NAVEX dominates the hotline market. Given its global footprint, NAVEX has access to a large database of employee reports. Building on this unique perspective, NAVEX provides an annual report analyzing the employee reporting data…
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/ Business Organizations, International Law & Trade, Labor & Employment Law
The Trump Administration intends to leave a strong enforcement mark on fraud and trade enforcement. DOJ is linking together trade enforcement and False Claims Act cases in an unprecedented manner that will open up new…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Remedies, Consumer Protection, International Law & Trade
A competitor could trigger a federal investigation against your company, just by filing a whistleblower complaint about your imports.
In this episode, Michael Volkov explores how the Trump Administration is reshaping the…
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/ Criminal Law, Energy & Utilities, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Securities Law
The ethics and compliance field has been tested during the transition to the Trump Administration. Some have held on to the mantra — No Change — to respond to the changes in the role of the federal government, enforcement…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, International Law & Trade
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) announced on July 15, 2025, that Interactive Brokers LLC (“IB”)—a globally active electronic brokerage firm headquartered in Greenwich,…
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/ Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Securities Law
Could your supply chain be funding cartels without you realizing it? In today’s complex global economy, companies are grappling with a dual challenge – the urgent need to unravel their supply chains and the immediate…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
The Trump Administration is aggressively pursuing export controls and sanctions enforcement. In two separate cases, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control and the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and…
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/ Administrative Law, International Law & Trade
What happens when companies ignore red flags, bypass legal advice, and underestimate the reach of U.S. export laws?
In this episode, Michael Volkov unpacks two major enforcement actions from the Department of Commerce’s Bureau…
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/ Criminal Law, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
DOJ’s ability to bring False Claims Act actions against companies for customs fraud was affirmed in a significant Ninth Circuit decision, United States ex rel. Island Industries Inc. v. Sigma Corp., No. 22‑55063, __ F.4th __…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Criminal Law, International Law & Trade
The Trump Administration intends to leave a strong enforcement mark on fraud and trade enforcement. DOJ is linking together trade enforcement and False Claims Act cases in an unprecedented manner that will open up new…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Remedies, International Law & Trade
On June 27, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a final order resolving administrative enforcement proceedings against Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Incorporated (“AOS”), a…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, International Law & Trade
Could your supply chain be funding cartels without you realizing it?
In today’s complex global economy, companies are grappling with a dual challenge - the urgent need to unravel their supply chains and the immediate…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Criminal Law, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
On July 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) announced that it had entered into a settlement agreement with Key Holding, LLC (“Key Holding”), a privately held logistics and…
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/ International Law & Trade, Mergers & Acquisitions, Transportation
Cartels and TCOs have entrenched themselves in legitimate industry sectors. In recent years, cartels and TCOs have adapted to market changes and new technologies. Many cartels and TCOs are disguising their ownership and…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Criminal Law, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
Companies face a dual challenge — the pressing need to unravel their supply chains, and the immediate task of recalibrating due diligence systems to examine potential presence of cartel and transnational criminal organizations…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Criminal Law, International Law & Trade
