United States
Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Last week, the California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation issued a warning about yet another fraudster's attempt to separate investors from their money:
Rahman Ravelli Solicitors
A London-based financier has been jailed for 20 months in the US for his role in an art fraud involving $86 million.
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
Those who were looking for big fireworks at yesterday's confirmation hearings for three FTC Commissioners were likely disappointed by the relatively business-as-usual nature of the proceedings.
ORBA
In the face of a flood of illegitimate claims for the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERC), the IRS has imposed an immediate moratorium through at least the end of 2023 on processing new claims for the credit.
McGuireWoods LLP
Notable litigation filed during July 2023 includes: (1) O'Keefe v. Multicoin Cap. Mgmt. LLC; (2) Bledsoe v. Order of Magnitude Ventures LLC; (3) O'Keefe v. Farmington State Bank; and (4) SEC v. Tadrus.
Jones Day
On July 18, 2023, the French Anticorruption Agency ("FAA") published its 2022 annual activity report. The report detailed key figures related to the inspections carried out by the agency...
Crowell & Moring
A False Claims Act (FCA) settlement recently announced by the U.S. Department of Justice stands at the intersection of two evolving trends...
McLane Middleton, Professional Association
At the beginning of a business partnership, the focus is generally on developing a business plan in consideration of each partner's strengths, knowledge and financial contributions.
Riker Danzig LLP
On August 23, 2023, the New York Appellate Division, Second Department ("the Court") issued its opinion – currently pending publication – in the matter of Hillary Dev., LLC v Sec. Tit. Guar. Corp. of Baltimore...
Womble Bond Dickinson
Two recent Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) actions – a Department of Justice (DOJ) Opinion letter and an SEC settlement – underscore key diligence questions that legal and compliance...
Arnold & Porter
Verizon Business Network Services LLC is the first DOD contractor (to our knowledge) to resolve FCA allegations that it failed to follow cybersecurity standards that were unrelated to personal health records.
Mayer Brown
On August 14, 2023, the US Department of Justice ("DOJ") issued a rare advisory opinion addressing the permissibility of corporate-sponsored travel for foreign government officials...
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Carrie Cohen was featured in the Tubi documentary Queen of Crypto, discussing the story of Ruja Ignatova...
Duane Morris LLP
On August 30, 2023, the Department of Labor (DOL) unveiled its long-awaited proposal to update the "white collar" overtime exemption regulations applicable to executive, administrative and professional (EAP) employees...
KI Legal
A debtor who gives away property right before a bankruptcy filing may be found to have committed actual fraud.
Ford & Harrison LLP
Under a new proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), released on August 30, 2023, more than 3.4 million workers would be newly eligible for overtime pay unless employers...
Goodwin Procter LLP
On August 30, 2023, the Department of Labor ("DOL") announced its issuance of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NPRM"). In the NPRM, the DOL proposes to increase substantially the salary threshold...
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Just days before Labor Day, the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") unveiled its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NPRM"), aimed at revising the Fair Labor Standards Act's overtime exemptions...
Lowenstein Sandler
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced today a notice of proposed rulemaking to raise the salary threshold for "white collar" minimum wage and overtime pay exemptions.
Rimon
Foreign parent companies, including US parent companies, are increasingly subject to extraterritorial legislations and are likely to face new compliance challenges coming from the European Union in 2023.