On May 12, 2025, Matthew R. Galeotti, the head of the DOJ’s Criminal Division, gave a speech at SIFMA’s Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Conference that previewed subsequently issued policy changes impacting the Criminal...more
5/16/2025
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Corporate Culture ,
Corporate Governance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Crimes ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), passed in the wake of Watergate, prohibits U.S.-linked companies and individuals from bribing foreign government officials to procure international business and hiding the bribes in...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced criminal charges in five cases in connection with the Disruptive Technology Strike Force (Strike Force) on September 16, 2024. Launched in February 2023, the Strike Force is...more
The CTA and Legal Challenges -
The CTA is a sweeping new anti-money-laundering law that, as of January 1, 2024, requires most entities formed or registered to do business in the United States to disclose detailed...more
Key portions of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) will take effect on January 1, 2024, requiring an estimated 30 million “reporting companies” to disclose to the federal government information and documentation about the...more
12/11/2023
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Business Entities ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Doing Business ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
FinCEN ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements
Beginning January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) will require most entities formed or registered to do business in the United States to disclose detailed information regarding their owners, officers, and...more
12/5/2023
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Business Ownership ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Exemptions ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
FinCEN ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements
President Biden issued a long-awaited executive order, “Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern” (the Executive Order or E.O.), on August 9, 2023,...more
8/17/2023
/ Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
Biden Administration ,
China ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Covered Person ,
Exceptions ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
National Security ,
Popular ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Treasury ,
White Collar Crimes
Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco announced several significant policy updates affecting the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) enforcement practices for both corporations and individuals on September 15, 2022...more
9/19/2022
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
White Collar Crimes
Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco delivered an exacting message to the white-collar defense bar at the ABA’s 36th National Institute on White Collar Crime—the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is stepping up its...more