On June 11, 2025, in a memorandum entitled Civil Division Enforcement Priorities (the “Memo”), the Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Division outlined its five priority areas for investigations and enforcement actions: (1)...more
6/26/2025
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Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Executive Orders ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Gender Identity ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Trump Administration
On June 9, 2025, in a memorandum entitled Guidelines for Investigations and Enforcement of the FCPA(the “Guidelines”), the Department of Justice (DOJ) signaled that Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigations and...more
A new US Department of Justice (DOJ) policy, outlined in a memorandum titled “Focus, Fairness, and Efficiency in the Fight Against White-Collar Crime,” signals increased scrutiny and an expanded enforcement focus of potential...more
On May 12, 2025, the Criminal Division of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) issued new guidance on white-collar enforcement priorities and revised its policies on corporate voluntary self-disclosure (VSD), the selection of...more
On February 10, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order instructing the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) to pause enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) for a period of 180 days....more
On April 2, 2025, the Trump Administration imposed a sweeping new set of tariffs against imported goods as part of its efforts to remake the framework for international trade. ...more
4/9/2025
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Countervailing Duties ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Exports ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Foreign Policy ,
Foreign Relations ,
Imports ,
Retaliatory Tariffs ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
On Wednesday, February 5, 2025, the newly confirmed Attorney General (AG) Pam Bondi issued fourteen memoranda to all Department of Justice (DOJ or the “Department”) employees regarding a wide range of new policies and...more
2/19/2025
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Bribery ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Money Laundering ,
National Security ,
White Collar Crimes
On March 7, 2024, the Deputy Attorney General of the US Department of Justice (“DOJ” or “Department”) announced a pilot program to encourage whistleblowers to report evidence of high-priority white collar crimes with the...more
3/12/2024
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Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
FinCEN ,
IRS ,
Qui Tam ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes