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Crime-Fraud Exception Destroys Privilege for Communications Between Former CEO of Public Company and His Outside Lawyer

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On February 7, 2025, the Second Circuit ruled that the crime-fraud exception would prevent the  former CEO of a public company from invoking attorney-client privilege to prevent an outside lawyer and his law firm from...more

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Deep Dive into Proposed Boeing Plea Agreement (Part II of III)

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DOJ and Boeing have entered into a proposed plea agreement that will require judicial scrutiny and determinations of the public interest and the victims’ rights under the Crime Victims’ Rights Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3771 [“CVRA”]. ...more

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United States Department of Justice and United States Securities and Exchange Commission Jointly Target FAT Brands, Its Founder,...

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On May 10, 2024, the DOJ announced criminal indictments and the SEC filed a civil lawsuit for alleged securities fraud against FAT Brands and related persons....more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Albemarle FCPA Enforcement Action: Part 4 – Internal Control Failures

Albemarle Corporation (Albemarle), recently agreed to pay more than $218 million to resolve investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) into violations of the...more

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FTX - Billions of Dollars to a Firm with No Controls

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Things change, at least sometimes. Take Crypto assets. They began as a way to “get off the grid.” Over time some came on to the grid as their popularity increased. Others stayed off....more

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New DOJ Guidance Tightens Corporate Enforcement Strategy

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Join Troutman Pepper White Collar and Government Investigation Partners Callan Stein, Miranda Hooker, and Allison DeLaurentis for a podcast discussion on the DOJ’s updated guidelines regarding corporate criminal enforcement....more

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2021 Year in Review: FCPA

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A. Basic Overview of Statute - The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, 15 U.S.C. §§ 78dd-1, et seq. (FCPA), makes it unlawful for U.S. persons and entities and others who act within the jurisdiction of the...more

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Rockwell Automation Executives Arrested for Fraudulent Scheme

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Little problems can become big ones.  A failure to respond to a risk – whether it is a conflict of interest violation or a weakness in internal controls – can become even more significant depending on the size and scope of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Practical Steps To Address DOJ Changes to Corporate Enforcement Policies

In one of the first substantive speeches on corporate criminal enforcement under the Biden administration, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced on October 28, 2021, several immediate changes to Department of Justice...more

Jones Day

Diversity in Monitorship Selection

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The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) in certain circumstances requires the appointment of a corporate monitor in connection with corporate criminal resolutions. Historically, women and lawyers of color have been underrepresented...more

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Compliance Perspectives: The Latest from the Fraud Section at the US Department of Justice

In the latest episode of the Compliance Perspectives podcast we are joined by Daniel Kahn, the Acting Chief of the Fraud Section at the Department of Justice. We begin the conversation with a discussion of the latest...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Current Developments in the US: White-Collar Enforcement and trends for 2020

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In the following article we will discuss the current developments and trends for 2020 and outline what EU-based companies with a US presence should look out for in 2020 regarding US white-collar and compliance trends in the...more

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White Collar Year in Preview: Anti-Corruption Trends in 2020

Editors’ Note: This is the third in our start-of-year series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. Our previous entry discussed healthcare fraud in 2020. Up next: a look at...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Ericsson Agrees To Pay Over USD $1 Billion To Settle FCPA Charges

On December 6, 2019, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Ericsson or the Company), resolved long-running investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) into the...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Billion Dollar Baby: Ericsson FCPA Enforcement Action – Part 5: Lessons Learned for the Compliance Professional

Last week the Justice Department (DOJ) announced a resolution of the long standing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action involving Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Ericsson), a multinational networking and...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Billion Dollar Baby: Ericsson FCPA Enforcement Action – Part 3: Internal Control Failures

Last week the Justice Department (DOJ) announced a resolution of the long standing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action involving Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Ericsson), a multinational networking and...more

The Volkov Law Group

Episode 119 -- The Ericsson FCPA Settlement

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The Sweden-based telecommunications company, Ericsson, agreed to a pay a total of $1 billion (yes, billion with a “B”) for FCPA violations. Ericsson entered into settlement agreements with DOJ and the SEC. Ericsson agreed to...more

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Spoofing Enforcement Intensifies

U.S. regulators, in particular the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”), are intently pursuing market manipulation enforcement. The September 30 end of the 2019 fiscal year brought with it a flurry of press releases...more

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Lessons From the DOJ: How Recent Guidance and Cases Can Help You Avoid Government Interference With Your Business

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The initiation of a government investigation is often a stressful and anxiety-producing event for a health care company. The Department of Justice (DOJ) is known for its aggressive investigation and prosecution of health care...more

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DEA Enforcement Trend: Distributor Executives Criminally Charged in Opioid Epidemic

In a second criminal case against a pharmaceutical distributor and its executives this year, the Department of Justice has accused Ohio-based Miami-Luken and its former President and Compliance Officer of conspiring to...more

A&O Shearman

Technology Company Resolves DOJ And SEC FCPA Allegations, With Hungary Subsidiary Entering Three-Year, Monitor-Free NPA

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On July 22, 2019, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced that they had resolved allegations of Foreign Corrupt Practice Act (“FCPA”) violations against...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Drum Solo Week 5: Ringo and The End – Microsoft FCPA Settlement – Part 4

Initially, it would not seem that much was new or different about the Microsoft FCPA enforcement action but through this exploration, I think some clear lessons have emerge. The first is around internal controls. Here there...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Drum Solo Week 4: In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida – Microsoft FCPA Settlement – Part 3

Continuing our use of great drum solos to consider the Microsoft Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action, today we consider what Microsoft did to obtain their result. We have previously considered the...more

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Microsoft Pays DOJ and SEC $25 Million to Resolve FCPA Violations (Part I of III)

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Microsoft finally resolved its FCPA enforcement action with a whimper.  Notwithstanding prior suggestions that Microsoft’s investigation uncovered global conduct, Microsoft’s liability focused primarily on Microsoft’s conduct...more

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FCPA Digest - Recent Trends and Patterns in the Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act - July 2019

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Recent Trends And Patterns In FCPA Enforcement - Although the DOJ and SEC brought a relatively low number of FCPA enforcement actions in the first half of 2019, an unusually large portion of those enforcement actions...more

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