United States: Criminal Law

If you are under SEC investigation, one of the most critical, strategic decisions you may face is whether to invoke your Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.

In asset-backed lending, the strength of the secured lender's position is only as reliable as the collateral securing it and the lender's ability to realize upon that collateral in the event of borrower distress.

Companies doing business with the federal government face an increasingly complex enforcement landscape where a single compliance issue can trigger simultaneous investigations by multiple agencies—federal prosecutors, civil fraud attorneys, inspectors general, regulatory bodies, and state attorneys general. The decisions made in the earliest days of such investigations often determine whether risks are effectively managed or catastrophically compounded.

On October 14, 2026, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. announced the office’s new Corporate Crime and Antitrust Task Force (“Task Force”). This development marks yet another instance...

The Department of Justice's National Fraud Enforcement Division has issued new guidance establishing specific factors that prosecutors must weigh heavily when deciding whether to charge companies with fraud or negotiate resolutions. These factors include management involvement, concealment efforts, scheme duration, geographic scope, and impact on government programs, fundamentally reshaping how corporate fraud cases will be evaluated and prosecuted.

The U.S. Department of Justice's National Fraud Enforcement Division has issued new corporate enforcement priorities targeting healthcare fraud, government contract fraud, tax evasion, and tariff violations. What factors will prosecutors now weigh most heavily when deciding whether to charge corporations, and how might expanded whistleblower incentives reshape corporate compliance strategies?

On October 14, 2026, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. announced the office’s new Corporate Crime and Antitrust Task Force (“Task Force”). This development marks yet another instance...

A Texas appellate court upheld terrorism charges against a woman whose only alleged contribution was sewing a Faraday bag used to block cell phone signals. This case illustrates how federal and state material support statutes can impose life sentences for seemingly trivial assistance, with no requirement to prove intent to further terrorist activity or any de minimis exception for minor contributions.

The Trump administration is deploying US military forces directly into Latin American counternarcotics operations, marking a significant shift from historical intelligence-sharing roles to boots-on-the-ground combat involvement. Recent joint operations in Ecuador, featuring 50 US troops working alongside local forces to dismantle cartel networks, are establishing a new model that Washington seeks to replicate across the Western Hemisphere.

On June 15, 2026, the Supreme Court denied certiorari in National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. v. Letitia James, leaving in place the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit’s decision upholding New York’s...

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.