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The Volkov Law Group

Supreme Court Continues to Pare Back Criminal Laws

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In a pair of rulings issued near the end of the last Term, Fischer v. United States and Snyder v. United States, the Supreme Court continued to cut back on the Justice Department’s interpretation and enforcement of criminal...more

BakerHostetler

Congress Expands DOJ’s Power to Prosecute Corruption with the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act

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Adding to federal prosecutors’ tool kit in fighting global corruption, on December 14, 2023, Congress passed with bipartisan support, the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA). As part of the National Defense Authorization...more

Jackson Walker

U.S. Supreme Court Again to Address DOJ’s Prosecution of ‘Honest Services Fraud’

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Can a private citizen who holds no elected office or government position owe a fiduciary duty to the general public such that he can be convicted of honest services fraud? On June 30, 2022, the Supreme Court granted...more

Dechert LLP

Broad View of FCPA Affirmed by Second Circuit

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A recent decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit resolved several issues under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) in a manner favorable to prosecutors. In United States v. Ng Lap...more

Baker Donelson

Update on Regulatory Compliance in the Global Health Care Industry

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A comprehensive understanding of the constantly evolving layers that make up federal anti-corruption statutes, sanctions regulations and export control restrictions is imperative for both the pharmaceutical and health care...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Cross-Border Investigations Update - December 2016"

This issue of Skadden’s semiannual Cross-Border Investigations Update looks at Brexit’s impact on corporate crime and investigations, the U.S. DOJ’s increased use of forfeiture actions with international implications, current...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

The Chairman’s Flight and the US Corrupt Practices Act

Earlier this week a most interesting non-Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) bribery and corruption enforcement, actions was announced by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). It involved a clear quid pro quo benefit...more

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