News & Analysis as of September 8, 2025

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Compliance programs typically refer to formalized institutional procedures within corporations and organizations to detect, prevent and respond to indvidual and widespread instances of regulatory violations. In response to many corporate scandals evidencing rampant unethical business practices, many nations, including the United States, began passing strict regulatory frameworks aimed at curbing these abuses. Notable pieces of legislation in this area include the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), and the U.K. Bribery Act, to name a few. The foregoing statutes and the severe penalties often associated with them form the basis of many modern institutional compliance programs. less -

Client Alert: No CCF! No Federal Funding! How Do We Raise Funds Now? – Avoiding Legal Pitfalls When Beginning New Fundraising...

Whiteford on 9/5/2025

Nonprofits are experiencing funding challenges and scrambling to fund their missions. While termination of nonprofits’ federal funding has garnered a lot of attention recently, yet another funding challenge arose this week....more

Client Alert: Nonprofits and New Foreign Influence Registration and Reporting Schemes: A Growing Trend with Broad Applicability

Whiteford on 8/21/2025

Florida’s recent amendments to its Charitable Solicitation Act are getting a lot of attention – and for good reason – charitable fundraising just got even harder. But Florida’s efforts to combat foreign influence should...more