Between October and December 2025, the SEC filed 29 actions against a combined total of 54 defendants and respondents, and the CFTC filed one case against three defendants. (These figures...

On December 4, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche and other DOJ officials participated in the annual ACI FCPA conference in Washington DC, outlining key principles to corporate enforcem...

On December 1, 2025, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced amendments to its Rules Relating to Investigations and Rules of Practice.  The amendments are aimed at ...

The CFTC issued an advisory on when it would refer cases to DOJ for criminal investigation and prosecution. The guidance is relatively brief and straightforward, and implements the Presid...

On June 9, 2025, DOJ announced new guidelines for the investigation and enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The Head of DOJ’s Criminal Division also provided additi...

The Department of Justice Criminal Division announced a series of policy changes on white-collar enforcement, covering enforcement priorities, the path to a declination, limitations on mo...

The SEC has moved with stunning alacrity to put crypto regulation on a sustainable footing. Even as Congress continues to work on a market structure bill, there is still room for addition...

President Trump’s recent executive order directing the designation of cartels and transnational criminal organizations as terrorist organizations—as well as broader government efforts...

Changes to the SEC’s specialized crypto enforcement unit signal a reduced focus on non-fraud crypto cases and increased prioritization of traditional cybersecurity issues, use of emergi...

On February 10, President Trump issued an Executive Order and Fact Sheet “pausing” FCPA enforcement for 180 days while Attorney General Bondi determines guidelines for enforcement tha...