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AI Reporter - August 2025

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The United States Senate’s 99-1 vote to lift a 10-year ban on state-level AI regulation marked a major shift in tech policy, challenging efforts by companies like OpenAI and Google to maintain uniform federal oversight. The...more

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DOJ Antitrust Unit Launches Whistleblower Rewards Program

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The U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (DOJ) has announced a new initiative aimed at enhancing the detection and prosecution of antitrust violations. ...more

Morgan Lewis

DOJ Revises Corporate Monitor Policy with New Cost and Oversight Rules

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On May 12, 2025, the US Department of Justice’s Criminal Division published a set of memoranda outlining white collar enforcement priorities and an updated outlook on the imposition and selection of corporate monitors. The...more

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Shifting Priorities in White Collar Enforcement: May 2025 DOJ Memo and What It Means for Companies

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On May 12, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division announced significant changes in its policies on investigating and prosecuting white collar crime, including a shift in focus toward several areas deemed to...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

GAO agrees to investigate attempted CFPB firings, other recent bureau actions

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The Government Accountability Office has agreed to investigate recent CFPB moves to fire more than 1,400 employees and the impact it and other agency actions have had on the bureau’s ability to operate....more

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President Trump Issues Executive Order Pausing Enforcement of FCPA: A Sea Change Moment for DOJ and SEC

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On February 10, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14209, titled “Pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement to Further American Economic and National Security,” with the stated purpose of eliminating...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

AI-Enabled Compliance: Keeping Pace With the Feds

The potential for artificial intelligence (AI) to transform business has commanded enormous attention over the past year. Little noted, however, is the U.S. government’s increasing — and increasingly sophisticated — use of AI...more

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Call for Reform of Regulatory Supervision of Auditors

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Chartered accountants are accustomed to continuous oversight of their work by regulators. While regulatory supervision can often be a collaborative process, it does sometimes culminate in individual accountants and firms...more

Akerman LLP

Carrots and Sticks: DOJ Announces Policy Shift on Corporate Crime

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On September 15, Deputy Assistant General of the United States ("DAG") Lisa Monaco announced new U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") policy changes during a speech on corporate criminal enforcement at New York University Law...more

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DOJ Rescinds Agency Guidance Policy Expanding the FCA Landscape

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After a wave of defense-friendly policies under the Trump Administration, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has reversed course on agency guidance and its buyer’s remorse will enable its attorneys to try once again to...more

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SEC Enforcement Staff Regains Subpoena Power

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On February 9, Acting SEC Chair Lee announced she was restoring the delegated authority of Enforcement Division senior officials to issue subpoenas to compel document production and sworn testimony without the need of a...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

New DOJ Guidance Portends New Defenses in False Claims Act Cases

Last week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued two separate memoranda with potentially far-reaching consequences. While the practical effect of these documents remains to be seen, they may provide another avenue of...more

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WilmerHale, Waivers and When to Stop Investigating

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Boyd Johnson is the New York-based co-chair of WilmerHale’s investigations practice, while Stephen Pollard leads the firm’s UK team. Both partners joined WilmerHale in late 2011 – Johnson from the US Attorney’s Office for the...more

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House Subcommittee Pushes FTC Overhaul, Restricting Investigations and Consent Orders

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In an effort to “reduce some of the ambiguous legal liability” that exists under Section 5 of the FTC Act, the House Energy and Commerce trade subcommittee advanced eleven legislative initiatives consolidated into four bills...more

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