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First Circuit Adds Another Notch to the IRS’ Belt - Upholds Power To Summons Information from Virtual Currency Exchanges

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Anyone who thought blockchain would keep their cryptocurrency transactions private from the IRS needs to think again. According to the First Circuit’s recent holding, cryptocurrency users do not have a Fourth Amendment...more

Wiley Rein LLP

[Webinar] Decoding CFPB Examinations for Non-Bank Financial Firms - June 27th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT

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With the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) increased scrutiny of non-bank financial firms, understanding the CFPB’s examination process has become critical for supervised entities. Join us as we discuss the...more

Jones Day

Raids by Asia-Pacific Enforcers Are on the Rise: A Guide to Being Prepared for When the Enforcer Comes Knocking

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The Development: After an interruption during the COVID-19 pandemic, authorities across the Asia-Pacific region have fully revived dawn raids....more

Wiley Rein LLP

[Webinar] The FCC’s Expanding Enforcement Reach: Five Things You Need to Know - May 30th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

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While the FCC is well-known for broadcast and telecom regulation, the Commission regulates broadly, reaching communications networks, the marketing and sale of electronic devices, space-based services, diverse grant and...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

OIG report finds CFPB can enhance certain aspects of its enforcement investigations process

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The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Federal Reserve Board and CFPB has issued a report on its evaluation of the CFPB’s process for conducting enforcement investigations.  OIG concluded that the CFPB can enhance...more

Nossaman LLP

Governor Newsom Signs SB 389 Into Law

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On October 8, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 389 (“SB 389”), which amended § 1051 of the Water Code to expand the investigatory authority of the State Water Resources Control Board (“Water Board”)....more

WilmerHale

Call for Reform of Regulatory Supervision of Auditors

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Chartered accountants are accustomed to continuous oversight of their work by regulators. While regulatory supervision can often be a collaborative process, it does sometimes culminate in individual accountants and firms...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

How to Handle a Cross-Border Anticorruption Investigation

Juggling conversations with multiple enforcement agencies simultaneously in the course of a cross-border anticorruption investigation can be a difficult and daunting task for legal and compliance teams. Getting it right can...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

[Virtual Event] Corporate Compliance Enforcement Conference - July 25th, 9:00 am - 4:45 pm CT

Is Your Compliance Program Designed for the Current Enforcement Landscape? Data protection, anti-corruption, antitrust, supply chains, economic sanctions and even the software employees use to communicate are all subjects...more

Oberheiden P.C.

FTC Investigation Defense: 10 Keys to a Favorable Outcome

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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) holds primary responsibility for enforcing the nation’s consumer protection and antitrust laws. While the FTC actions have traditionally focused on targeting large companies suspected...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Proposal for National Transportation Safety Board to Investigate Drone Accidents

Today, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigates accidents involving manned aircraft and other major transportation accidents. ...more

Foley Hoag LLP - White Collar Law &...

Pandemic Fraud

This is the seventh in our First 100 Days series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the early days of the Biden administration. Our previous entry was on FCA enforcement. Up next, healthcare...more

Oberheiden P.C.

FTC Defense: Responding to CIDs, Subpoenas, and Enforcement Actions

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is the nation’s chief of consumer protection agencies. In fulfilling its “dual mission to protect consumers and promote competition,” the FTC conducts targeted investigations on unfair or...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Datenschützer jagen Online-Tracker

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Deutsche Datenschutzbehörden und Aktivisten ermitteln wegen Cookie-Einsatz. Unternehmen sollten die Entwicklungen genau verfolgen. Drohen Webseitenbetreibern neben Bußgeldern und Nachteilen für das Geschäftsmodell...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Energy Associations Call for More Transparency and Efficiency at FERC Enforcement

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On June 19, 2019, a group of natural gas and power trade associations filed a white paper with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) calling for more transparent and efficient enforcement investigations by the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Bavarian Data Protection Supervisory Authority Concludes After “Safer Internet Day Raid” that Investigated Companies Fail to...

The Bavarian Data Protection Authority (“BDPA”) took the “safer internet day” in February 2019 as an opportunity to conduct privacy checks on website operators....more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Texas Federal Judge Upholds CFPB’s Investigative Authority in Denying Stay Pending Appeal of CFPB CID Dispute

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Burgeoning federal enforcement efforts relating to the consumer data and credit reporting industry have led to another key legal development: a federal court in Dallas ruled in favor of the Consumer Financial Protection...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

DOJ Expands Time Frame to Investigate Immigration-Related Discrimination Actions

Earlier in 2017, new rules became effective from the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Rights Division impacting the authority of the Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER)—formerly known as the Office of Special...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Revised Capital Markets Act: Amendments to Regulatory and Criminal Enforcement Provisions

The recently released revised consultation draft of the Capital Markets Act (CMA) for the proposed Cooperative Capital Markets Regulatory System (Cooperative System) includes changes to the proposed rules around regulatory...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

T-Mobile Agrees to Pay FCC $17.5 Million to Settle 911 Outage Investigation

On July 16th, the Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) of the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) reached a $17.5 million Consent Decree with T-Mobile to resolve an investigation into two separate but related 911 service...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 167-Mara Senn on the Top 10 Practices in a Cross-Border Investigation

In this episode I visit with noted white collar practitioner Mara Senn who discusses her top 10 best practices when conducting cross-border investigations. ...more

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