With Pretrial Diversion Agreement, DOJ’s Antitrust Division Achieves Another...
On January 23, 2023, a federal district court approved a pretrial diversion agreement between the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Ryan Hee, a former regional manager for a healthcare staffing company....
View ArticleThe UK’s Proposed Clampdown on Foreign Lobbying
On March 1 and 7, 2023, the National Security Bill (the “Bill”) will enter the Report stage of the House of Lords, during which members of the House of Lords will be given a further opportunity to...
View ArticleThe UK’s Introduction of a New “Failure to Prevent Fraud” Offence Edges Closer
In our alert called “Criminal Investigations in the UK: What to Watch for the UK and the EU in 2023”, we predicted the introduction of a new “failure to prevent” offence. We predicted that such a new...
View ArticleThe UK Government Proposes Reform to the Identification Doctrine to Combat...
On June 15, 2023, the UK Government announced proposals to introduce the biggest reform of corporate crime legislation in more than 50 years, with the result that, if enacted into law, companies who...
View ArticleFirst to File: Issue 14
In this issue: Supreme Court holds that the government may intervene in an FCA case and file a motion to dismiss any time “good cause” is shown, even if it initially declined to intervene and...
View ArticleThe Introduction of the U.K. “Failure to Prevent Fraud” into Law
On October 26, 2023, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (the “Act”) received Royal Assent. Among other provisions, the Act contains a new “failure to prevent fraud” criminal...
View ArticleThe Top Ten Asia-Pacific FCPA Enforcement Actions of 2023
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View ArticleNew York Enacts Prohibition Against Employers Collecting Employee...
Amid the reporting of the newest round of settlements by broker-dealers and financial advisers in late September for employee engagement in off-line business communications, last month also saw New...
View ArticleAsia Pacific 2023 Anti-Corruption Rankings: Transparency International’s CPI...
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View ArticleDisruptive Technology Strike Force: Year in Review
On February 16, 2023, almost one year after the onset of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and among increasing scrutiny of broader geopolitical threats to US supply chains, the US Department of...
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