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DOJ Enforcing Criminal Penalties When Employers Fail to Comply

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued a memo indicating a significant policy shift to prioritize immigration enforcement and expand the use of criminal statutes to address illegal immigration. The DOJ will support the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

DOJ revises corporate enforcement policy applicable to all criminal matters including FCPA cases

On January 17, Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. delivered remarks at Georgetown University Law Center, during which he announced changes to the DOJ’s Criminal Division Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary...more

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Prescription and Medication Counterfeiting Defense

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21 U.S.C. § 331: Selling Counterfeit Drugs - Under Section 331, it is illegal to sell counterfeit drugs in interstate commerce. Because this includes online sales, the “interstate commerce” element is very easy to...more

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Protection for Criminal Antitrust Whistleblowers Signed into Law

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Largely overshadowed by the rise in COVID-19 deaths and the January 6, 2021, siege on the Capitol, the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act of 2019 (“the Act”) became law on December 23, 2020. See 15 U.S.C. § 7a-3....more

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Sunset on ACPERA draws the antitrust bar to DOJ's roundtable

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The Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act (ACPERA) incentivizes companies to self-report criminal antitrust conduct under the Antitrust Division's (the Division) leniency program by reducing civil liability...more

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