Criminal Law / Business Crimes

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Insider trading, investment fraud, advisory fraud, bribery and corruption, anti-money laundering campaigns, victim restitution, and criminal prosecutions by government agencies including the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Department of Justice (DOJ), are among the leading stories covered by the National Law Review. Whistleblower claims against major corporations and employers, enforcement actions, and governing laws including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which were intended to prevent fraud and corruption, are also detailed on the National Law Review for readers.

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Apr
10
2015
Second Circuit Refuses to Rehear Groundbreaking Insider Trading Case Katten
Apr
9
2015
SEC and State OIG Allege that Contractors’ Policies, Procedures, and Agreements Suppress Whistleblowing Covington & Burling LLP
Apr
7
2015
Second Circuit Denies Petition to Reconsider Newman Decision Foley & Lardner LLP
Apr
6
2015
Second Circuit Rebuffs DOJ and SEC in Denying Rehearing in Newman Insider Trading Case ArentFox Schiff LLP
Apr
6
2015
Developments in White Collar Criminal Enforcement: The Government Remains Aggressive, and the Courts' Reaction Is Mixed Katten
Apr
6
2015
DOJ and HHS Annual Report Highlights $3.3 Billion in Settlements and Judgments in FY 2014 Mintz
Apr
6
2015
SEC Announces Enforcement Action Regarding Employee Confidentiality Agreement Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
6
2015
Pay for Delay – Big Pharma’s Dirty Secret Mahany Law
Apr
3
2015
New DOJ Policy on Asset Forfeiture in Structuring Offenses Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
3
2015
SEC Says Employee Confidentiality Agreement Violates Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Provisions ArentFox Schiff LLP
Apr
3
2015
SEC Warns Companies Not To Try To Silence Potential Whistleblowers Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Apr
3
2015
SEC Charges Ex-CEO with Concealing Personal Use of Corporate Funds Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
3
2015
SEC Brings First Action Against Company for Potentially Stifling Whisteleblowers Katten
Apr
2
2015
SEC Announces Action Against Company for Using Confidentiality Agreements That Allegedly Could Deter Whistleblowers Mintz
Apr
2
2015
SEC Brings Enforcement Proceeding Relating to Confidentiality Agreements That May Stifle Whistleblowers Foley & Lardner LLP
Apr
2
2015
Government to Receive $44 Million Settlement from Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company for Alleged Crop Insurance Fraud Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Apr
2
2015
UDAAP Council Weekly Standards Report - 4/1/2015 - Unfair, Deceptive, or Abusive Acts or Practices Foley & Lardner LLP
Apr
1
2015
A Review of Recent Whistleblower Developments Foley & Lardner LLP
Mar
30
2015
UK Company Director Jailed For Bribing Public Officials In Africa Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
30
2015
Jury Verdict for Prosecution Underscores Difficulty of Overcoming Anti-Kickback Statute Charges at Trial McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
27
2015
Fourth Circuit Sustains Securities Fraud Claim Against Drug Manufacturer Katten
Mar
26
2015
Why It's Wise to Pay Attention to Your FCPA Compliance -- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Foley & Lardner LLP
Mar
25
2015
Maryland’s Proposed False Claims Act Doesn’t Go Far Enough to Fight Fraud Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Mar
25
2015
Federal Court in California Sheds Light on Computer Fraud and Abuse Act: Allegations of Indirect Access Held Insufficient To State Claim Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Mar
24
2015
Judicial Rules Committee’s Proposal Would Expand FBI’s Surveillance Capability and Hacking of Companies’ Computers and Smartphones Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
24
2015
U.S. Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services Issue FY 2014 Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program Report McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
23
2015
“Implausible” That Scheme to Induce Referrals Would Leave Physician Ignorant of Its True Purpose McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
23
2015
Construction Management Company Agrees to Pay the U.S. Government More than $1.1 Million To Settle a Qui Tam Case Alleging that the Company Falsely Claimed “Disabled Veteran” Status Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Mar
23
2015
SEC’s Limit on Retroactivity of Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Bounty Awards Is Reasonable, Second Circuit Holds Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
23
2015
I’ve Just Learned My Customer Is A Crook – Do I Have To Return The Money He’s Paid Me? Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
20
2015
Bank of New York Mellon Agrees To Pay $714 Million to Resolve Claims Regarding Foreign Exchange Fraud Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Mar
18
2015
Medigap Insurer’s Discounts to Hospitals and Premium Credits to Patients Approved by OIG McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
18
2015
Top 10 Takeaways from ABA White Collar Crime Conference 2015 (Part Two) Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
18
2015
The FCPA Mandate in a Nutshell--Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Foley & Lardner LLP
Mar
18
2015
Utah Legislature Approves White Collar Crime Registry Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
17
2015
Top 10 Takeaways from ABA White Collar Crime Conference 2015 (Part 1) Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
17
2015
Military Contractor Whistleblower: Hands Up – CAN’T Shoot Mahany Law
Mar
17
2015
OSHA Issues Final Rule on SOX Whistleblower Claims Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Mar
17
2015
After Newman, Congress Seeks to Define Insider Trading Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
16
2015
Fourth Circuit Court Denies Stay and Revives FCA Claims Based on "Implied Certification" Theory Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Mar
16
2015
Nondisclosure Agreements Prevent Local Law Enforcement from Acknowledging it Can Search Cell Phone without a Warrant Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
16
2015
Senate To Consider Legislation On Human Trafficking; House To Take Up Numerous Bills Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
16
2015
SEC Whistleblower Inquiry Raises Concerns About Protection of Confidential and Privileged Information Mintz
Mar
14
2015
FCA Imposes £17.6 Million Fine on Investment Adviser for Mismanagement of Conflicts of Interest Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
13
2015
The False Claims Act 2015: DOJ Policies and Judicial Decisions Likely to Lead to an Increase in FCA Claims Faegre Drinker
Mar
13
2015
Study Finds Whistleblowers Increase Penalties of Regulatory Enforcement Actions Katten
Mar
12
2015
California Department of Business Oversight (DBO) Warns Victims Not To Be Victimized Twice Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Mar
11
2015
Monthly China Anti-Bribery Update Report — February 2015 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
10
2015
Good Corporate Governance in China Is About More Than Preventing Bribery McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
10
2015
March 2015 Health Care Qui Tam Update: Recent Developments and Unsealed Cases Mintz
 

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