On December 11, 2024, the Women’s White Collar Defense Association (WWCDA) hosted “Views from the Top,” featuring the following government officials from the DOJ, SEC, CFTC, and FTC discussing current and future enforcement...more
12/19/2024
/ Antitrust Division ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
CFTC ,
Clawbacks ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Corruption ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Statements ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fraud ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Incentives ,
Instant Messaging Apps ,
Popular ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
White Collar Crimes
Morrison Foerster’s State and Local Government Task Force is pleased to provide our bimonthly newsletter summarizing some of the most important and interesting developments from State Attorneys General across the country and...more
10/31/2024
/ Air Quality Standards ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Cookies ,
E-Cigarettes ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Mental Health ,
Popular ,
Social Media ,
State Attorneys General ,
Surgeon General ,
Transparency ,
Warning Labels ,
Web Tracking ,
Websites
Morrison Foerster’s State and Local Government Task Force is pleased to provide our bimonthly newsletter summarizing some of the most important and interesting developments from state attorneys general across the country and...more
8/14/2024
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Antitrust Division ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
CMIA ,
Department of Financial Services ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Enforcement ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fracking ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Interagency Guidance ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Pharmacies ,
Popular ,
Reverse Discrimination ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College
On August 1, 2024, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced the launch of DOJ’s Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (Pilot Program). The Pilot Program, previewed by Monaco in March 2024, provides another avenue...more
8/7/2024
/ BSA/AML ,
CFTC ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
FinCEN ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Pilot Programs ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
Morrison Foerster’s State and Local Government Task Force is pleased to provide our bimonthly newsletter summarizing some of the most important and interesting developments from state attorneys general across the country and...more
5/30/2024
/ Airlines ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Cartwright Act ,
Climate Change ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
NYDFS ,
State Attorneys General
On April 30, 2024, MoFo partner and global co-chair of the Investigations + White Collar Defense practice group Carrie H. Cohen and associate Sabreena Khalid in MoFo’s Finance Group spoke with Lesley Rosenthal, president of...more
On April 15, 2024, the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a new pilot program setting forth the circumstances in which it will offer non-prosecution agreements (NPAs) to individuals who voluntarily...more
Morrison Foerster’s State and Local Government Task Force is pleased to provide our bimonthly newsletter summarizing some of the most important and interesting developments from state attorneys general across the country and...more
4/8/2024
/ Antiboycott Requirements ,
Automatic Renewals ,
BlackRock ,
California ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Fossil Fuel ,
New York ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
NYDFS ,
OCC ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Subscription Services ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Yelp
The use of electric vehicles (EVs) and micromobility devices (EMDs), e.g., electric scooters, electric bikes, and hoverboards, is on the rise and the accompanying potential risks of EVs and EMDs have become a new area of...more
3/22/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Connected Cars ,
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
E-Scooters ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Fires ,
Green Transportation ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Incentives ,
Lithium Batteries ,
Public Safety ,
Safety Standards
On March 7, 2024, during her keynote remarks at the American Bar Association’s 39th National Institute on White Collar Crime, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced a new Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division...more
3/19/2024
/ Asset Recovery ,
CFTC ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
FinCEN ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Money Laundering ,
Non-Prosecution Agreements ,
Pilot Programs ,
Self-Reporting ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
On February 14, 2024, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced two important developments related to the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) as it relates to the work of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). First,...more
Earlier this month, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco announced an important extension of DOJ’s voluntary self-disclosure policy aimed specifically at incentivizing companies engaged in mergers and acquisitions “to...more
11/1/2023
/ Aggravating Factors ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
Integration ,
Mergers ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Safe Harbors ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
White Collar Crimes
Morrison Foerster’s State and Local Government Task Force is pleased to provide our bimonthly newsletter summarizing some of the most important and interesting developments from state attorneys general across the country and...more
10/24/2023
/ CEOs ,
Class Action Settlement ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Data Privacy ,
Deceptive Intent ,
Digital Assets ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
New York ,
Oregon ,
PFAS ,
Popular ,
Price Gouging ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
SIFMA ,
Site Remediation ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
Subpoenas
On October 17, 2023, during a speech at the Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement held at the New York University School of Law, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Director of Enforcement, Ian McGinley,...more
Morrison Foerster’s State and Local Government Task Force is pleased to provide our bimonthly newsletter summarizing some of the most important and interesting developments from state attorneys general across the country and...more
7/20/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Data Privacy ,
Discrimination ,
Gender Discrimination ,
NFL ,
NHTSA ,
NTIA ,
Product Recalls ,
Race Discrimination ,
State Attorneys General ,
Theft
As anticipated, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the two companion cases brought by the Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. (SFFA) against Harvard University (Harvard) and the University of North Carolina (UNC) ended...more
7/3/2023
/ Affirmative Action ,
Civil Rights Act ,
College Admissions ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Non-Discrimination Rules ,
SCOTUS ,
Students ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina ,
Title VI
Morrison Foerster’s State + Local Government team is pleased to provide our bimonthly newsletter summarizing some of the most important and interesting developments from state attorneys general across the country, with links...more
5/3/2023
/ Abortion ,
CFTC ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Cryptocurrency ,
CVS ,
FinCEN ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Pharmacies ,
Privacy Laws ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Social Media ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
Walgreens
On April 18, 2023, the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) held a public session as part of its three-day Annual Symposium in Philadelphia. Throughout the day, Attorneys General, their senior staff, law...more
On March 3, 2023, Kenneth A. Polite, Jr., the Assistant Attorney General (“AAG”) of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), announced the launch of the Division’s Pilot Program on Compensation...more
In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important and interesting developments from State Attorneys General across the country in the...more
3/2/2023
/ Airlines ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Enforcement ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Fraud ,
Investors ,
Metaverse ,
Refunds ,
State Attorneys General
Key Takeaways-
On February 22, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a new corporate voluntary self-disclosure (VSD) policy applicable to all 94 U.S. Attorney’s Offices across the United States and its...more
When Russia invaded Ukraine earlier this year, the international outcry was immediate. Governments around the world took steps to isolate Russia economically and diplomatically. In the United States, most of the attention has...more
Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco’s September 15, 2022, memorandum on revisions to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Corporate Enforcement Policies (the Monaco Memo) reflects that preservation of business...more
12/12/2022
/ Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) ,
CFTC ,
Commercial Electronic Messages ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Third-Party
Recent scrutiny of interlocking directorates – when a person serves as an officer or board director of two competing corporations – by the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission...more
On September 15, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)’s Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced new guidance and policies regulating corporate criminal enforcement. The new policies emphasize that DOJ will not...more
9/19/2022
/ Attorney General ,
Clawbacks ,
Corporate Cooperation Credits ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
New Guidance ,
Non-Prosecution Agreements ,
Voluntary Disclosure