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Investigations Newsletter: Federal Court Imposes Nearly $1 Billion in FCA Damages and Penalties Against Omnicare and CVS

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Federal Court Imposes Nearly $1 Billion in FCA Damages and Penalties Against Omnicare and CVS - On July 7, Southern District of New York District Judge Colleen McMahon increased a False Claims Act (FCA) judgment from $136...more

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Oregon Suit Muddies Crypto Regulatory Landscape

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On April 18, 2025, the State of Oregon brought a civil enforcement action against Coinbase Global, Inc. (“Coinbase”) for the alleged sale of unregistered securities. In a press release, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield...more

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SEC Enforcement Action Against Church & Dwight Director: Lessons for Outside Directors

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The SEC’s settlement with James R. Craigie, former CEO, chairman, and director of Church & Dwight Co. Inc., for violating proxy disclosure rules by standing for election as an independent director without disclosing his close...more

Woodruff Sawyer

Close, but No Cigar: Ensuring Accuracy in Public Disclosures

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A recent enforcement action by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) highlights the risks companies face when public disclosures may be viewed as misleading or fail to account for updated information....more

White & Case LLP

SEC Continues Focus on Off-Channel Communications

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On August 14, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced yet another wave of enforcement actions related to widespread “off-channel communications,” charging an additional 26 firms with failing to maintain...more

A&O Shearman

Chief Information Security Officers and cyber whistleblowing: considerations for PE firms

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Managing these risks at a single company should be straightforward.  Executives and CISOs may be personally held accountable for cyber failings, negligence, breaches, and inadequate disclosure around cyber vulnerabilities and...more

Woodruff Sawyer

SPACs Poised to Turn a Corner in 2024: Annual Risk Update

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Here we are again—another year of SPAC ennui. We’re hearing derisive comments about the death of SPACs, unending deadline extensions, almost 200 liquidations, 70 deal terminations, and general SPAC malaise. If you’ve followed...more

Butler Snow LLP

What is the Message from Artificial Intelligence

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When announcing the much publicized $125 million fine against JP Morgan for violating recordkeeping rules, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Chair stated that financial institutions “did not act as if they...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - March 2023

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Circuits Split Over Whether Targeting Is Necessary for Seller Liability - Key Points - - While courts have long held that solicitations must be tailored to a particular audience to precipitate statutory seller liability,...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

The SEC’s Fast-Approaching Cybersecurity Overhaul for Public Companies and Regulated Entities

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The SEC has nearly doubled the size of its Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit and has aggressively pursued cyber-related enforcement actions against public companies and regulated entities. In a few months the SEC will finalize...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Is that ‘Possible Misconduct’ in Cryptocurrency Advertising? FTC Investigates

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There is more news of recent investigations and charges involving people in the cryptocurrency world. The FTX cryptocurrency exchange recently collapsed. Its CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, has been arrested in the Bahamas and...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for August 2022

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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 case developments from the past month,...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Coinbase: Regulation by Enforcement? CFTC & Market Implications

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A Bloomberg article last week suggests potentially more bad news is on the way for Coinbase Global Inc. (“Coinbase”). Coinbase is reportedly facing an investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) into...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 5 SEC Enforcement Developments for May 2022

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In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important SEC enforcement developments from the past month, with links to primary resources....more

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Enforcement Against COVID-19 Related Fraud: Two-Year Anniversary Update

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On the eve of the pandemic’s two-year anniversary, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released updated statistics on its efforts to combat COVID-19 related fraud and announced the appointment of a director of COVID-19 Fraud...more

Perkins Coie

DOJ’s New National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team Portends Wave of Criminal Scrutiny

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On October 6, 2021, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is stepping further into the cryptocurrency fray by creating the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET)....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments For February 2021

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In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to primary...more

Alston & Bird

New Administration, New Enforcement Priorities

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Three weeks into the Biden Administration, businesses must prepare for significant changes in regulatory and enforcement priorities. Our White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations Team summarizes the new...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 10.30.2019 | Top Story: Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot in Merger Talks

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Fiat Chrysler and France’s Peugeot are in the midst of merger talks that, if finalized, could “create a nearly $50 billion trans-Atlantic auto giant.” One option being bandied about in the “fluid” talks is an “all-share...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Fool Me Twice…SEC’s latest Cyber-Fraud ROI Indicates Future Enforcement Against Hacker Victims

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In the aftermath of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) latest Report of Investigation (“Report”) regarding cyberattacks via “spoofed or manipulated electronic communications,” companies should prepare to adjust...more

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SEC Cautions Issuers to Consider Cyber Threats When Devising and Maintaining Internal Accounting Controls

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Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission released an investigative report regarding its investigation into whether nine public companies that were victims of cyber-related frauds violated federal securities laws by...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Lessons Learned from the FCPA Pilot Program's First Six Months

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The guidance issued by the DOJ in connection with the Pilot Program and recent declinations state that disclosure, remediation and cooperation are essential to any favorable resolution with the government. Six months...more

King & Spalding

SEC Cracks Down on Charitable Contributions under the FCPA - Best Practices In Light of Recent SEC Enforcement

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For the first time, the Securities and Exchange Commission has brought an FCPA enforcement action premised entirely on a one-time charitable contribution. On September 20, 2016, the SEC announced a settled FCPA...more

Morgan Lewis

Lessons Learned from Nu Skin

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The enforcement action against manufacturer Nu Skin Enterprises highlights the risks of making charitable donations in high-risk countries without conducting meaningful anticorruption due diligence....more

The Volkov Law Group

Three Key Takeaways from the Nu Skin FCPA Settlement for a Corrupt Charitable Donation

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In a rare enforcement action, the SEC settled an FCPA enforcement action for $766,000 for a charitable donation of $154,000 to improperly influence a high-ranking Chiese Communist party official to prevent a provincial agency...more

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