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Troutman Pepper Locke

DOJ Ramps Up Enforcement Efforts Targeting Tariff Evasion and Trade Fraud

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that it is expanding its enforcement priorities to include a focus on import-related fraud — particularly schemes aimed at evading U.S. tariffs and duties. This marks a...more

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In Response to the President’s Directive, CFPB Unveils New Strategy to Tackle Criminal Regulatory Offenses

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Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) published a policy statement in the Federal Register outlining its approach to addressing criminally liable regulatory offenses. This publication comes in...more

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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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DOJ’s Criminal Division Announces Updates to White-Collar Enforcement and Corporate Policies

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On May 12, 2025, the Head of the Criminal Division (the Criminal Division or Division) at the Department of Justice (DOJ), Matthew R. Galeotti, issued key memoranda to Criminal Division personnel on the Division’s new...more

Hinckley Allen

Enforcement Outlook Under the Second Trump Administration: How Trump’s Priorities Will Impact White-Collar Enforcement Actions

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With every change in administration, organizations and individuals face changes in the types of conduct the federal government focuses on in its investigations, enforcement, and criminal prosecutions. ...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for February 2025

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 enforcement developments from the past...more

Whiteford

Client Alert: Attorney General Bondi Changes Direction on FCPA and FARA Prosecutions

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On her first day in office, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced several changes to the standards governing the exercise of prosecutorial discretion, charging decisions, plea negotiations and sentencing recommendations. Two...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Trump Administration Shifts DOJ’s Approach to FCPA Enforcement

On February 10, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) directing Attorney General Pam Bondi to halt ongoing enforcement by the Department of Justice (DOJ) in all active prosecutions brought pursuant to the...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

An FCPA Enforcement Pause Does Not Pause Anti-Corruption Compliance

U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement activity may be at a temporary standstill, but that should not mean much for the day-to-day operations of global anti-corruption compliance programs. If the Department of...more

The Volkov Law Group

New FCPA Guidance — What to Expect (Part IV of V)

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As we continue through the maze of Executive Orders and new Guidance, which is expected in 180 days, the questions surrounding FCPA enforcement are swirling.  In some respects, we have had a preview.  It is hard to know what...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Long Live the FCPA?

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The Trump administration has taken significant action this week to overhaul the executive branch’s long-standing policy toward the prosecution of white collar offenses. First, a memo issued by newly confirmed U.S. Attorney...more

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President Trump and Attorney General Bondi Announce Significant Shift in FCPA and Other Corporate Enforcement Priorities

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Soon after being sworn in, President Trump issued Executive Orders identifying top administration priorities: combating illegal immigration, drug cartels, and unlawful DEI practices. Taking a similar tack, on her first day in...more

Hogan Lovells

Global Bribery and Corruption Outlook 2025

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As we welcome 2025, the year ahead promises to be a year of change. After more than 70 national elections in 2024, the dust hasn’t fully settled, not least in the United States, where President Trump has taken office for the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Analyzing the Attorney General’s FCPA Enforcement Shift

UPDATE: President Signs Executive Order Directing DOJ to Pause All FCPA Enforcement for 180 Days - On February 10, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order directing the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to pause all...more

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FCPA Year-in-Review: 2024 Developments and Predictions for 2025

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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement activity increased overall in 2024, with a notable uptick in Department of Justice (DOJ) enforcement actions compared to 2023, despite a decrease in public Securities and...more

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Regulators Put AI in Their Crosshairs at the ABA National Institute on White Collar Crime

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The American Bar Association’s National Institute on White Collar Crime has long focused on regulating, prosecuting, and defending evolving permutations of fraud, or allegedly fraudulent conduct. At the 39th annual event,...more

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SEC to Continue Aggressive Enforcement Efforts in 2024 After Record-Setting 2023

This is the fourth in our 2024 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. We will be posting further installments in the series throughout the next several...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 – Key Developments

On 26 October 2023, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (the Act) became law in the UK. The Act represents a major overhaul of the UK government’s framework for tackling financial crime and has brought into...more

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China's enforcement trends and developments: a review of data, bribery, and corporate crime issues

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Commercial bribery enforcement also became more active, as the authorities marked the 30th anniversary of the PRC Anti-Unfair Competition Law. The revision of the PRC Anti-Espionage Law raised some concerns about national...more

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New UK 'failure to prevent' fraud corporate criminal offence published - Update

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The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 was granted Royal Assent on 26 October 2023. It contains a new ‘failure to prevent fraud’ corporate criminal offence which will render large companies liable for fraud...more

The Volkov Law Group

Administration Proposes Legislative Changes to Enhance Asset Forfeiture, Sanctions Enforcement Against Russian Government and...

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As part of the United States governments effort to support Ukraine in its war against Russia, the Biden Administration sent to Congress a number of legislative proposals in addition to a supplemental request for an additional...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

FCPA Enforcement Appears Primed to Reemerge

Over the course of the year — and even dating back to his time on the campaign trail — President Biden and senior officials in his administration, including Department of Justice (DOJ) and Security and Exchange Commission...more

Morgan Lewis

DOJ Discusses Enforcement, Reiterates Biden-Harris Anti-Corruption Commitment at ACI FCPA Conference

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This LawFlash summarizes key takeaways from the American Conference Institute’s (ACI’s) 38th International Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), where top government officials offered insight and...more

Jones Day

FCPA 2020 Year in Review

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In 2020, the biggest Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) headline was the record-shattering global anticorruption enforcement fines and penalties collected by foreign regulators in actions involving a coordinated FCPA...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden's 2020 Insights

Despite political and economic uncertainties, markets and deal activity were resilient in 2019, and strong fundamentals remain in place heading into 2020. Companies continue to face a challenging litigation and enforcement...more

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