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Vinson & Elkins LLP

Small Gains Yield Big Pain: How a $2,400 Profit Triggered an SEC, FBI, and FINRA Cavalry

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On July 11, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”) announced that it had settled an enforcement action against two individuals who were alleged to have engaged in insider trading. The SEC’s...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Announces a New Corporate and Securities Fraud Strike Force to Ramp up...

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On October 4, 2023, Martin Estrada, U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California (CDCA), announced the formation of a Corporate and Securities Fraud Strike Force (the “Strike Force”), a new CDCA section designed to...more

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DOJ Antitrust Division and FBI to investigate collusion stemming from supply chain disruptions

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On 17 February, the Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division (Antitrust Division)  announced that it is launching a joint initiative with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to “deter and prosecute those who would...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

DOJ Determined to “Better Combat Corporate Crime”

The Department of Justice under the Biden Administration signaled yesterday that it will be putting more resources towards investigating corporate crime – and expecting more from companies who come under investigation. On...more

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DAG Monaco announces shift in DOJ enforcement policies - Prioritizing corporate misconduct and individual accountability

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On October 28, 2021, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa O. Monaco gave the keynote address at the ABA’s 36th National Institute on White Collar Crime and announced a series of changes in the Department of Justice’s (DOJ)...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Tribute to Gale Sayers and Criminal FCPA Plea by Sargeant Marine

Gale Sayers died Wednesday. For any serious student of the National Football League (NFL), Sayers will always be known as one of the greatest runners of all-time. His rookie season was one for the record books; scoring 22...more

The Volkov Law Group

Compliance Program Evolution and Proactive Strategies (Part III of III)

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Sometimes what folks label a “new idea” is not so much of a new idea as the application of an old solution to a new discipline.  I do not mean to be cryptic, but I am going to explain my point by referring to an area where I...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

News Organizations Win Release of Search Warrant Materials in Michael Cohen Cases

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Holding that search warrants issued under the Stored Communications Act are subject to a "common law presumption of access," the chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has unsealed five search...more

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The Calm Before the Storm—Are You Prepared for an Antitrust Search Warrant?

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From 2010 to 2015, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice filed criminal charges against more than 120 corporations and more than 350 individuals, and collected fines and penalties of more than $8 billion....more

The Volkov Law Group

The Cohen Search Warrants – DOJ Procedures for Approval

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With all the recent hoopla and commentary on the Michael Cohen criminal investigation and the execution of search warrants against Cohen, it is important to focus on what is true, what is exaggerated and what is outright...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Comey And Executive Privilege — What Could Have Been

Former FBI Director James Comey will testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee on June 8, 2017, as part of the committee’s investigation into Russia’s influence on the 2016 presidential election. And the committee’s...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Comey And Executive Privilege — What Could Have Been

Former FBI Director James Comey will testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee on June 8, 2017, as part of the committee’s investigation into Russia’s influence on the 2016 presidential election. And the committee’s...more

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Obstruction of Justice – A Primer

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Our political discourse these days has been focused on three key words – obstruction of justice. Whatever your politics may be, these words and the law surrounding obstruction of justice are important to understand....more

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DOJ Focuses on Individuals in Corporate Wrongdoing

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United States Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates issued a September 9 memo directing increased focus on individual culpability in matters of corporate wrongdoing. The memo highlights six policy directives – some existing,...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Highway 61 Revisited Week – Highway 61 and IRS Involvement in FCPA Enforcement

One of the most difficult stories of the Bible for me was always that of God and Abraham. But somehow this song explained it for me as it deals with some unusual problems that can be solved out on Highway 61, which is a...more

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