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2025 Mid-Year Review: State AGs in a New Era

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The United States is navigating a new era of regulatory oversight and the balance of power between federal and state regulators following the 2024 election cycle. As federal agencies retreat from and/or realign their...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Trump Administration’s AI Action Plan and New Executive Orders Offer Strategic Opportunities and Legal Risks for Private...

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Key Point: “Winning the Race: America’s AI Action Plan,” the Trump Administration’s summary approach to federal artificial intelligence (AI) policy, and three new Executive Orders (EO) propose a wide-ranging federal strategy...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for June 2025

Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption law and enforcement developments from the past...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Developments in Online Safety and Data Privacy for Minors

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There have been numerous developments in the online safety and data privacy space for minors in particular over the last few months. Here we cover some notable decisions in the federal courts and cases with nationwide...more

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DOJ Issues Anticipated FCPA Enforcement Guidelines with Focus on US Interests, Individual Accountability

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The US Department of Justice has issued new guidance regarding enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in a June 9 memorandum from Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. The memorandum formalizes a shift in...more

The Volkov Law Group

Episode 371 -- DOJ's New Corporate Enforcement Program

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Is your company ready to bet its future on whether it can outpace a whistleblower to the DOJ’s door? In this episode, Michael Volkov takes a deep dive into the Department of Justice’s newly announced strategy to reshape...more

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New Executive Order Takes Aim at the Regulatory State

On May 9, President Trump signed Executive Order (EO) 14294, “Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations.” The EO is a continuation of President Trump’s larger effort to address the “overregulation” problem that has...more

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CFPB Changes Approach to Guidance

On May 12, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a sweeping withdrawal of 67 guidance documents issued since the CFPB’s inception, signaling a marked shift in its regulatory approach. This move...more

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SFO's new self-reporting guidance: A new deal or a departure from justice?

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On 24 April 2025, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) issued new guidance signalling a notable shift in its approach to corporate criminal enforcement. For the first time, the SFO has stated that if a company self-reports...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 5 SEC Enforcement Developments for March 2025

Each month, we publish a roundup of the most important SEC enforcement developments for busy in-house lawyers and compliance professionals. This month, we examine: •An SEC action alleging an insider trading scheme and...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Antitrust Under Trump: April 2025 Updates

As the Trump administration’s antitrust landscape continues to develop, companies should stay alert to key changes in merger filing requirements, remedy expectations, agency personnel, and more. Signs indicate we are entering...more

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An In-House Compliance Guide for Responding to President Trump's Executive Order on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement

As has widely been published, on February 10, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order (EO) 14209, which paused all future investigations and enforcement actions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) for at least...more

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New Administration Antitrust Push: DOJ, FTC to Identify Anticompetitive Government Regulations and Labor-Related Practices

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In recent weeks, the Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) launched task forces that target potential barriers to competition created by government regulators and private-sector...more

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Trump Administration’s First Export Control Action – Reading the Tea Leaves

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On March 25, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced a significant expansion of its Entity List restrictions, adding 80 entities from China, the United Arab Emirates, South Africa,...more

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CFPB Grinds to a Halt: Impacts on Industry

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U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was appointed as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or the Bureau) on Feb. 3, 2025. In his capacity as acting director, Bessent reportedly...more

Cornerstone Research

Securities Class Action Filings Increase for Second Consecutive Year in 2024

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AI-related filings more than double and 1933 Act filings continue to decline. The number of securities class action filings increased for the second consecutive year in 2024, with artificial intelligence (AI)-related...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

FTC’s “Click to Cancel” Rule to Simplify Subscription Cancellations Becomes Effective

The final text of the amended Negative Option Rule, featuring the new “Click to Cancel” program, goes into effect this week on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, and should become enforceable approximately four months later on...more

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Uncertainty Remains More Than One Year After the FTC Announces New “Unfair Methods of Competition” Policy

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On November 10, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission announced a significant change in how the FTC plans to enforce Section 5 of the FTC Act, which bans "unfair methods of competition in or affecting commerce." In doing so, the...more

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Regulators and reforms: how Australia tackled white collar crime in 2023 and what to expect in 2024

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Regulators and enforcement authorities in Australia intensified their efforts to curb white-collar crime in 2023. They targeted fraud, money laundering, tax evasion, cybercrime, and corruption across multiple industries,...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - August 5th, Philadelphia, PA

Looking for compliance training and networking in your area? HCCA’s Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences offer practitioners convenient, local compliance training, including updates on the latest news in regulatory...more

Jones Day

SEC Announces Proposed Amendments to Whistleblower Program Rules

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The proposed amendments to the rules governing the whistleblower program, if adopted, would reverse prior amendments and provide further and significant financial incentives for whistleblowers to report potential violations...more

BakerHostetler

Made in USA, Part Two – How Far Back Do You Have to Look?

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Prior to the new year, we blogged about how the Federal Trade Commission’s (Commission) decision to codify its Made in USA (MUSA) guidance into a rule – and the accompanying threat of civil penalties – makes it all the more...more

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DOJ's Torpedoes Are in the Water: Be Your Own Monitor, or One will Be Appointed for You

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Last week, at a gathering of the nation’s top white collar criminal defense attorneys in Miami, Florida, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced material changes to the way the Department of Justice will investigate,...more

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White House Revokes Prior Administration’s Regulatory Reform Executive Orders

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Executive Order directs agencies to repeal rules and policies implementing regulatory reforms. Included among the seventeen executive orders signed by President Biden on his first day in office was an order revoking six...more

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The Winds Of Change Are Suddenly Gusting: EEOC Commissioners Vote To Strip The General Counsel Of Substantial Litigation Authority

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On March 10, 2020, the EEOC released information about an internal resolution that may drastically change how high-stakes litigation decisions are made at the EEOC. ...more

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