On April 14, 2020, for the first time, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) published a list identifying all corporate monitors actively engaged by companies as a part of criminal resolutions with the Criminal Division’s Fraud...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused enormous pain and financial harm and it will take months, or even years, before we know its full impact. As of the time that this article is published, there will be over 1.4 million known...more
Weighing the propriety of one of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) most critical law enforcement tools, last week the U.S. Supreme Court entertained arguments that the SEC should not be able to disgorge profits...more
As previously noted by the V&E Report, enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (“FARA”) is on the rise due to recent concerns about covert foreign influence in U.S. politics and elections, and one industry has been...more
On January 17, 2020, the United Kingdom’s Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”) published new guidance regarding how the office assesses the compliance programs of organizations that are under investigation.
“Evaluating a Compliance...more
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