Daily Compliance News: July 29, 2025 the Is CEO Conduct Ever Personal Edition
When a co-shareholder purchases the debt obligations of the company without partners' knowledge
Takeaways From Recent Claims Against Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook – Mitigating the Heightened Risk of Privacy Suits Against Individual Directors and Officers
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 280: Listen and Learn -- Piercing the Corporate Veil
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 120: Listen and Learn -- Piercing the Corporate Veil
Compliance Perspectives: Compliance Officer Liability Risk
Lawyers on Tap: Tap Tips for Entity Formation and Taxation
FCPA Compliance Report-Episode 329, James Koukios
The Insider Trading Cartoon Series, Vol. XII -- The Innocent Intermediary
FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 172-Scott Killingsworth on Personal Liability of CCOs
FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report Episode 129-Judge Rakoff, Judge Leon and Individual Prosecutions Under the FCPA
FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 122-with Matt Kelly on Alstom, Avon and Petrobras
What Are the Drastic Ramifications of the New York State Anti-Money Laundering Actions and Penalty Enforcement?
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In the past half year of 2025, China’s antitrust watchdog has imposed fines on 11 individuals for antitrust violations, including sole proprietors, senior executives, and employees involved in cartels or obstruction of...more
In response to compliance officer personal liability concerns and increasing SEC regulations, Commissioner Peirce proposed the creation of a compliance advisory committee, which would bring together SEC regulators and...more
In prepared remarks delivered at New York University School of Law on Sept. 15, Deputy AG Monaco announced significant updates to the DOJ’s corporate criminal enforcement policies. Deputy AG Monaco’s announcement...more
On September 15, 2022, the Department of Justice (Department) released a memorandum revising several key aspects of its corporate criminal enforcement policies. The new policy, titled Further Revisions to Corporate Criminal...more
On March 3, 2022, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland delivered a speech at the ABA Institute on White Collar Crime that underscored the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) commitment to prosecuting corporate crime and holding...more
On March 3, 2022, at the 37th Annual American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section National Institute on White Collar Crime in San Francisco, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland emphasized that “the prosecution of...more
In remarks to the American Bar Association (ABA) Institute on White Collar Crime on March 3, 2022, Attorney General Merrick Garland underscored the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) renewed emphasis on corporate...more
The priorities will impact non-US companies who may face a US DOJ with a renewed emphasis on combating corporate crime. In a recent speech that has garnered significant attention, the Deputy Attorney General of the...more
After prolonged criticism over its lack of prosecution of individuals responsible for corporate misconduct, the Justice Department has issued new internal guidance that makes clear that prosecuting individuals in white collar...more
On September 9, 2015, the Department of Justice issued a memo (“Individual Accountability for Corporate Wrongdoing”) to federal prosecutors nationwide implementing new policies that—for the first time—prioritize the...more
Recent U.S. Cases Highlight Liability Risks to Executives in Mining, Heavy Industrial Transactions - Historically, corporate executives rarely faced personal or criminal liability resulting from mining or environmental...more
On the accountability and punishment front, three trends bear watching: 1) Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs) DPAs and Non-Prosecution Agreements (NPAs) allow prosecutors to require corporate reforms and...more
In This Issue: - Overview - Insider Trading Law - Insider Trading Penalties - Cooperating with the Government - Cooperating with the Department of Justice - Cooperating with the Securities and Exchange...more