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White Collar Quarterly Report - August 2024

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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

K&L Gates LLP

Criminalizing the "Quo:" The New Foreign Extortion Prevention Act Targets the Demand Side of Bribery

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INTRODUCTION - On 22 December 2023, President Biden signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual defense spending bill for 2024. Buried hundreds of pages into the NDAA is the new Foreign Extortion...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

SEC vs. Philips: Expansion of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

In May 2023, a complex SEC law enforcement proceeding was concluded against Philips, a public Dutch medtech company. The proceeding concluded with a settlement, whereby Philips agreed to pay a fine of more than USD 62 million...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Top SEC Enforcement Actions from 2019

Yesterday, I considered five Department of Justice (DOJ) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions. Today, I want to look at key FCPA enforcement actions by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)....more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 12.10.2019 | Top Story: Remembering Influential Former Fed Chair Paul Volcker

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Some remembrances upon the passing of influential former Fed Chair Paul Volcker, a force in American economic policy for nearly 60 years who led “the Federal Reserve’s brute-force campaign to subdue inflation in the late...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Growing Pains for Expanding Tech Companies: Uber Investigated for FCPA Violations

On August 29, it was announced that the U.S. Department of Justice is considering an investigation into Uber, the San Francisco-based technology company that has expanded its ride-sharing service abroad to more than 70...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

White Collar Crime Law Enforcement in a Trump Justice Department - 8 Predictions

After a conventional presidential campaign, determining the policy priorities and direction of the incoming administration with respect to the Justice Department’s white collar law enforcement responsibilities can be a...more

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