While some enforcement areas have taken a pause this year, False Claims Act enforcement—especially around customs duties—is moving and likely to get busier.
Just last week the U.S. Department of Justice filed a complaint...more
4/25/2025
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Last week President Trump signed an Executive Order pausing enforcement of the nation’s most robust anti-bribery statute, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”). The EO seeks a complete overhaul of the FCPA enforcement...more
2/14/2025
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If there is one enforcement shift to expect in the next year or so, it is an uptick in federal law enforcement moves designed to overwhelm the targets. This means more search warrants (or “raids”) at businesses, especially...more
On July 26, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a Complaint in the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles charging activist short publisher Andrew Left and Citron Capital, LLC, an investment adviser he...more
On March 7, 2024, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco delivered the keynote remarks at the American Bar Association’s 39th National Institute on White Collar Crime. In her address, she announced a new, nationwide...more
3/14/2024
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DOJ Promotes Compliance Through Compensation and Clawback Programs (3.2.2023):
• The DOJ announced corporate criminal resolutions will now include a requirement that companies implement a compensation and bonus scheme...more
3/10/2023
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Self-Disclosure Requirements
On March 1, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) unsealed an indictment charging Terren S. Peizer, the CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ontrak Inc., a publicly traded health care company, with engaging in...more
On February 22, 2023, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released a new voluntary self-disclosure (“VSD”) policy (available here) that applies to all United States Attorney’s Offices (“USAO”). The policy details the...more
On September 15, 2022, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco announced new Department of Justice (“DOJ”) policies on corporate criminal enforcement. DOJ designed the new policies based on recommendations by the Corporate...more