The Ninth Circuit’s recent decision in Island Industries Inc. v. Sigma Corporation, coupled with recent government pronouncements concerning trade enforcement, are likely to drive an increase in customs fraud FCA...more
On the day he was sworn in, June 11, 2025, Civil Division Assistant Attorney General (AAG) Brett Shumate took the unusual step of issuing a memorandum to all employees of the Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Division – most...more
On June 9, 2025, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued revised enforcement guidelines for the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), officially ending the FCPA enforcement pause that Executive Order 14209 (EO) instituted...more
On May 19, 2025, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memorandum (Blanche Memorandum) directing the Department of Justice’s Civil Division Fraud Section and Civil Rights Division to lead a Civil Rights Fraud...more
On May 12, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced revisions to key corporate criminal enforcement policies. The revisions’ stated aim is to provide more clarity and certainty of outcome to companies that...more
On February 21, a federal court in Maryland preliminarily enjoined three components of Executive Order (EO) 14151 (Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing) and Executive Order 14173 (Ending...more
On February 10, 2025, President Trump ordered the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to pause enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and issue new enforcement guidelines that take into consideration U.S....more
As we welcome 2025, the year ahead promises to be a year of change. After more than 70 national elections in 2024, the dust hasn’t fully settled, not least in the United States, where President Trump has taken office for the...more
On 21 November 2024, hot off a political comeback for the history books, president-elect Donald Trump announced former Florida attorney general Pam Bondi as his nominee for Attorney General. The announcement followed the...more
Last week at the 40th American Conference Institute (ACI) International Conference on the FCPA, government enforcement agencies such as the Department of Justice (DOJ), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and UK Serious...more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently issued a rare FCPA Opinion Procedure Release concerning travel of foreign government officials. Our lawyers analyze the opinion and highlight key considerations for companies engaged...more
On September 15, 2022, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco released a memorandum titled “Further Revisions to Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies Following Discussions with Corporate Crime Advisory Group,” known...more
On April 20, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it had entered a three-year deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with Stericycle Inc. to resolve allegations that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act...more
The American Bar Association’s annual white collar crime conference is often a favorite place for the U.S. Department of Justice to announce new policies and programs, and this year’s meeting in San Francisco was no...more
On October 28, 2021, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa O. Monaco gave the keynote address at the ABA’s 36th National Institute on White Collar Crime and announced a series of changes in the Department of Justice’s (DOJ)...more
With a new administration comes new policies and enforcement priorities. Today, as we kickoff our new series “2021 Enforcement Horizon,” we take notice of what has already been a very active administration, and we consider...more
The United Kingdom Serious Fraud Office (SFO) recently published comprehensive guidance on Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs). Lisa Osofsky, Director of the SFO, stated, “Over the past six years, we at SFO have been...more
On November 20, 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced several subtle, but important, adjustments to its Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Corporate Enforcement Policy. These recent changes relate to...more
Through ADG Insights, we share with you the top legal and political issues affecting the aerospace, defense, and government services (ADG) industry. Our ADG industry team monitors the latest developments to help our clients...more
Through our monthly ADG Insights series, we are pleased to share with you the top legal and political issues affecting the aerospace, defense, and government services (ADG) industry. Our ADG industry team monitors the latest...more
In recent years, U.S. and Western European military spending has decreased as military spending in other parts of the world has risen. As a result, aerospace, defense and government services (ADG) companies increasingly rely...more
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Alcoa ,
Alstom ,
Bribery ,
Cooperative Compliance Regime ,
Corruption ,
Defense Sector ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Halliburton ,
KBR (formerly Kellogg Brown & Root) ,
Och-Ziff ,
Odebrecht ,
Siemens ,
Teva Pharmaceuticals ,
VimpelCom ,
White Collar Crimes