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SEC Revokes Enforcement Division’s Authority to Issue Formal Orders of Investigation

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SEC Staff seeking authority to issue subpoenas must now obtain Commission approval. On March 10, 2025, in a vote that fell along party lines, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or the Commission) issued a rule...more

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Mitigating AI Risks: Insights from Regulatory Guidance and Enforcement

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Introduction - The rapid rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI), particularly Generative AI, has transformed various industries. From finance, where AI algorithms help manage investment portfolios and detect fraud, to...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Government Investigations Team Insights - February 2025

AGG’s Government Investigations Team Insights provides periodic updates covering legal and regulatory topics. Our team, which includes former federal prosecutors and federal agency attorneys, has successfully represented...more

Carlton Fields

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

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New Year and New Administration: DOJ Races to Clear Its FCPA Docket Before the Trump Administration Begins

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As we approach Inauguration Day on January 20, 2025, one question among anticorruption practitioners is how the Trump administration will handle enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”). In the meantime, we...more

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Navigating Government Contracts: Diana Shaw on Oversight and Whistleblower Protections

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In this episode, Craig Smith and Brian Walsh welcome Diana Shaw, a partner in Wiley's White Collar and Government Investigations practice, who shares insights from her experience as a former Acting Inspector General for the...more

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - May 2024 #2

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Crypto and Web3 Firms Announce Fintech Integrations - A major U.S. fintech firm recently announced a product integration with MoonPay, a Web3 infrastructure company, “that allows MoonPay users in the U.S. to seamlessly buy...more

Epstein Becker & Green

SEC Levies a Six Figure Fine Against a Private Company for Language in Its Separation Agreements, Continuing the Aggressive...

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The Security and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) continues to aggressively enforce its whistleblower program under the Biden Administration. As we have reported, the SEC has cracked down on employers’ agreements and procedures...more

StoneTurn

Meeting DOJ and SEC Post-Settlement Obligations: A Practical Guide

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No Longer Just a Matter of Paying the Fine and Moving On. Corporate settlement agreements used to be straightforward—pay the penalty and move on. Now, these resolutions rival complex business transactions, including...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The SEC and FCA: A Pond, 362 Investigations and $4 Billion in Penalties Apart

No financial services firm or professional welcomes an investigation by a regulator, let alone enforcement action. Each investigation proceeds differently depending on the target of the investigation, the subject matter and...more

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Federal Court Grants the SEC Limited Access to the Identities of Law Firm Clients Impacted by a Cyberattack

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In Short - The Situation: Following a cyberattack on a law firm's systems, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") subpoenaed the firm for information, including the identity of clients whose information may have...more

BakerHostetler

Crypto Products Launch; FSB, OECD Address Crypto Regulation and Tax; US Exchange Fined $24M; DOJ and SEC Actions Continue; Major...

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New Crypto Products Launch in Custody, Cloud Collaborations and Stablecoins - This week, a major U.S. financial institution announced that its Digital Asset Custody platform is now live in the United States. According to...more

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SEC and CFTC Send Powerful Message With $2 Billion in Fines Related to Social Media and Text Recordkeeping Lapses

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​​​​​​​The SEC and CFTC recently charged 11 large financial institutions and their affiliates for failing to collect, monitor, and preserve communications over WhatsApp and other messaging services. These settlements follow a...more

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Company Cooperation Leads to Criminal Discovery

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When a company discovers that a crime may have been committed by individuals within the company, or is alerted by the government of that possibility, the company will often hire an outside law firm to conduct an internal...more

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SEC Speaks 2022: Ongoing Efforts to Restore Public Trust, Aggressive Enforcement Agenda

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On Sept. 8 and 9, 2022, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler, Division of Enforcement Director Gurbir Grewal and senior officials from the Enforcement Division convened at the annual SEC Speaks conference....more

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SEC Brings Charges Against Director and Former Executive Officers for Allegedly Lying to Auditors About Loss Contingencies...

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Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a complaint in U.S. District Court against a company’s director, former CEO and former CFO for allegedly making false and misleading statements to the company’s...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

SEC Director’s Congressional Testimony Provides Further Insight into Enforcement Priorities

Recently, Gurbir Grewal, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s director of the Division of Enforcement, testified before the U.S. House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and...more

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Newly Appointed Federal Watchdogs Warn they are Focused on Private Funds

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Private funds can draw lessons about how to prioritize their compliance efforts and practices in response to a series of warnings by newly-appointed federal regulators of increased scrutiny, regulation, and enforcement...more

Alston & Bird

SEC and CFTC Crackdown on Use of Personal Messaging Platforms Raises Compliance Concerns – and Opportunities

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Using personal devices and messaging platforms may be convenient (and ubiquitous), but it may run afoul of federal records retention rules. Our Investment Management, Trading & Markets and White Collar, Government & Internal...more

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2021 Global Anti-Bribery Year-in-Review

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In 2021, the number of publicly resolved Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) cases was relatively low compared with previous years, but there were numerous interesting developments, and enforcement activity going forward...more

The Volkov Law Group

2022 FCPA Predictions

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This was a strange year.  Not just because of the continuing pandemic and economic disruption. The Biden Administration took over after an unusual and delayed transition. The apparatus of government was slow to transition....more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Enforcement appears as messages disappear: The perils of personal and ephemeral messaging

On December 17, 2021, a financial institution agreed to pay $200 million in fines to the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodities Futures Trading Commission for allowing employees to discuss business on their...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

New SEC Enforcement Division Director Signals Policy Shifts, Including Potential Emphasis on Admissions of Wrongdoing

In a recent speech at the Practising Law Institute’s annual SEC Speaks conference, Gurbir Grewal, the new director of the Division of Enforcement for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission), signaled...more

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Biogen Inc. Wins Some, Loses Some, in Delaware Chancery Court Corporate Records Suit

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Biogen Inc. Wins Some, Loses Some, In Delaware Chancery Court Corporate Records Suit; Southern District of Florida Dismisses Securities Fraud Class Action Against Norwegian Cruise Lines Stemming From Alleged Impacts of...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

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