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New Hampshire AG Files Criminal Charges Against Owner for CPA Violations

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On August 20, New Hampshire Attorney General (AG) John Formella announced the arrest of Ricky Southers, the owner of Southers Construction, Inc., for allegedly violating the terms of an injunction issued under the state’s...more

A&O Shearman

Likes to liability: UK FCA cracks down on 'finfluencers'

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"Promotions aren't just about the likes, they're about the law," is the caption that accompanies the UK Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) recent decision to charge nine influencers in connection with the promotion on social...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 39 - March 2024

It was a hurry-up-and-wait on the penultimate day of the 2024 Georgia legislative session. Each chamber went through fits and starts throughout the day on Tuesday, with cycles of advancing a flurry of legislation and special...more

Foley Hoag LLP

United States v. Elizabeth Holmes and Ramesh Balwani

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I. WHY THIS CASE MADE THE LIST - A highly publicized and long-running multi-agency action against the former Chief Executive Officer and the former Chief Operating Officer of Theranos Inc. resulted in criminal convictions...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Healthcare Regulatory Check-up Newsletter | January 2023 Recap

This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights significant regulatory activity and developments occurring in January 2023, including several criminal and civil enforcement actions related to the federal...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: DOJ Expands the Reach of Its Policies on Self-Disclosure of Corporate Misconduct

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On February 22, 2023, the Department of Justice announced a new Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (the Disclosure Policy) that now governs corporate prosecutions by US Attorney’s Offices (USAOs) nationwide. Building on a 2022...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Customer Reviews: Five-Star Enforcement and the Expanding Regulations

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Does your company sell to consumers or businesses that can leave reviews or rate your products? Whether your customers can leave reviews on your website or another public-facing review platform, companies should be aware of...more

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New York City D.A. Wants to Prosecute Wage Theft as a Crime

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On February 16, 2023, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. announced that his office has partnered with the New York State Department of Labor and local law enforcement to create the “Worker Protection Unit” and...more

Rodemer Kane Attorneys at Law

The Criminal History Of Marijuana In Colorado

Marijuana has been cultivated throughout the throes of history, whether it be legally or illegally. Most ancient cultures did not grow the plant for its psychoactive properties, but for its medicinal qualities, likely...more

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Healthcare Regulatory Check-up Newsletter | November 2022 Recap

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This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights significant regulatory activity between October 21 and November 18, 2022, including recent enforcement activity, new litigation associated with the Office of...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Ubiquitous and Creative Fraud is Regular Feature of DeFi

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If you read the hype, then you will have read that lack of regulation, speed of transactions, irreversibility of trades, and hidden identities are positive features of the crypto world. Crypto enthusiasts say that finance can...more

Jones Day

FCPA 2020 Year in Review

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In 2020, the biggest Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) headline was the record-shattering global anticorruption enforcement fines and penalties collected by foreign regulators in actions involving a coordinated FCPA...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Current Developments in the US: White-Collar Enforcement and trends for 2020

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In the following article we will discuss the current developments and trends for 2020 and outline what EU-based companies with a US presence should look out for in 2020 regarding US white-collar and compliance trends in the...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 10.31.2019 | Top Story: Fed Delivers Expected Interest Rate Cut

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As universally expected, the Fed’s Open Market Committee delivered its third interest rate cut of 2019 yesterday, though it did so while signaling that it’s likely to pause before taking action again and “is now shifting into...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

EPA Formalizes Policy to Partner with States on Environmental Compliance and Enforcement

Over the summer, EPA published a policy document to enhance cooperation between it and the many state agencies that enforce federal environmental programs. ...more

Proskauer on Privacy

With Regulators Increasing Focus on Spam Robocalls, Arkansas Follows Other States in Passing Anti-Spoofing Privacy Law

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Unwanted robocalls reportedly totaled 26.3 billion calls in 2018, sparking more and more consumer complaints to the FCC and FTC and increased legislative and regulatory activity to combat the practice. Some automated calls...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

John Oliver Attacks Robocalls; State AGs and Senators Throw Support Behind TRACED Act

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With a year-over-year rise in the number of consumer complaints about illegal, scam calls, pressure is mounting for elected official to be tough on robocalls. Indeed, pressure was ratcheted up even further this week when...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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Quite a start to the week for consulting powerhouse McKinsey & Co., with a Times expose on the questionable relationship between McKinsey’s clients and the investments its hedge fund has made in those same clients, not to...more

McDermott Will & Emery

HHS Proposes to Revise Discount Safe Harbor Protection for Drug Rebates

On January 31, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a notice of proposed rulemaking (the Proposed Rule) as part of ongoing administration drug pricing reform efforts. The Proposed Rule would modify...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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California’s trouble-plagued Pacific Gas & Electric utility has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, listing debts of more than $51.7 billion....more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Bridging the Week - October 2017 #5

UK-Based Subsidiary of US Bank Fined UK £34.5 Million for Not Reporting Certain Derivatives Transactions As Required: UK-based Merrill Lynch International consented to the imposition of a fine of £34.5 million (the equivalent...more

The Volkov Law Group

The Over-Criminalization of Regulatory Compliance

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The Supreme Court is about to send another shockwave in criminal law. No one suspected that the Roberts Supreme Court would become a pro-defendant court but with the support of some conservative justices, the tide against...more

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