Criminal Law / Business Crimes

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Jan
3
2017
 Substantial Activity Through Correspondent Bank in New York Creates Personal Jurisdiction Over Foreign Bank Defendant Horwood Marcus & Berk Chartered
Jan
2
2017
 California, West Virginia and New York: State Attorneys General January 2 Update Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
1
2017
 Flint Water Investigation Leads to Felony Charges for Mich. State Employees Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Dec
19
2016
 U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Insider Trading Conviction Based on Tips from Family Member Vedder Price
Dec
16
2016
 SEC Issues Two Large Whistleblower Awards Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
16
2016
 DOJ Releases its 2016 False Claims Act Recovery Statistics Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
15
2016
 Is That What Friends (and Family) Are For? Supreme Court Resolves Circuit Split in Insider Trading Case But Questions Remain Polsinelli PC
Dec
11
2016
 Whistleblower’s Win Strengthens Whistleblower Protection for Federal Employees Zuckerman Law
Dec
9
2016
 U.S. Supreme Court Confirms that a Corporate Insider Receives a “Personal Benefit” by Providing Confidential Information to a Trading Relative or Friend, Affirming Conviction for Insider Trading Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
9
2016
 Supreme Court Rules on Insider Trading Involving Family and Friends Katten
Dec
8
2016
 In First Speech since the Election, DOJ Deputy Attorney General, Sally Yates, “Optimistic” that Corporate Misconduct Will Remain a DOJ Priority under New Administration Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Dec
8
2016
 Supreme Court Confirms Rule on Insider Trading Involving Tips of Confidential Information to Friends and Relatives Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Dec
8
2016
 The Supreme Court Restores Implied Benefit Theory in Insider Trading Prosecutions of Downstream Tippees Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Dec
8
2016
 Goodbye, Newman – U.S. Supreme Court Gives Government Key Victory in Insider Trading Cases Hunton Andrews Kurth
Dec
7
2016
 Supreme Court Upholds Insider Trading Prosecutions on Mere Disclosure to Friends and Family Foley & Lardner LLP
Dec
7
2016
 Key Implications of the Supreme Court’s Decision in Salman K&L Gates
Dec
7
2016
 United Airlines Settles with SEC for Side-Stepping Its Own Anti-Corruption Controls: Management Override for a Ride Over to South Carolina Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Dec
7
2016
 U.S. Supreme Court Decides Salman, Reaffirms Broader View of Insider Trading Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
7
2016
 Salman Decision: Supreme Court Weighs in on Insider Trading Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Dec
6
2016
 FINRA Imposing Increasingly Major Fines for AML Failures K&L Gates
Dec
6
2016
 Supreme Court Reaffirms Personal-Benefit Requirement for Insider Trading Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
6
2016
 New York Banks Face New Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Requirements, Effective January 1 Faegre Drinker
Nov
30
2016
 New York Court Upholds Insider-Trading Verdict Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
30
2016
 Embraer’s FCPA Deferred Prosecution Agreement and $205 Million Payment Demonstrate Need for Adequate Internal Controls Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
29
2016
 White Collar Crime Law Enforcement in a Trump Justice Department - 8 Predictions Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Nov
29
2016
 International AML Enforcement in 2017 Expected to Target Consumer-Due-Diligence Programs, Gaming Entities, Prepaid Cards, Digital Currencies, and High-Risk Nested Accounts K&L Gates
Nov
18
2016
 Fifth Circuit: No Anti-Kickback Violation When Defendant Merely Hopes or Expects Referrals from Benefits Designed for Other Purposes Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
14
2016
 Report Underscores Importance of Whistleblower Rewards and Protections for Internal Auditors Zuckerman Law
Nov
10
2016
 Cautionary Illustration of Need for Accounting and Compliance Reviews Polsinelli PC
Nov
7
2016
 Possible AML implications for Australian FinTechs K&L Gates
Nov
7
2016
 Fifth Circuit Upholds Omnicare Decision for Lack of Supporting Evidence of Kickback Violation McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
6
2016
 SEC Advocates Broad Construction of Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Protection Law Zuckerman Law
Nov
5
2016
 Eighth Circuit Reinstates FCA Case Over Changed College Grades, Attendance Records Armstrong Teasdale
Nov
2
2016
 Monthly China Anti-Bribery Update Report — October 2016 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
25
2016
 SEC and DOJ Charge Board Member with Trading on Inside Information . . . During a Board Meeting Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
24
2016
 Former Tax Court Judge Pleads Guilty to Tax Crimes McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
23
2016
 ARB Decision in Nuclear Whistleblower Case Underscores Favorable Causation Burden for Whistleblowers Zuckerman Law
Oct
21
2016
 "Peanut Buttering is Better than Firebombing" - Woman Smears 30 Cars with Peanut Butter in Trump Protest Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Oct
18
2016
 DOJ Official Bill Baer Elaborates on Cooperation in False Claims Act and Other Civil Enforcement Matters: Cooperation in Eye of Beholder McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
14
2016
 OSHA Issues Final Rule Establishing Procedures For Handling Retaliation Complaints Under The Affordable Care Act Holland & Hart LLP
Oct
13
2016
 First FCPA Case Against Hedge Fund Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
10
2016
 Major Nonprofit Leadership Controversy McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
9
2016
 Monthly China Anti-Bribery Update Report — September 2016 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
7
2016
 Supreme Court Hears Argument on Meaning of “Personal Benefit” in Insider Trading Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
7
2016
 Supreme Court Justices Appear Hesitant to Narrow the Scope of Insider Trading Liability Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Oct
6
2016
 Tenet Healthcare to Settle False Claims Act Lawsuit That Alleged That Hospitals Paid Pre-Natal Clinics for Medicaid Referrals; Agrees to Deal Worth $514 Million Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Oct
6
2016
 U.S. Supreme Court Revisits Insider Trading in Salman Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
6
2016
 Sixth Circuit Revives Home Health Qui Tam Based on Pre-Escobar Standards; Dissent Criticizes Majority for Engaging in Rulemaking McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
3
2016
 DOJ and SEC Find Advance Due Diligence and Robust Compliance Program Shield Purchasing Company in FCPA-Stained Transaction Hunton Andrews Kurth
Oct
3
2016
 ARB Decision Clarifies Favorable Burden-Shifting Framework for Whistleblowers Zuckerman Law
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