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Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

Month in a Minute: Developments in Anti‑Corruption - July and August 2025

Month in a Minute: July and August 2025 - Hughes Hubbard’s anti-corruption “Month in a Minute” offers a quick snapshot of the key foreign corruption-related developments from the prior month. This special Summer Recap...more

Quinn Emanuel

The White Collar Appeal: Seventh Circuit Considers the Continuum of “Official Acts” in Bribery Cases

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James Weiss owned a company that manufactured machines used in sweepstakes games.  In order to resolve an ambiguity about the legality of sweepstakes in Illinois, he retained a state legislator, Luis Arroyo, as a consultant...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Supreme Court Narrows Federal Bribery Statute That Applies to State and Local Officials

On June 26, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court held 6-3 in Snyder v. United States that a federal statute, 18 U.S.C. § 666(a)(1)(B), does not criminalize “gratuities” to state and local officials—i.e., payments made to those...more

ArentFox Schiff

Investigations Newsletter: First Circuit Upholds Whistleblower Retaliation Verdict (hold for Monet)

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False Claims Act Legal Developments - First Circuit Upholds Whistleblower Retaliation Verdict - On December 9, 2020, the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit held as a matter of first impression that “the...more

King & Spalding

Q3 2020: Latin American Enforcement Review

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DOJ Enforcement in Latin America Continues Despite Pandemic - During the 3rd quarter, the Department of Justice made a number of high-profile arrests and concluded plea agreements in several cases related to Latin...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - August 2019

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Telecommunications Company Fined $12 Million for FCPA Violations - On August 29, 2019, The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) instituted ceaseand-desist proceedings against...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Second Circuit Declines to Limit FCPA's Scope

The Second Circuit’s decision in United States v. Ng Lap Seng is a win for the government, because it reinforces the broad reach and scope of the Justice Department’s enforcement of the FCPA. When adopting and implementing an...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Cross-Border Investigations Update - January 2019

This issue of Skadden’s semiannual Cross-Border Investigations Update takes a close look at recent cases, regulatory activity and other key developments, including DOJ guidance on the use of corporate monitors in criminal...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - August 2018

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - $34 Million SEC Settlement for Legg Mason - On August 27, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Legg Mason Inc. will pay more than $34 million to settle an...more

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