Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco announced several significant policy updates affecting the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) enforcement practices for both corporations and individuals on September 15, 2022...more
9/19/2022
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
White Collar Crimes
At the Practicing Law Institute’s annual SEC Speaks conference, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) leadership highlighted the agency’s current enforcement priorities and previewed its agenda for the year to come...more
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
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cross-Border ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Documentation ,
Due Diligence ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Finder's Fees ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Investment Adviser ,
Opinion Letter ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Third-Party
At this year’s PLI “SEC Speaks” conference held April 8-9, 2019, in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s leadership and staff showcased its 2018 successes and outlined initiatives that the SEC...more
4/15/2019
/ Cross-Border Transactions ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Data Protection ,
Disgorgement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Kokesh v SEC ,
Lorenzo v SEC ,
PSLRA ,
Retail Investors ,
Rule 10b-5 ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
US v Newman
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
/ BlueLinx Holdings ,
CFTC ,
Comment Period ,
Commodities ,
Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Health Net ,
KBR (formerly Kellogg Brown & Root) ,
Popular ,
Rule 21F ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Violations ,
Whistleblowers
In a move that follows long-standing complaints from the corporate community and the FCPA defense bar concerning the government’s vague assurances of “cooperation credit” in FCPA resolutions for self-reporting companies, on...more
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
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) touted an expansive regulatory agenda at this year’s “SEC Speaks” conference, held February 20-21, 2015, in Washington, D.C. At this year’s Speaks, SEC representatives...more
The annual “SEC Speaks Conference,” where the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and its senior staff review the major developments from the prior year, and preview the SEC’s enforcement priorities for the upcoming...more
Enforcement officials from the U.S. SEC’s Chicago Regional Office and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois gathered to discuss their enforcement initiatives at the “SEC & DOJ Hot Topics 2014”...more
The annual “SEC Speaks” conference, in which Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) representatives review the agency’s efforts over the past year and preview the year to come, was held on February 22-23, 2013. A...more
2/25/2013
/ CFTC ,
Citigroup ,
Crowdfunding ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Enforcement ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
FSOC ,
Funding Portal ,
Insider Trading ,
Investor Protection ,
JOBS Act ,
Mary Jo White ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Whistleblowers