On January 20, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed Executive Order 14157, “Designating Cartels and Other Organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists” (EO 14157)....more
4/23/2025
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Soon after being sworn in, President Trump issued Executive Orders identifying top administration priorities: combating illegal immigration, drug cartels, and unlawful DEI practices. Taking a similar tack, on her first day in...more
Just one year after President Biden’s election, senior administration officials have signaled in public remarks that the federal government will amplify enforcement pressure on corporations and their employees through...more
11/10/2021
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Yates Memorandum
On June 1, 2020, Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, Brian A. Benczkowski, announced changes to the U.S. Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (“2020 Guidance”), the...more