Less than one month following President Donald Trump’s January 20, 2025 inauguration, on February 10, 2025, the White House issued an order pausing FCPA enforcement actions (e.g., new investigations and ongoing enforcement...more
8/1/2025
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Bribery ,
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Enforcement Priorities ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Guidance Update ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Trump Administration ,
White Collar Crimes
In our last blog, we introduced you to the federal law known as the Dodd-Frank Act/UDAAP, which was enacted and is enforced to protect consumers of financial products or services from any claims, statements, or practices...more
The Dodd-Frank Act makes it illegal for any company which provides any financial products or services to consumers to engage in any acts or practices which are considered to be unfair, deceptive or abusive (“UDAAP”).
The...more
In 2015, then-Deputy AG Sally Yates (Attorney General Eric Holder’s second-in-command) published DOJ’s new policy statement on the investigation and prosecution of corporate offenses, heavily increasing focus on individuals...more
Previously, we introduced you to this topic and provided updates about the positive international trends in anti-corruption efforts, bribery, and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Today, we...more
9/10/2019
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Cooperation ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Self-Reporting ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
White Collar Crimes
Here is a wake-up call for employers thinking about shoring up their immigration compliance process as a New Year’s resolution. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is targeting employers and has dramatically...more
12/18/2018
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Audits ,
Criminal Liability ,
Deportation ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fines ,
Form I-9 ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Personal Liability ,
Popular ,
Risk Assessment ,
Undocumented Immigrants ,
Workplace Investigations