Criminal Prosecution, Bad Actors

Pennsylvania Enacts New Digital Forgery Law

Troutman Pepper Locke on 7/9/2025

On July 7, 2025, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro enacted a new Digital Forgery Law by signing SB 649 into law, which will take effect in 60 days. SB 649 creates “new criminal penalties for anyone who uses artificial...more

Mediating Negligent Security Cases: Issues and Strategies for Plaintiffs and Defendants

Miles Mediation & Arbitration on 9/7/2023

In the last few years, I have been fortunate to have attorneys and their clients trust me as their mediator in a significant number of high-exposure negligent security cases. Negligent security cases can offer a variety of...more

AML Enforcement

Oberheiden P.C. on 10/25/2022

Federal law enforcement takes money laundering and other suspicious transactions extremely seriously. Unfortunately, this does not mean that legal scrutiny is confined to the criminal actors and organizations that launder...more

Huawei Alleges “Selective Prosecution” by the DOJ

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group on 9/4/2019

In January of this year, the DOJ indicted the Chinese telecom giant Huawei on counts of theft of trade secrets conspiracy, attempted theft of trade secrets, wire fraud, and obstruction of justice. On August 1, Huawei moved to...more

Another front in war on opioids: Criminal charges for Big Pharma execs, MDs

Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury... on 4/30/2019

An estimated 400,000 Americans have died due to opioid drug overdoses between 1999 and 2017 — and the fatalities only are increasing. By 2025, according to expert forecasts, there will be 700,000 more opioid deaths....more

U.S. Department of Justice: Environment and Natural Resources Division 2017 Report

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/4/2018

The Environment and Natural Resources Division (“ENRD”) of the United States Department of Justice released on April 30th its “Accomplishments Report” (“Report”) for 2017. ENRD describes the Report as highlighting its...more