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As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns: August 2025

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Welcome to the August 2025 issue of “As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns,” our monthly newsletter where we compile essential updates from the customs and trade world over the past month. We bring you the most recent and...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Trump Revokes Biden Administration’s Executive Order on Antitrust & Competition but other Biden Administration Antitrust Policy...

On August 13, 2025, President Trump revoked the Biden Administration’s 2021 Executive Order (Promoting Competition in the American Economy). ...more

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DOJ Announces First FCPA Enforcement Activity After Months-Long Pause

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Over the past week, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) unsealed its first Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) enforcement action and issued its first declination since the pause in FCPA enforcement mandated by...more

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DOJ Consumer Branch's End Leaves FDA Litigation Questions

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With the dissolution of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Consumer Protection Branch set to occur by Sept. 30, a vital question that remains to be fully answered is who will be responsible for litigation matters typically...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

What’s Influencing DOJ’s New Trade Fraud Focus, and How to Navigate Enforcement Shifts

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a new development in its effort to crack down on crimes involving trade fraud, including tariff evasion....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Executive Order Targets Debanking and Calls for Review of Financial Institution Practices

- What is new: President Trump has signed an executive order targeting “debanking.” - Why it matters: The executive order represents a significant escalation and increased enforcement risk to financial institutions due to...more

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Trump Executive Order Attacks "De-banking" Practices

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On August 7, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order targeting the practice of de-banking--as described in the executive order, actions to “restrict law-abiding individuals' and business' access to financial services...more

Butler Snow LLP

Executive Order on Debanking and What It Means for Community Banks

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On August 7, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order aimed at ending what the administration calls “politicized debanking.” The order directs federal agencies to take sweeping action against financial institutions...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

DOJ’s New Anti-Discrimination Guidance: Pushing the Legal Envelope?

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On July 29, 2025, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released a Memorandum emphasizing the Trump administration’s focus on eliminating diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) and DEI-like programs....more

Rivkin Radler LLP

DOJ Targeting Healthcare for False Claims Act Enforcement

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An article in the August issue of Healthcare Risk Management, “DOJ Targeting Healthcare for False Claims Act Enforcement,” discussed recent enforcement activity by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) under the False Claims...more

Dickinson Wright

Federal Health Law Enforcement in 2025

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Much has been written about the healthcare policy changes implemented by the 2025 Trump administration. President Trump has issued numerous Executive Orders that establish new policies and rescind actions taken by previous...more

Oberheiden P.C.

10 Key Facts About the DOJ’s Crackdown on Tariff Evasion

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are cracking down on tariff evasion. The DOJ has expressly stated that exposing and prosecuting tariff evasion schemes is among its top...more

K&L Gates LLP

Trump DOJ Elevating Criminal Prosecution of Tariff Evasion

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As part of the Trump administration’s broad repositioning of US international trade policy toward higher tariffs and enhanced customs enforcement, on 12 May 2025, the head of the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice...more

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DOJ Announces Unit to Prosecute Criminal Customs and Trade Fraud

Escalating what has already been a strong focus on combating customs and trade fraud in President Donald Trump’s second administration, on July 10, 2025, the Department of Justice announced it would be devoting significant...more

Butler Snow LLP

FCPA Compliance Post-February 2025: No Time to Relax

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Less than one month following President Donald Trump’s January 20, 2025 inauguration, on February 10, 2025, the White House issued an order pausing FCPA enforcement actions (e.g., new investigations and ongoing enforcement...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Everything Compliance: Episode 158, The No to Corruption in Ukraine Edition

Welcome to this edition of award-winning Everything Compliance. In this episode, we have the quartet of Matt Kelly, Jonathan Marks, and Jonathan Armstrong, with Tom Fox, the Compliance Evangelist, sitting in as both host and...more

Cooley LLP

‘Whole-of-Government Approach’ Targets Healthcare Fraud From Every Angle

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Just months after the US Department of Justice (DOJ) designated healthcare fraud as one of its key criminal enforcement priorities, two recent announcements underscore the federal government’s continued focus on combating...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Prediction Markets Set to Benefit from U.S. Enforcement Shift

Among the changes to the regulatory oversight and enforcement priorities that have accompanied the first six months of Donald Trump’s second term has been an embrace of cryptocurrencies and business models that rely on them....more

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DOJ Civil Division’s New Enforcement Priorities Include Targeting DEI

On June 11, 2025, Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate issued a memorandum entitled Civil Division Enforcement Priorities (the “Memorandum”), outlining five areas of focus for Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Civil Division...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Potential False Claims Act Liability for Providers of Gender-Affirming Care for Minors

On July 9, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced it sent more than 20 subpoenas to physicians and clinics involved in providing gender-affirming care to minors, and that the subpoenas related to...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

DOJ complaint underscores Trump administration’s use of the FCA to enforce US trade laws

A recent complaint – U.S. ex rel. Joyce v. Global Office Furniture, LLC, et al. – marks one of the Trump administration’s first publicly filed False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement actions focused on tariff evasion. In its July...more

Saul Ewing LLP

DOJ Rolls Out New Antitrust Whistleblower Program

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The Trump Administration continues to surprise many observers by taking antitrust enforcement seriously. The latest initiative, announced on July 8, 2025, creates an avenue for rewarding individuals who report antitrust...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Federal Judge rejects request to release ESSA Bank from redlining settlement

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A federal judge has rejected the Trump Administration’s request to release from court supervision a bank that had been accused of discriminatory lending....more

The Volkov Law Group

Episode 379 — Update on False Claims Act and Customs Fraud

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The Trump Administration intends to leave a strong enforcement mark on fraud and trade enforcement. DOJ is linking together trade enforcement and False Claims Act cases in an unprecedented manner that will open up new...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

The Trump Administration Signals Its False Claims Act Enforcement Priorities

As the second Trump Administration concludes its sixth month, the U.S. Department of Justice has identified its top False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement priorities...more

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