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The Trump Administration Takes Aim at Regulatory Overcriminalization

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On May 9, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order entitled “Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations.” The Order takes aim at what the President calls “regulatory crimes,” with the intended purpose...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

New ‘Failure To Prevent Fraud’ Offence Expected To Come Into Force in the UK Shortly

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The UK government introduced a major overhaul of its framework for addressing financial crime — and brought into force numerous significant changes — when the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (the Act)...more

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Sanctions Watch: UK Authority Outlines Powers to Impose Strict Liability Civil Penalties

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Summary - From 15 June 2022, the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (“OFSI”) has the power to issue monetary penalties for breaches of financial sanctions on a strict liability basis. The newly-published...more

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Trial by Media: The Risks to Defendants of Differing US and UK Approaches

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On Jan. 4, 2022, a trial that has gripped white-collar crime lawyers on both sides of the Atlantic – that of Elizabeth Holmes – concluded. Following a 15-week trial, jurors in the state of California returned guilty verdicts...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Did Congress Intend to Criminalize Off-Label Promotion? One District Judge Suggests the Issue Is Ripe for Review

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A judge in the District of Massachusetts recently questioned whether Congress intended to criminalize off-label promotion through misbranding and adulteration statutes. In an order denying a Rule 29 motion brought by two...more

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