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The DOJ’s New White-Collar Agenda: Implications for Businesses

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On May 12, 2025, the Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) released its criminal—and, more specifically, white collar crime enforcement—initiatives under the current administration. This is typical each time new leadership...more

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SEC Announces Enforcement Results for Fiscal Year 2024

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On November 22, 2024, the SEC released its fiscal year 2024 enforcement statistics.  According to the accompanying press release, the SEC filed 583 total enforcement actions—431 of them standalone actions—while obtaining $8.2...more

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[Webinar] What does the EU Whistleblowing Directive mean for your business? - October 24th, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm CEST

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Though many were delayed in doing so, 25 of 27 EU member states have now implemented the EU Whistleblowing Directive. Organisations with between 50 and 250 employees have been left with little time to comply with the new...more

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Major Changes to Slovak Whistleblowing Rules as of March 1, 2019

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A new act on whistleblowing (Act No. 54/2019 Coll., on the Protection of Whistleblowers) (the "Act on Whistleblowing", or the "Act") has been adopted with effect as of March 1, 2019, which replaces the former Act No. 307/2014...more

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SEC Enforcement in Financial Reporting and Disclosure—2017 Year-End Update

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2017 will most likely be remembered as a year of transition, as the Securities and Exchange Commission’s enforcement actions indicate, at least in the near term, an emphasis on specific initiatives and retail investor...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"New French Anti-Corruption Legal Framework"

A new French law titled “Transparency, the Fight Against Corruption and Modernization of the Economy,” which was published in the French Official Journal on December 10, 2016 (known as Sapin II, as it was named after the...more

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A Review of Recent Whistleblower Developments

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SEC Brings First Stand-Alone Whistleblower Retaliation Enforcement Action - On September 29, 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought its first stand-alone whistleblower retaliation case under...more

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SEC Issues Cease-and-Desist Order Against Severance Agreement Clause Limiting Whistleblowers' Rights to Recover Bounty Awards

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On August 10, 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued a cease-and-desist Order and imposed remedial sanctions against a publicly traded company for including language in its severance agreements requiring...more

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