The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ or Department) announced on May 12, 2025, new investigative and policy priorities, as well as changes to current DOJ guidance, that could have a significant impact on the prosecution of...more
5/15/2025
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
China ,
Cooperation ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Financial Crimes ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
New Guidance ,
Non-Prosecution Agreements ,
Significant Transnational Criminal Organization ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
Like a fashion trend that never fails to come back in style (we look fabulous in baggy jeans, btw), we're revisiting SEC enforcement actions involving public company executive perquisites – or "perks" – a topic we have...more
1/31/2025
/ Cooperation ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employee Benefits ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Compensation ,
Perks ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Settlement
2024 saw no change in the government's campaign to encourage self-reporting and cooperation. In the second installment of Season's Readings, we take a quick look at how the SEC treats self-reporting and how that differs...more
In recent remarks at the Securities Enforcement Forum West 2024, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Director of the Division of Enforcement Gurbir Grewal extolled the benefits of and expounded on the elements of...more
The SEC's Division of Enforcement recently announced its Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 results, touting a record-setting year. Rather than repeat Enforcement's detailed report available here, we boil the data down to give our readers...more
11/21/2023
/ Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Cooperation ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cybersecurity ,
Disgorgement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Statistics ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers
Holland & Knight, the Florida Chamber of Commerce, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce and Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce hosted the 2023 Florida Enforcement Summit on Oct. 18, 2023. The half-day program focused on current...more
10/31/2023
/ Compliance ,
Cooperation ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Ransomware ,
Safe Harbors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
State and Local Government
Continuing its focus on incentivizing prompt and voluntary self-disclosure of criminal misconduct, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced earlier this month a new U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Safe Harbor Policy...more
10/23/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Division ,
Compliance ,
Cooperation ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Declination ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
Enforcement ,
Mergers ,
Policy Statement ,
Remediation ,
Safe Harbors ,
Voluntary Disclosure
Earlier this month at the Securities Enforcement Forum West, SEC Director of Enforcement Gurbir Grewal offered some plainspoken advice to the defense bar: Stop delaying investigations and help build the public's trust in the...more