On June 9, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memorandum (the Memorandum) outlining revised guidelines for investigation and enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The U.S. Department of Justice...more
6/12/2025
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
National Security ,
New Guidance ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Risk Management ,
Trump Administration
On May 19, 2025, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memorandum titled Civil Rights Fraud Initiative announcing the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) plan to use the False Claims Act (FCA) to “aggressively” pursue...more
5/23/2025
/ Affirmative Action ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Colleges ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Relators ,
Reverse Discrimination ,
Risk Management ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Trump Administration ,
Universities
The Trump administration has taken significant action this week to overhaul the executive branch’s long-standing policy toward the prosecution of white collar offenses. First, a memo issued by newly confirmed U.S. Attorney...more
2/12/2025
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Donald Trump ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Trump Administration ,
White Collar Crimes
On January 17, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ), Criminal Division, announced it has reassessed and strengthened its Corporate Enforcement Policy, which applies to all corporate criminal matters (including Foreign...more
Rachel Maimin interviews Lowenstein partner Christopher Gerold, former Chief of the New Jersey Bureau of Securities and former Chair of the North American Securities Administrators Association, on his career and his...more
Theranos, Trump Organization, Operation Varsity Blues, DEI, ESG and More: Experts Expect SEC and DOJ Actions to Ramp Up in 2022-
2022 will likely be a lot like 2021, only more so. With most key federal positions filled,...more
1/4/2022
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
FDIC ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
Tax Evasion ,
White Collar Crimes ,
Wire Fraud
The Department of Justice (DOJ or Department), under the leadership of Attorney General Merrick Garland, has expressed that one of its top priorities in corporate criminal matters is “to prosecute the individuals who commit...more
With a new year and the introduction of multiple vaccines, there is much hope that the end of the COVID-19 pandemic is in sight. Nevertheless, the pandemic will have wide-ranging consequences far beyond its end date...more
On November 2, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Enforcement (the Division) published its 2020 Annual Report (the Report), which details the Division’s fiscal year (FY) ending September 30, 2020,...more
11/10/2020
/ Broker-Dealer ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Disgorgement ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Fraud ,
Investment Adviser ,
OCIE ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers
In a long-anticipated decision, the U.S. Supreme Court this week upheld the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) ability to obtain disgorgement, provided the award does not exceed the wrongdoer’s ill-gotten gains and is...more
6/23/2020
/ 15 U.S.C. § 78u(d)(5) ,
Administrative Authority ,
Business Expenses ,
Calculation of Damages ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Disgorgement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equitable Relief ,
Kokesh v SEC ,
Lack of Authority ,
Liu v Securities and Exchange Commission ,
Net Profits ,
Remedies ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)