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Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP

When To Seek Judicial Dissolution For Your Restaurant Business

Running a restaurant with business partners can be a rewarding venture, but partnerships don’t always go as planned. Disagreements, financial troubles, and breaches of fiduciary duty can create conflicts so severe that...more

Wiley Rein LLP

[Podcast] Wicked Coin Turns One: Where Are They Now?

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For this milestone episode, hosts Diana Shaw and Tatiana Sainati revisit the most notorious figures and scandals from the past year of Wicked Coin. From political power grabs and corporate corruption to banana barons and...more

McGlinchey Stafford

DOJ Expands Whistleblower Program to Include Corporate Immigration Violations

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has expanded the Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (CWAPP) to include corporate immigration violations, thereby incentivizing whistleblowers to report such violations. What is...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

[Podcast] Culture & Compliance Chronicles: Beyond Bad Apples—How Context Shapes Corporate Misconduct with Professor Guido Palazzo

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On this episode of Culture & Compliance Chronicles, Amanda Raad and Nitish Upadhyaya from Ropes & Gray’s Insights Lab, and Richard Bistrong of Front-Line Anti-Bribery are joined by Professor Guido Palazzo, co-author of The...more

The Volkov Law Group

Liberty Mutual Pays $4.7 Million for FCPA Declination

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In the first FCPA declination under the Trump Administration, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company paid $4.7 million in disgorgement and received a declination letter from the Department of Justice. The declination reflects...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Delaware Supreme Court Erects a “Formidable Obstacle” to Proving Counterparty Aiding and Abetting Liability in Merger Transactions

The In re Columbia Pipeline Group Merger Litigation decision clarifies that a buyer may not be found liable for aiding and abetting a seller-side breach of fiduciary duty unless the buyer had actual knowledge—not merely...more

StoneTurn

Safeguarding Privilege Between Counsel and Investigations and Crisis Communications Consultants

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When a corporate crisis hits, attorneys often bring in investigators and PR consultants to uncover facts and manage reputational risk. But without the right structure, those critical communications may not be protected by...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Daily Compliance News: August 6, 2025, The Spanking Banks Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the Daily Compliance News....more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

FCPA Compliance Report: Navigating Corporate Scandals: Insights on Governance, Compliance, and Recovery with Steve Vincze

Welcome to the award-winning FCPA Compliance Report, the longest running podcast in compliance. In this episode I welcome back Steve Vincze back to discuss the recent corporate scandal involving executives from Astronomer. ...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

DOJ’s Latest Compliance Monitor Policy Update Aims to Keep Scope and Costs in Check

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On May 12, the DOJ Criminal Division (Division) issued a memorandum revising its policies on the imposition and selection of independent compliance monitors in connection with corporate resolutions. These changes aim to...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

(Insider) Trading under a Rule 10b5-1 Plan

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In June 2025, Terren Scott Peizer, the former chief executive officer, executive chairman and chairman of the board of directors of Ontrak, Inc. (Ontrak), was sentenced to 42 months imprisonment, ordered to pay a $5.25...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

DOJ Declines to Prosecute Private Equity Firm After Self-Disclosure Related to Acquired Company

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Last year, the Department of Justice (DOJ) National Security Division (NSD) updated its Enforcement Policy for Business Organizations to include guidance related to voluntary self-disclosures in connection with acquisitions....more

Cornerstone Research

Securities Class Action Filings Remain Steady While Size of Filings Increased Substantially in First Half of 2025

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The number of securities class action filings in the first half of 2025 remained steady in comparison to the second half of 2024 but the overall size of filings increased considerably, according to a report released today by...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

FCPA Compliance Report: 10 Core Principles for Effective Internal Investigations with Michelle Peirce

Welcome to the award-winning FCPA Compliance Report, the longest-running podcast in compliance. In this episode, Tom Fox welcomes Michelle Peirce from Hinckley Allen, where she co-chairs the White Collar and Government...more

NAVEX

Analyzing the U.S. Department of Justice’s New Whistleblower Rewards Programs and Revised Corporate Enforcement Policy

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) in recent weeks unveiled a newly created whistleblower rewards program within its Antitrust Division and an expanded whistleblower rewards program with the Criminal Division. The announcements...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Data Driven Compliance: Understanding the UK’s New Failure to Prevent Fraud Offense with Sam Tate

Welcome to Season 2 of the award-winning Data Driven Compliance. In this new season, we will look at the new Failure to Prevent Fraud offense. Join host Tom Fox as we explore this new law and how to comply with it through the...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Daily Compliance News: July 25, 2025, The New Sheriff in Town Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the Daily Compliance News....more

NAVEX

Uncertainty Ahead: What the Trump Administration's New FCPA Enforcement Priorities Mean for Compliance

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By now, most corporate compliance and ethics officers are aware of the Trump administration’s shift in priorities. Specifically, the shifts in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement....more

Carey Olsen

Bermuda Court confirms personal right of action of company directors to end wrongful exclusion

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In two notable recent judgments, the Bermuda Supreme Court ruled that a director of a Bermuda company was entitled to an interim injunction prohibiting the company and its other directors from improperly excluding him from...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Daily Compliance News: July 23, 2025 the Pardon in the Wind? Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the Daily Compliance...more

Felicello Law PC

When Do You Have a Duty to Blow the Whistle? (And Call a Lawyer!)

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No one wants to be a “snitch” – snitches get stiches, right? But protecting wrongdoers with silence can cause serious harm. That’s why consumer advocate Ralph Nader popularized the term “whistleblower” in the 1970s, to cast a...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Daily Compliance News: July 21, 2025, The More Reasons Not to Go to China Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings to you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the Daily Compliance...more

A&O Shearman

The Supreme Court on tax fraud in connection with labor exploitation

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On July 9, 2025, the Italian Supreme Court issued a significant judgment (No. 25167/2025) concerning liability for fraudulent tax return filing through the use of invoices for non-existent transactions (Article 2 of...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Daily Compliance News: July 16, 2025, The Corruption Comes to Cannes’ Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the Daily Compliance News....more

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message

Expect More Extreme Anti-Corporate Attitudes

In modern times at least, corporations have not been terribly popular. However, since the murder of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO about a half a year ago in New York City, observers and the corporations themselves have been paying...more

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