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Season 2 Episode 4 - Russia Enforcement and the involvement of DOJ's Task Force KleptoCapture
PLI's inSecurities Podcast: A View From the Inside
Consumer Finance Podcast Monitor Episode: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Final Section 1071 Rule on Small Business Data Collection: What You Need to Know, Part II, Guest David Skanderson
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Winstead HOA Law Webinar: Deed Restriction Compliance – Legal Process
The Labor Law Insider - Pause Before You Discipline: NLRB Turns Against Civility in Lion Elastomers Decision
A Glimpse Into the Other Side: Understanding the Perspective of Government Enforcers
The Justice Insiders Podcast: The Latest on Russia Sanctions and the Enhanced Enforcement Environment
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 142: Erica Barnes, Maynard Nexsen Attorney
PLI's inSecurities Podcast: Whistling the Same Tune: Building an Effective Whistleblower Program
Time to Amend the Defend Trade Secrets Act
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PLI's inSecurities Podcast - Compliance and Enforcement Considerations for Private Funds & RIAs
The US relies on existing federal laws and guidelines to regulate AI but aims to introduce AI legislation and a federal regulation authority. Until then, developers and deployers of AI systems will operate in an increasing...more
On June 16, 2025 President Trump announced two key nominations to the National Labor Relations Board: Scott Mayer and James Murphy. If confirmed, Mayer and Murphy will join Chairman Marvin Kaplan (Republican; term ends...more
The new guidance on U.S. enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) has significantly altered the landscape for cross-border investigations. President Trump’s February 10, 2025 Executive Order paused FCPA...more
The June 2025 Quorum summarized recent actions by the Federal Trade Commission (“Commission” or “FTC”) and Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (“DOJ”) indicating the Trump Administration’s rejection of the anti-merger...more
Key Takeaways - Despite the Trump administration’s elimination of federal environmental justice (EJ) programs, states are reaffirming their commitment to EJ and pushing forward new EJ programs and policies....more
The Trump administration will uphold a Biden-era ban on the ongoing use of asbestos after previously saying it would reconsider the rule. The rule requires companies to phase out their use of chrysotile asbestos, which is the...more
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
The Big Beautiful Bill was signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025. The BBB is a complex budget reconciliation law (a law that follows a special procedure for more simplified passage) that contains over a thousand...more
The independent Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Federal Reserve System (FRS) and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is investigating the bureau’s workforce reductions and its canceled contracts, according...more
File under “thanks, but no thanks.” In an open letter to contractors, Catherine Eschbach, Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, offers contractors the opportunity to explain how they have wound...more
As U.S. immigration policies evolve under directives from the Trump Administration, foreign nationals entering the United States to conduct business activities must prepare for heightened scrutiny. Both companies and...more
In the first six months of his second term, President Donald Trump has set a new benchmark for the use of executive orders, proclamations and emergency declarations, surpassing all previous presidents since Franklin D....more
The last two decades have been marked by robust enforcement of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) by the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). In line with its “shock...more
On June 2, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge brought by a member firm against the enforcement power given to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”). The Court’s decision to turn away...more
As media across the country report a significant rise of immigration enforcement activities under the new Trump Administration, it is imperative that employers establish policies and protocols for responding to possible...more
On June 10, 2025, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a memorandum establishing guidelines for enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “Guidelines” and “FCPA,” respectively). The DOJ issued the Guidelines...more
The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently named several political appointments to its Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”). Employers know WHD is an entity with vast enforcement authority, including over minimum wage and...more
On June 9, 2025, President Trump’s administration implemented a new travel ban, reviving and expanding a controversial policy from his first term. The ban, effective immediately, bars nationals from 12 countries and imposes...more
This memorandum directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to take appropriate action to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicaid, including by ensuring Medicaid payments rates are not higher than Medicare....more
On Thursday, June 5, David Keeling, President Trump’s nominee to serve as Assistant Secretary of Labor (OSHA), appeared before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (the “HELP Committee”). After...more
U.S. Department of Labor Expands Opinion Letter Program - In an effort to increase official guidance and provide compliance assistance to the regulated community, the U.S. Department of Labor expanded its opinion letter...more
As previously highlighted in our inaugural Akin Agency Transparency In Merger Enforcement (TIME) Report, merger enforcement transparency fell to an all-time low under the Biden administration. A key driver towards that trend...more
When Jerry Menikoff retired at the end of 2022 after leading the HHS Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) for 14 years, he left behind an agency limping along with 20 employees, less than half of what it needed. For...more
On May 1, 2025, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) published the first Field Assistance Bulletin of the year providing guidance to Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”) field staff regarding the proper analysis to apply...more
With recent increases in U.S. tariffs and the increasing complexity of determining applicable duties for different products, importers are looking for ways to reduce their tariff exposure. Since a product’s tariff treatment...more