Episode 379 -- Update on False Claims Act and Customs Evasion Liability
2 Gurus Talk Compliance: Episode 55 – The From Worse to Worser Edition
Daily Compliance News: July 17, 2025, The COSO Yanked Edition
Podcast - Persistence and Determination
Episode 377 -- Refocusing Due Diligence on Cartels and TCOs
Blowing the Whistle: What Employers Should Know About DEI & the False Claims Act
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 73 - Geopolitical Risk: Thai Tensions / Sanctions, Tariffs & FCPA Enforcement in Asia
When DEI Meets the FCA: What Employers Need to Know About the DOJ’s Civil Rights Fraud Initiative
Episode 376 -- DOJ's Unicat Settlement and the Future Look of Trade Enforcement Actions
False Claims Act Insights - Bitter Pills: DOJ Targets Pharmacies for FCA Enforcement
Current Regulatory, Legislative, and Litigation Developments on ADA Website Accessibility for Consumer Finance Digital Platforms — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Podcast - How Do You Define Success?
Episode 374 -- Justice Department Resumes FCPA Enforcement with New, Focused Guidance
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending June 21, 2025
2 Gurus Talk Compliance – Episode 54 – The FCPA is Back On Edition
Understanding the DOJ's Recent Corporate Enforcement Policy Changes
Compliance Tip of the Day – New FCPA Enforcement Memo – What Does it Mean?
Daily Compliance News: June 17, 2025, The JBS Goes Public Edition
False Claims Act Insights - Will Recent Leadership Changes Lead to FCA Enforcement Policy Changes?
Whistleblowing has become an increasingly critical aspect of corporate governance and compliance, especially for multinational companies operating across diverse legal and regulatory landscapes. We see increased efforts by...more
This is the second in our 2025 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. We will be posting further installments in the series throughout the next several...more
DOJ DOUBLES DOWN ON CORPORATE ENFORCEMENT WITH NEW WHISTLEBLOWER PROGRAM - During the 2024 American Bar Association National Institute on White Collar Crime (the 2024 White Collar Conference) earlier in March US Attorney...more
We asked our global white collar crime team for their views on the key challenges in 2024 for in‑house investigations teams and white collar crime lawyers, and how to manage the associated risks. Here is what they said. ...more
Representatives from the French and U.S. governments, judiciary and private sector discussed early lessons from the 2022 reform of the so-called French “blocking statute” at a Skadden roundtable in Paris on 27 November 2023. ...more
EUROPEAN COMMISSION ADOPTED A PROPOSAL DIRECTIVE ON CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY DUE DILIGENCE - On 23 February 2022, the European Commission (EC) adopted a proposal for a directive on corporate sustainability due diligence...more
CROSS-PRACTICE TEAM RECOVERS $6 MILLION FROM BITCOIN THIEF IN SHORT ORDER - The Challenge: In the emerging cryptocurrency space, most investors store their assets in digital wallets, where—unlike traditional bank...more
In the first half of 2020, the overall number of corporate enforcement actions dropped somewhat from recent years, with only six actions brought by the DOJ and SEC. The number of individual enforcement actions dropped as...more
Wells Fargo & Co. agreed to pay a total of $3 billion to resolve criminal and civil investigations by the DOJ and SEC. Wells Fargo admitted “that it took millions in wrongful fees and interest, misused customer information...more
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
Despite political and economic uncertainties, markets and deal activity were resilient in 2019, and strong fundamentals remain in place heading into 2020. Companies continue to face a challenging litigation and enforcement...more
In 2019, the overall number of corporate enforcement actions was slightly higher than in 2018, with twenty-five actions brought, compared to twenty-four in 2018. The number of individuals charged, using our parameters,...more
The European Union (“EU”) recently has grappled with a series of massive money laundering scandals and strategized about how to more effectively combat international money laundering and corruption. Generally, the EU has...more
US banks are reporting that cases of financial abuse of seniors are on the rise. Treasury department data showed a 2-fold increase in suspected cases from just 5 years ago and a 12% increase from just a year ago....more
Saudi Arabia is pushing OPEC and its allies to cut oil production in 2019, and it’s doing its own part by exporting 500,000 fewer barrels a day in December than now—all an attempt to “counter the price rout battering the...more
In order to comply with European antitrust rulings against it earlier this year, Google announced that for the first time it will begin charging telephone handset manufacturers to install Gmail, Google Maps, and other popular...more
Big tech (including Facebook, Google [theoretically], and Twitter) is heading back to the Hill (with @jack pulling double-duty, because that’s how he rolls). Here’s what to expect today based on their prepared testimony....more
On October 4, 2017, Skadden presented the seminar “Government Enforcement Investigations – What You Need to Know in 2018.” Skadden partners Ryan Junck and Elizabeth Robertson, both based in London, moderated the panel...more
On July 12, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled in United States v. HSBC Bank USA, N.A. that a federal district court does not have the authority to supervise the implementation of a deferred...more
Ratings Agency Moody’s Corp. has agreed to pay roughly $864 million to resolve federal and state claims that it gave juiced ratings to risky MBS in the run-up to the financial crisis. Half of the total will end up in DOJ...more
We’ve heard about VW’s $15 billion settlement to resolve US claims by owners and regulators, but a spate of recent state AG-led actions shows that the fallout from the emissions cheating scandal is far from over. NY, MA, and...more
Maybe I am a Luddite; maybe I just do not understand the new world and the impact of globalization. New ideas do not scare me, like others we know. New ideas present real opportunities for progress and innovation....more
Many Americans listened last week to the admissions by the now former President of Volkswagen that the company had been “dishonest” and had cheated on the U.S. emissions tests. How was this happening at the world’s #1...more
Companies face lots of risks – the soup du jour has been anti-corruption enforcement and compliance. Like any consistent restaurant you might visit regularly, one risk continues to grow, quietly and significantly –...more