On May 18, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that the SEC’s administrative proceedings are unconstitutional on three independent grounds. The decision could potenti...
At a recent New York City Bar Association event, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco emphasized the Department of Justice’s focus on sanctions evasion and export control violations as k...
In a pair of speeches last week, the Assistant Attorney General of DOJ’s Criminal Division emphasized its focus on compliance and announced that he has instructed his prosecutors to con...
A recent District of New Jersey ruling in the case involving alleged FCPA violations by two former Cognizant executives demonstrates the potential risks of government downloads. Judge Kev...
Citing insufficient evidence, the Second Circuit last week reversed the fraud convictions of two bank traders for their roles in the LIBOR manipulation scandal. The case highlights prosec...
A novel insider trading case for trading the stock of a company that the trader did not work for and that was not the target in the M&A transaction has drawn attention for its possible im...
The Biden administration issued the first United States Strategy on Countering Corruption on December 6, 2021, as directed in President Biden’s June 3, 2021, National Security Study Mem...
On Thursday, October 28, 2021, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced significant changes to the DOJ’s corporate enforcement program during her speech at the ABA’s National Insti...
In a recent speech, PADAG John Carlin previewed DOJ’s refocused corporate enforcement efforts and priorities. He addressed a variety of topics, including an upcoming review and revision...
An enforcement action against an alternative data provider for misrepresenting its practices offers lessons both for trading firms that use alternative data and public companies that sell...
