A year ago, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) heralded data analytics in announcing parallel insider trading actions against a senior executive at a pharmaceutical company...more
On Friday, September 16, 2022, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced a formalized focus on digital asset abuse by publically releasing a 46 page report on the Role of Law Enforcement in Detecting, Investigating, and...more
9/23/2022
/ Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ,
Compliance ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Money Laundering ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Peer-to-Peer ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
This year had already seen an uptick in federal enforcement activity focused on digital assets with the expansion of the SEC’s Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit (see our prior client alert on that expansion and its impact here)...more
8/3/2022
/ Blockchain ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Crypto Exchanges ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment Contract ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
White Collar Crimes
This is the second post in this year’s series examining important trends and new development in white collar law and investigations. Our previous post discussed health care enforcement. Up next: trends in tax...more
2/17/2022
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Biden Administration ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Governments ,
Internal Controls ,
Money Laundering ,
OECD ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
White Collar Crimes