The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued an opinion letter (catalogued as FCPA Opinion No. 20-01) stating that it does not intend to take enforcement action under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) against a...more
8/23/2020
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Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) proposed amendments last month to the regulations governing its whistleblower bounty program. A number of the changes are aimed at more closely aligning the CFTC’s...more
9/14/2016
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CFTC ,
Comment Period ,
Commodities ,
Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) ,
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Dodd-Frank ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Health Net ,
KBR (formerly Kellogg Brown & Root) ,
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At the annual “SEC Speaks” conference held February 19-20, 2016, in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s senior leadership reviewed the agency’s efforts and priorities in 2015 and previewed upcoming...more
In United States v. Newman, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit dealt a substantial blow to federal prosecutors’ epic crackdown on insider trading by raising the bar for the government’s burden of proof in...more
12/17/2014
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Illegal Tipping ,
Insider Trading ,
Material Nonpublic Information ,
Personal Benefit ,
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Portfolio Managers ,
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US v Newman