Worldwide: Criminal Law

Making clear that the era of “regulation by enforcement” is over, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Director of Enforcement David Miller delivered a comprehensive address...

Recently enacted federal legislation geared toward making employment at sea safer has resulted in many mariners being denied credentials and/or renewals of their credentials through the National Maritime Center. 46 USC 7511, enacted in 2022, bans the issuance of any merchant marine credentials (MMC) to anyone who has been convicted under the federal sexual abuse statutes (18 USC Ch 109A) or under state statutes deemed substantially similar.

Picture it: the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, circa 2005: I, a newly minted Special Agent with the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI),...

The U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") has for the first time ever issued a uniform Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy ("CEP")...

On March 10, 2026, DOJ released its first department-wide Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy for corporate criminal matters.

On Tuesday, March 10, 2026, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ or the Department) released its first Department-wide corporate enforcement policy (CEP) for all corporate...

Dozens of college and university campuses experienced protests in April and May of 2024 due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Many were peaceful, but some turned violent...

Ben Cohen charged with "unlawful entry" whilst protesting against the prosecution of Julian Assange.

On March 16, 2020, the Georgia Court of Appeals entered a ruling in the case of Star Residential, LLC vs. Hernandez for plaintiffs who bring claims under the Georgia Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act.

Making clear that the era of “regulation by enforcement” is over, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Director of Enforcement David Miller delivered a comprehensive address...

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, applying Ohio law, has held that a negligence claim arising from a cyber fraud incident was not first made or reported while the first policy was in effect, and that notice was outside the second policy’s 30-day reporting window.

On March 23, 2026, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced settled charges against an SEC-registered investment adviser (the Firm) for failing to fully and fairly disclose...