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Client Alert: Heightened Enforcement Risk for Ineligible Recipients of Paycheck Protection Program Loans

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The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has intensified civil fraud investigations aimed at borrowers who obtained Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans despite falling outside the class of entities Congress meant...more

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DOJ Moves to Challenge Illinois Nonprofit Board Disclosure Law

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has been granted judicial leave to intervene in the American Alliance for Equal Rights’ (AAER) suit against the State of Illinois challenging the state’s diversity, equity, and inclusion...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies - Advancing United States Interests When Funding (Trump EO Tracker)

Summary - Directs the heads of executive departments and agencies to review all funding provided to NGOs and align future funding decisions with the interests of the United States and the goals of the Trump-Vance...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

DOJ Upends FARA Regulations With New Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) published its long-awaited Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on January 2, 2025, amending decades-old regulations issued under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (FARA) and...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

DOJ Proposes Significant Changes to FARA’s Regulations

For the first time in nearly 30 years, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) proposes to materially revise the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). On December 19, 2024, DOJ issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)...more

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Senator Urges DOJ to Investigate Foreign Influence Over U.S. AI Policy

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U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, recently sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) expressing concerns...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Developments in Association Law 2022 – 2024

The following is a review of notable cases and regulatory developments for nonprofit organizations at the federal and state levels during the last two years....more

Venable LLP

FARA and the Upcoming NATO Summit in Washington, DC - A Potential Minefield for Lobbyists, Public Affairs Firms, and Nonprofits

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This week, world leaders from 32 countries are descending on Washington, DC for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) 75th anniversary summit. Whenever world leaders gather in one place, there will be many ad-on...more

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FTC Votes to Issue Final Rule Banning Most Non-Compete Agreements Nationwide

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On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 to issue a final rule that would ban virtually all non-compete agreements for nearly all workers of for-profit employers. Commissioners Melissa Holyoak and...more

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - March 2024 #3

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Financial Firms Complete Blockchain Pilot, UK Approves Crypto ETNs - A recent press release announced completion of the Canton Network pilot, “a first-of-its-kind program demonstrating the interoperability of twenty-two...more

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Your Questions, Answered – Mastering DOJ Compliance Guidance: Building a Strong Resilient Foundation for Your Organization's...

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NAVEX recently hosted a webinar in partnership with Granite GRC about the recent updates to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the current Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (ECCP). This posts answers questions...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Co-Founder of Fraudulent Cryptocurrency Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

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Co-Founder of Fraudulent Cryptocurrency Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison - Karl Sebastian Greenwood, a citizen of Sweden and the United Kingdom and co-founder of the cryptocurrency OneCoin, was sentenced to 20 years in...more

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Sustainable Development and Land Use Update - 2.02.23 - #1

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In response to rent payments soaring across the country in recent years, the Biden administration unveiled new actions last Wednesday to protect tenants, make renting more affordable, and improve fairness in the rental...more

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New FARA Advisory Opinions Put Nonprofits on Notice

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A flurry of recent advisory opinions from the Department of Justice’s FARA unit raise new questions about how the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) might apply to the nonprofit community. Adding to the uncertainty, these...more

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Congress Makes Sweeping Changes to Money Laundering Enforcement

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On New Year’s Day 2021, Congress passed—over President Trump’s veto—a defense appropriations law containing the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (“AML Act”) and the Corporate Transparency Act, as part of a sweeping new set...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Developments in Association Law 2019 – 2020

A review of key legal developments for nonprofit organizations at the federal and state levels in 2019 and 2020. Antitrust enforcement continues against nonprofits. Nonprofits have litigated in other areas, including...more

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Investigations Newsletter: DOJ Announces Charges Against 345 Defendants in Historic Nationwide Health Care Fraud and Opioid...

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DOJ Announces Charges Against 345 Defendants in Historic Nationwide Health Care Fraud and Opioid Takedown - The DOJ announced a nationwide enforcement action charging 345 defendants across 51 federal districts with...more

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US charges blockchain specialist; China designates US nonprofits

CEP Magazine (February 2020)  - Virgil Griffith, an American citizen, was arrested Nov. 30 after speaking on blockchain solutions at the April 2019 Pyongyang Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Conference in North Korea....more

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Justice Department Offers New Antitrust Guidance With Lessons for Nonprofits, Associations, and Other Member-Owned and Operated...

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When was the last time your organization reviewed its antitrust compliance program? The Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice announced a new policy to incentivize corporate antitrust compliance programs, which...more

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Increase in HSR Reportability Thresholds and Other HSR Developments

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On February 15, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the annual adjustment of the thresholds that trigger premerger reporting obligations (and the mandatory waiting period) under the Hart-Scott Rodino (HSR) Act,...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Corporate Law & Governance Update - June 2017

Board Termination of the "Unethical CEO" - An important new study concludes that CEO terminations for ethical lapses (as a percentage of overall CEO successions) has dramatically increased over the last five years. The...more

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Corporate Law and Governance Update - October 2016

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New Officer and Director FCA/Stark Exposure - Recent developments may merit a measured briefing to corporate leadership on the potential exposure of health industry officers and directors to financial penalties and other...more

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Corporate Law & Governance Update - August 2016

The Hershey Governance Settlement - On Friday, July 29, the Pennsylvania Attorney General, the Hershey Trust Company and the Milton Hershey School, entered into a written settlement resolving an investigation conducted...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

More ADA Enforcement – Effective Communication Requirements for Service Providers

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Recently, the U.S. Department of Justice and Franciscan St. James Health (St. James), a nonprofit health care system providing comprehensive health care at hospitals in Illinois, settled a lawsuit alleging that St. James...more

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Nonprofit Seeks to Enjoin DOJ Settlement with JP Morgan

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On February 10, non-profit corporation Better Markets, Inc., filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against the United States Department of Justice and the Attorney General of the...more

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