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How to Prepare for Increased Immigration Enforcement

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With the upcoming change in the Presidential Administration, a likely increase in interior immigration enforcement is expected.  Having more than 33 years of experience in immigration, both in government enforcement and in...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

Making Victims Whole in a Multi-Jurisdictional Civil Fraud Case

Multi-jurisdictional civil fraud matters often present multiple challenges that make the tracing and recovery of assets a complex, costly, and time-consuming investigative process. Making a fraud victim whole again requires...more

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The DOJ’s New Pilot Programs: A Bane for Compliance Programs

For years, Department of Justice officials have stressed how important chief compliance officers are as the first line of defense in fighting corporate crimes. While that’s true, compliance programs now have a competitor in...more

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Understanding New York Executive Law § 63 (12) and its Potential Impact on Businesses

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Thanks to media attention to the case Attorney General Letitia James brought against former President Donald J. Trump, an obscure statute first enacted in 1956 has become a major point of interest for businesses operating in...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 18th Edition Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery - March 14th - 15th, Geneva, Switzerland

The 18th edition of the Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery Geneva conference is back with new networking opportunities! Deemed as the foremost, can’t-miss event each year, the 2023 agenda will be fully revamped, and you don’t...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

Navigating Corporate Risk: The Imperative of Thorough H-1B Program Audits

In the realm of corporate risk, immigration-related concerns often take a back seat. But a closer look at the current Administration’s actions reveals where priorities lie and which industries, sectors, and companies may be...more

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"An Ounce of Prevention"...How to Reduce the Risk of Litigation and Enforcement Proceedings

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To paraphrase what Ben Franklin may have been alluding to nearly 300 years ago in his famous quote, often the best approach when it comes to reducing the risk of litigation and government enforcement proceedings is to take...more

Proskauer - Corporate Defense and Disputes

SEC Enforcement Director and SDNY/EDNY Officials Address Enforcement Priorities

SEC Division of Enforcement Director Gurbir Grewal and several high-ranking officials from the U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the FBI spoke on November 29, 2022 at a conference...more

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International Legal Highlights Korea | July 2022

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UNDERSTANDING CONSTRUCTION RISK ON INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS - Private investment in infrastructure, especially renewable energy projects, is surging across the globe. In fact, total new investment in renewable energy hit...more

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Second Circuit Ups the Ante on Disclosing Government Probes

Must a public company disclose to its shareholders that it is under investigation by a government agency? The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently shifted the legal landscape by expanding when a company has a...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Enforcement Against COVID-19 Related Fraud: Two-Year Anniversary Update

On the eve of the pandemic’s two-year anniversary, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released updated statistics on its efforts to combat COVID-19 related fraud and announced the appointment of a director of COVID-19 Fraud...more

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[Virtual Event] Columbus Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference - November 5th, 8:25 am - 4:30 pm EDT

Our Virtual Regional Compliance Conferences provide updates on the latest news in regulatory requirements, compliance enforcement, and strategies to develop effective compliance programs. Watch, listen, and ask questions from...more

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PPP Oversight: Congress Turns Its Focus to the Agency Diligence

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On March 25, 2021, Chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform Carolyn Maloney and the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis released a staff memo highlighting "new evidence" of the Trump...more

Alston & Bird

New Administration, New Enforcement Priorities

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Three weeks into the Biden Administration, businesses must prepare for significant changes in regulatory and enforcement priorities. Our White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations Team summarizes the new...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

UK Quarterly Review: Business Crime, Investigations And Regulatory Enforcement - UPDATED September 2020

In our Quarterly Review, we bring you important UK developments relating to business crime, investigations and regulatory enforcement from the last three months. We commented last month that the scale of the impact of the...more

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The Risks Are Real: What We Know and Can Predict About CARES Act Financial Fraud Enforcement

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While gearing up to get trillions of dollars into the economy, the government was also setting in place the mechanism to investigate and prosecute fraud related to these programs. The CARES Act was signed into law on March...more

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Tips for the Unwary: Precautions Against Liability for Healthcare Businesses Receiving CARES Act Funds

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provided trillions in economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including hundreds of billions of dollars in aid for the healthcare industry....more

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The SEC’s Carter’s, Inc. Investigation Yields Another Insider Trading Case

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Carter’s, Inc. is the investigation that just keeps on generating cases. The investigation has yielded seven SEC actions charging insider trading and financial fraud. Hedge fund manager Stephen Slawson became the eight person...more

Orrick - Employment Law and Litigation

Can You Hear the Whistle Blowing?: SEC Punishes Company that Did Not Address Fraud Allegations by Whistleblower

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced the latest whistleblower bounty awarded under the Dodd-Frank Act, which authorizes rewards for original information about violations of securities laws....more

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Global Boardroom Risk Solutions Newsletter

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Now more than ever, there is a need for risk solutions in the boardroom. Any organization can be faced with a significant crisis, whether a fraud investigation, a regulatory infringement, allegations of anticompetitive...more

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SEC Staff Announces 2014 Broker-Dealer Examination Priorities

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The SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) announced the 2014 examination priorities (the “Announcement”) for its National Examination Program (the “NEP”). The priorities are organized according to...more

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SEC Publishes 2014 Examination Priorities for Investment Advisers

On January 9, 2014, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published its 2014 examination priorities letter (“SEC Letter”) for its National Examination Program (NEP). The NEP covers all markets and entities...more

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SEC Announces National Exam Program Priorities

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The SEC National Examination Program announced its 2012 examination priorities. Those priorities are selected by senior staff from the National Exam Program’s offices along with senior SEC staff from the various Divisions and...more

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OIG Investigations (Without Subpoena Bells and Whistles) Coming to a Program Near You

The Inspector General Act of 1978 aimed to “consolidate existing auditing and investigative resources to more effectively combat fraud, abuse, waste and mismanagement in the programs and operations of [the executive branch].”...more

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