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US Department of Justice Establishes Trade Fraud Task Force to Counter Tariff Evasion

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In late August 2025, the US Department of Justice announced the formation of a cross-agency Trade Fraud Task Force that will specialize in tariff-related investigations. DOJ positioned the new task force as an extension of...more

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US Department of Justice: ‘Well-Intentioned Innovators’ Will Not Be Prosecuted

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Recent statements from the US Department of Justice, the White House, and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission indicate a safer environment for responsible risk-taking in digital assets and derivatives....more

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UK CPS and SFO Issue Updated Corporate Prosecution Guidance: What Corporates Need to Know

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The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) have jointly updated their Corporate Prosecutions Guidance (the Guidance), providing clarification on their expectations for organisations in relation to...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Tariff Evasion and Customs Fraud Under the Microscope: DOJ Signals Aggressive Criminal Enforcement Ahead

Given the Trump Administration’s unprecedented reliance on tariffs as a foreign policy tool and a means to protect and foster U.S. industry, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is rapidly shifting resources and enforcement...more

Hendershot Cowart P.C.

EKRA Gets Its Second Major Court Test: What the Schena Decision Means for Lab Marketing and Sales Compensation

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On July, 11, 2025, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed laboratory operator Mark Schena’s conviction under Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (EKRA). This is the first time a higher court has addressed the lab...more

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UK Failure to Prevent Fraud Offence to Come into Force - Is Your Organisation Prepared?

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The new strict liability corporate criminal offence of Failure to Prevent Fraud (FTPF) comes into effect in England and Wales on 1 September 2025. ...more

Oberheiden P.C.

Department of Defense and Defense Logistics Agency Debarment and Suspension: 7 Key Defense Strategies

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Debarment and suspension present significant financial and legal risks for defense contractors. As a result, when facing debarment or suspension by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) or the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA),...more

Mogin Law LLP

Antitrust Enforcers Renew Call for Whistleblowers

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The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division has announced a new Whistleblower Rewards Program, offering incentives to individuals to report “antitrust crimes and related offenses that harm consumers, taxpayers, and free...more

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Corporate Criminal Responsibility Set for Reform in the UK: The Crime and Policing Bill

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Corporate criminal responsibility in the UK is poised for further reform as the Crime and Policing Bill 2025 (CPB) advances through Parliament. Currently through the House of Commons, and now in the House of Lords, the...more

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Landmark Enforcement Under U.S. CPSA Leads to Sentencing of Corporate Executives for Failure to Report Product Hazards

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In June 2025, two former executives were each sentenced to more than three years in prison for conspiracy and failure to report hazardous products to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ("CPSC"), marking the first...more

The Volkov Law Group

Episode 377 -- Refocusing Due Diligence on Cartels and TCOs

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Could your supply chain be funding cartels without you realizing it? In today’s complex global economy, companies are grappling with a dual challenge - the urgent need to unravel their supply chains and the immediate...more

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Personal Liability under China’s Anti‑Monopoly Law: Administrative Fines, Civil Litigation, and Criminal Sanctions

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In the past half year of 2025, China’s antitrust watchdog has imposed fines on 11 individuals for antitrust violations, including sole proprietors, senior executives, and employees involved in cartels or obstruction of...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

[Webinar] Compliance Priorities for In-House Counsel: Responding to Latest DOJ Priorities & Guidance - August 5th, 3:00 pm - 4:00...

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Join us for an informative webinar providing the latest updates on key compliance issues under the current administration. Our panel will address recent developments in tariffs, the FCPA, False Claims Act, and sanctions....more

The Volkov Law Group

Refocusing Due Diligence on Cartel and TCOs (Part I of II)

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Companies face a dual challenge — the pressing need to unravel their supply chains, and the immediate task of recalibrating due diligence systems to examine potential presence of cartel and transnational criminal...more

Warner Norcross + Judd

Insights from the Largest DOJ Health Care Fraud Enforcement Effort in U.S. History

On June 30, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the largest coordinated health care fraud enforcement effort in U.S. history, involving criminal charges against over 300 defendants and over $14.6 billion in health care...more

Alston & Bird

DOJ’s Whistleblower Financial Incentive Escalates Risk for Employers

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Our Immigration Team inspects how the Department of Justice (DOJ) is using its new whistleblower incentives to prioritize investigating employers’ potential criminal immigration activity....more

Williams Mullen

Bracing for Impact: Tariff Compliance Risks due to Trump-Era Trade Policy Shifts

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Businesses engaged in international trade are struggling with a wave of uncertainty arising from recent shifts in U.S. tariff policy. Each day’s news cycle is peppered with stories about the Trump administration’s aggressive...more

A&O Shearman

EU sanctions enforcement is on the rise

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A clear trend is emerging: Across the EU, authorities are intensifying the enforcement of EU sanctions, and it is anticipated that the prosecution of related criminal offenses will increase. As a result, the regulatory...more

Benesch

The Exception, Not the Rule: DOJ’s Updated Corporate Compliance Monitorship Guidance

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On May 12, 2025, the United States Department of Justice’s Criminal Division published a series of memoranda outlining updated white-collar enforcement priorities. ...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK Sanctions Update: Further Sanctions Against Russia Introduced, More Syria Sanctions Lifted and First UK Prosecution for a...

The UK’s sanctions regimes remain dynamic as they continue to respond to geopolitical changes. In recent weeks, the UK has enhanced its Russia sanctions, despite the uncertain direction of the international sanctions on...more

The Volkov Law Group

Transforming the Justice Department

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The Trump Administration is focused on change in the government’s role, the administrative state, and the political environment.  With these changes, you can expect the Trump Administration to aggressively pursue violators —...more

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP

As Priorities Change in Cross-border Criminal Investigations, Potential Targets Must Account for Possible Tolling of Limitations

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As the new administration shifts some criminal enforcement priorities, particularly relating to activities abroad, potential targets of cross-border investigations are re-evaluating their strategies and exposure to...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

What Every Multinational Company Needs to Know About … Criminal Enforcement of Trade, Import, and Tariff Rules: A Growing Risk for...

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In less than 100 days, the Trump administration has implemented a dizzying array of new tariffs, significantly increasing costs and complexity for U.S. importers. The administration is keenly aware that companies operating in...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Understanding and Mitigating Legal and Compliance Risks Relating to Cartels and Transnational Criminal Organizations

On his first day in office, President Trump signed Executive Order 14157 calling for the designation of certain cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) as foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs) or specially...more

King & Spalding

State Criminal and Civil Liability for Material Support: How the FTO Designation of Drug Cartels Increases the Risk of State...

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The State Department’s February 20, 2025, designation of specific Mexican drug cartels and Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs) as foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs) creates serious new risks for businesses...more

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