On May 12, the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a series of changes in its white collar enforcement priorities. These changes were announced in the Criminal Division Enforcement Plan, the...more
Last week President Trump signed an Executive Order pausing enforcement of the nation’s most robust anti-bribery statute, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”). The EO seeks a complete overhaul of the FCPA enforcement...more
2/14/2025
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Attorney General ,
Cartels ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
National Security ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Significant Transnational Criminal Organization ,
UK
On April 5, 2024, after an eight-day trial, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California returned a verdict for the Securities and Exchange Commission in its first “shadow trading” case after...more
4/10/2024
/ Asset Management ,
California ,
Commercial Litigation ,
Corporate Governance ,
Fund Managers ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investors ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Litigation