and compliance professionals. This month, SEC Chair Gary Gensler announced his imminent departure in January 2025...more

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North Korean “Laptop Farm” IT Worker Scam Targets Multiple High-Profile Companies

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Major U.S. companies targeted by North Korean threat actors disguised as remote IT workers. Multiple individuals responsible for stealing millions of dollars have already been apprehended by U.S. authorities....more

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Investigations Newsletter: California Doctor to Pay $3 Million for Insider Trading

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California Doctor to Pay $3 Million for Insider Trading - On December 18, a California oncologist agreed to pay the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) $3 million to resolve allegations of insider trading. The SEC...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Key Areas to Consider Under the Updated Antitrust Division Corporate Compliance Guidelines

The revised Antitrust Compliance Guidelines expand their scope and provide critical insight into how the Department of Justice (DOJ) evaluates compliance programs—not only as tools to address criminal antitrust violations but...more

The Volkov Law Group

DOJ Indicts Indian Billionaire and Seven Other Individuals for Bribery and Fraud Scheme Involving Payments to Indian Government...

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In a far-reaching criminal case, in November 2024, the Justice Department unsealed a complex, five-count indictment in the Eastern District of New York charging eight defendants, including Gautam S. Adani, Sagar R. Adani and...more

Cozen O'Connor

McKinsey to Pay $650 Million to Resolve Investigations into Alleged Role in OxyContin Crisis

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McKinsey & Company, Inc., has entered into a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) to resolve a federal criminal investigation into its advice to Purdue Pharma L.P. (Purdue) on how to increase sales of OxyContin, and a civil...more

Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph

FDA Issues Five Warning Letters to Makers of Knockoff GLP-1 Drugs

On December 17, 2024, the FDA published five (5) warning letters previously issued to makers of knockoff GLP-1 drugs. Four of the five warning letters were to companies (specifically, Xcel Research, Prime Vitality, Summit...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Crypto Fraud Victims Often Shortchanged Due to DOJ Regulation

Victims of cryptocurrency fraud often lose out to the government when it comes to recovering their losses. That is because of an obscure Department of Justice regulation that prioritizes the government’s right to keep...more

Hogan Lovells

Mitigating AI-powered compliance risks: Lessons from The Matrix

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The latest revisions to the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (ECCP) guidance show the Department of Justice (DOJ) is wary about the potential misuse of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Equally captivated are...more

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