Criminal Law / Business Crimes

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May
25
2017
CFTC Amends Whistleblower Rules to Strengthen Anti-Retaliation Protections and Encourage Whistleblower Tips Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun
5
2015
CFTC and CME Collaborate to Chase Alleged Spoofers: Commodity Futures Trading Commission Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
4
2022
CFTC and SEC Issue Guidance on Security-Based Swaps and Fraud in OTC Swap Disclosures Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Jun
27
2023
CFTC Asserts Enforcement Authority Over Carbon Markets Mintz
Nov
29
2021
CFTC Awards $200 Million to Whistleblower Katz Banks Kumin LLP
Mar
10
2022
CFTC Awards $500,000 to Two Whistleblowers in First Awards of 2022 Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto
Mar
29
2022
CFTC Awards $625,000 to Four Whistleblowers Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto
Oct
26
2021
CFTC Awards Largest-Ever Payout to Whistleblower who Assisted with Global Interest Rate Benchmark Manipulation Investigation Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Aug
14
2023
CFTC Awards Three Whistleblowers, Waives TCR Filing Requirement Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto
Jul
9
2020
CFTC Brings First Fraud Case Attributed to Pandemic Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
7
2021
CFTC Expanding Anti-Manipulation Powers to Punish Misrepresentations to Futures Exchanges and FCMs Katten
Mar
16
2024
CFTC Grants $1.25 Million Whistleblower Award to Compliance Official Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto
Mar
5
2019
CFTC Issues $2 Million Whistleblower Award to Individual Whistleblower for Analysis of Market Data Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
26
2020
CFTC Issues Alert on Coronavirus Fraud Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto
Apr
6
2016
CFTC Issues Record $10M Whistleblower Award ArentFox Schiff LLP
Apr
12
2016
CFTC Issues Record-High Whistleblower Bounty Award Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
25
2024
CFTC Names New Director of Whistleblower Office Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto
Jul
13
2018
CFTC on Aiding & Abetting Bracewell LLP
Dec
5
2023
CFTC Proposes Highly Anticipated Guidance on Voluntary Carbon Credit Derivatives K&L Gates
Nov
4
2020
CFTC Provides Guidance on Cooperation in Enforcement Actions Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
16
2023
CFTC Releases FY 2023 Annual Report on its Whistleblower Program Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
1
2021
CFTC Report Highlights Whistleblowers Tips to Other Regulators Qualify for Awards Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto
Jan
3
2018
CFTC Rewards for Cooperation Should Continue in 2018 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr
26
2024
CFTC Scrutinizes Financial Institutions’ Employee Agreements for Any Language that Deters Whistleblowers Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Jan
17
2024
CFTC Settles Enforcement Action Against Commodity Trading Firm for Alleged Fraud in Connection with Physical Commodity Trading Only – No Derivatives Katten
Jul
10
2015
CFTC Sues Chinese Citizen Accused of Executing Fraudulent Money Pass Trades Katten
Apr
26
2024
CFTC Taking Aim at Restrictive NDAs Which Impede Whistleblowing Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto
Aug
15
2023
CFTC Urges Potential Whistleblowers to Report Carbon Credit Misconduct Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Jul
16
2015
CFTC v. Kraft Foods: What is Market Manipulation? Bracewell LLP
Nov
21
2023
CFTC Whistleblower Award Program Remained Active in 2023 Katz Banks Kumin LLP
Apr
22
2020
CFTC Whistleblower Program Awards Whistleblower who was “Heavily Relied” on During Investigation Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto
Jun
24
2021
CFTC Whistleblower Program Gains Funding Protections with Passage in Both Houses of Congress, Waiting for Executive Approval Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Dec
3
2020
CFTC Whistleblower Program Helping to Drive Record-Level Enforcement Activity Zuckerman Law
Nov
3
2019
CFTC Whistleblower Program Paid $100M to Whistleblowers Zuckerman Law
Nov
3
2020
CFTC Whistleblower Program Sees Huge Increase in Tips and Awards Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto
Nov
5
2019
CFTC Whistleblower Program: What Are the Largest CFTC Whistleblower Awards? Zuckerman Law
Nov
1
2022
CFTC Whistleblower Program’s Annual Report Details Record Year Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto
Oct
31
2023
CFTC Whistleblower Program’s FY23 Report to Congress Reveals Continued Success of the Program in Protecting Markets and Customers Zuckerman Law
Sep
30
2020
CFTC Whistleblower Receives $250,000 Award Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto
Jul
28
2020
CFTC Whistleblower Receives $9 Million Award Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto
Nov
2
2022
CFTC Whistleblower Report Reveals Tremendous Success for Taxpayers Zuckerman Law
Sep
27
2023
CFTC Whistleblowers Awarded $15 Million Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto
Jul
21
2020
CFTC Whistleblowers Awarded over $1 Million Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto
Oct
23
2019
CFTC, FinCEN and SEC Issue Joint Statement Reminding Persons in Digital Assets Space of Obligations Under Bank Secrecy Act Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Nov
7
2019
CFTC, FinCEN, and SEC Warn of Crypto AML Enforcement Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
11
2022
CFTC’s Historic Enforcement Action Impacting the Oil Industry & Related Derivatives ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jul
12
2022
Challenges for Challengers – the FCA Shares Its Expectations for Financial Crime Controls at Disruptor Banks and Provides Lessons for All K&L Gates
Dec
10
2020
Challenging Physician Judgment: Is Your Institution Exposed to False Claims Act Liability? Foley & Lardner LLP
May
17
2012
Championing the UK Bribery Act: The 2012 Olympic Games and Corporate Hospitality McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
28
2017
Chancery Court Dismisses All Claims for Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraud, and Company Dissolution Brought by Creditor K&L Gates
 

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