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Recent Prosecutions Reflect New DOJ FCPA Guidelines

Following the conclusion of a months-long "pause" in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) seemingly has resumed FCPA...

United States Criminal

AP

Arnold & Porter

CMA Updates Cartels Leniency Guidance

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA") has updated its guidance on leniency and no-action applications in cartel investigations. The new guidance came into force on 28 October 2025, following a public...

United States Anti-trust

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Baker Botts LLP

Cari's Legal Exchange: Regulatory Risks And Enforcement Realities — Part 2 (Video)

Stay ahead of global enforcement trends with this deep dive into sanctions, anti-terrorism laws, and cross-border trade risks.

United States International

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Winston & Strawn LLP

How Chinese Money Laundering Networks Are Powering Mexican Cartels: Key Risks And Compliance Strategies For Financial Institutions

On August 28, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") released an advisory (FIN-2025-A003) alongside...

Worldwide Criminal

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Views From The Top: Inside The Trump 2.0 Enforcement Playbook

United States Anti-trust

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Dechert

Institutional Investors Beware: Clayton Act's Safe Harbor Provision Does Not Shield Asset Managers From First-Of-Its-Kind ESG Cartel Lawsuit

United States Anti-trust

AP

Arnold & Porter

Sanctions Update: August 11, 2025

Worldwide International

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Steptoe LLP

Attorney General Bondi Refocuses Justice Department Priorities In New Guidance Documents

United States Commercial

WR

Wiley Rein

Fishing Expedition Or Legitimate Dawn Raid? The Latest On European Commission's Cartel Enforcement And Dawn Raids From The EU's General Court

European Union Anti-trust

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

FinCEN Exercises New Authority Targeting Mexico-Based Financial Institutions To Counter Cartel-Linked Fentanyl Trade

United States Anti-trust

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Foley & Lardner

European Commission Fines Alchem In First Cartel Case Involving A Pharmaceutical API

United States Healthcare

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A&O Shearman

What Is Antitrust Litigation Law?

United States Anti-trust

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Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC

California: Trends And Developments

United States Anti-trust

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Antitrust Agency Insights: Developments At The U.S. Antitrust Enforcement Agencies — Second Quarter 2025

United States Anti-trust

AP

Arnold & Porter

What Honeybees Have Taught Me About Dispute Resolution

United States Litigation

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JAMS

One Size Doesn't Fit All: Customizing Dispute Resolution For Commercial Contracts

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Importing Steel Into Mexico A Pillar Of Compliance For Suppliers Trading With Mexico

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

The Changes To The English Arbitration Regime: What Parties To International Construction Disputes Need To Know

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Federal Court Blocks Enforcement Of Texas Proxy Advisor Disclosure Law

United States Commercial

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Judge Allows Justice Department's IPhone Monopolization Suit To Proceed

On June 30, 2025, the US District Court for the District of New Jersey denied Apple's Motion to Dismiss the U.S. Department of Justice's ("DOJ") lawsuit accusing the company...

United States Anti-trust

M

Mintz

Chambers Cartels 2025: A Chambers Global Practice Guide

While change may be an inevitable and constant force with which to be reckoned, 2025 presents a year of sweeping changes and unique challenges for business people, competition lawyers, and regulators alike.

United States Anti-trust

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Ninth Circuit Revives Antitrust Claims For The Commercial Real Estate Market

Having been away for trial prep, I want to kick off my return by talking about the Ninth...

United States Anti-trust

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Markowitz Herbold PC

DOJ's Approach To White Collar Enforcement: Target Those Who Harm U.S. Interests While Minimizing Collateral Damage

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced Guidelines for Investigations and Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).

United States Criminal

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Wiley Rein

DOJ Issues New FCPA Enforcement Guidelines

United States Criminal

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Nossaman LLP

DOJ Resumes FCPA Enforcement Under New Guidelines Prioritizing The Protection Of American Interests

United States Commercial

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Jones Day

Antitrust & Competition Technology Update Q1 2025

United States Anti-trust

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Goodwin Procter LLP

DOJ's New FCPA Enforcement Guidelines: Continuity With A Twist

Worldwide Criminal

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Steptoe LLP

New FCPA Guidance Underscores Importance Of Internal Compliance For Companies Doing Business Abroad

United States Commercial

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Landmark European Commission Cartel Fines On No-poaching Agreements And Minority Shareholdings

United States Anti-trust

JD

Jones Day

First-Ever Fine For No-Poach Agreement And Anti-Competitive Use Of Minority Shareholding In A Competitor

United States Anti-trust

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WilmerHale

First Terrorism Indictments Announced Over Drug Cartel Support

United States Anti-trust

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Lowenstein Sandler

DOJ Alert: New White-Collar Priorities And Stronger Incentives To Self-Report

United States Criminal

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Bracewell

Compliance And Self-Disclosure Of Misconduct Must Be Top Priorities For Corporate Organizations, According To New Guidance From The Department Of Justice

United States Criminal

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

First-Ever Fine For No-Poach Agreement And Anti-Competitive Use Of Minority Shareholding In A Competitor

Labor markets have increasingly drawn the attention of the European Commission ("Commission") and national competition authorities in the EU. As early as 2021...

United States Anti-trust

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WilmerHale

First Terrorism Indictments Announced Over Drug Cartel Support

Last Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed its first indictment against a foreign national for providing material support to a Mexican drug cartel that the current administration...

United States Anti-trust

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Lowenstein Sandler

DOJ Alert: New White-Collar Priorities And Stronger Incentives To Self-Report

This week, Matthew R. Galeotti, Head of the Criminal Division at the US Department of Justice, issued a memorandum outlining the Department's renewed enforcement priorities...

United States Criminal

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Bracewell

Compliance And Self-Disclosure Of Misconduct Must Be Top Priorities For Corporate Organizations, According To New Guidance From The Department Of Justice

The new memorandum emphasizes and increases the importance of self-disclosure as part of the corporate criminal process.

United States Criminal

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

DOJ's Criminal Division Turns Page On White Collar Crime—But Keeps One Foot In The Past

United States Criminal

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Sanctions Update: April 21, 2025

The Sanctions Update, compiled by attorneys from Steptoe's award-winning International Regulatory Compliance team and the Stepwise: Risk Outlook editorial team, publishes every Monday.

Worldwide International

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Steptoe LLP

Compliance In The Era Of "Total Elimination": What The Administration's Cartel Focus Means For Cross-Border Business

The exact contours of the national security enforcement landscape under the second Trump administration are still taking shape, but one thing is clear: drug cartels and their financial networks are an enforcement priority.

United States Criminal

AP

Arnold & Porter

Trump Directs FTC To Lead Government-Wide Rescission And Modification Of Anticompetitive Federal Regulations

On April 9, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order directing the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to lead a process for identifying and rescinding...

United States Government

WR

Wiley Rein

Sanctions Update: April 14, 2025

The Sanctions Update, compiled by attorneys from Steptoe's award-winning International Regulatory Compliance team and the Stepwise: Risk Outlook editorial team...

Worldwide International

SJ

Steptoe LLP

FinCEN Warns US Financial Institutions Of Bulk Cash Smuggling Risks From Mexico-Based Cartels

United States Government

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

DOJ Launches "Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force" To Advocate Against State And Federal Laws And Regulations

United States Anti-trust

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Impact Of Recent U.S. Designations Of Foreign Terrorist Organizations On Companies Doing Business In Mexico, El Salvador And Venezuela

United States Government

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Dechert

How Hot Is Cartel Enforcement Around The Globe? Checking The Forecast For 2025 And Beyond (Podcast)

United States Anti-trust

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Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider

Global Antitrust Enforcement Report

Worldwide Anti-trust

AO

A&O Shearman

A Discussion In Miami About Cartels. No, Not That Kind Of Discussion Or That Kind Of Cartel.

United States Anti-trust

AP

Arnold & Porter

Mitigating Risk From The Designation Of Cartels As FTOs And SDGTs

United States Anti-trust

JD

Jones Day

Escalation Against Cartels: U.S. Designates International Cartels As Foreign Terrorist Organizations And Specially Designated Global Terrorists

United States Anti-trust

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K2 Integrity

Conspiracy Theories Newsletter, 2025 Edition: Predictions For Cartel Enforcement Under Trump 2.0

United States Anti-trust

AV

Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider

Trump Administration Makes First Round Of Cartel Foreign Terrorist Organization Designations With Focus On Mexico And Venezuela

Worldwide Anti-trust

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Bracewell

Cartels, Foreign Terrorist Organizations, And The High Stakes For Businesses

United States Government

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

Designation Of Criminal Cartels As Foreign Terrorist Organizations Increases Compliance Risks For Companies (US Or Not) Operating In Mexico And Greater Latin America

United States Criminal

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Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

Global Antitrust Shifts: How New U.S. And Australian Policies Will Impact Merger Review And Government Enforcement

Worldwide Anti-trust

AV

Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider

President Trump Signs Executive Order Pausing Enforcement Under The FCPA; Attorney General Bondi Issues 14 Memoranda Realigning DOJ Enforcement Priorities

United States Criminal

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

US DOJ Outlines New Enforcement Priorities For Corporations And Individuals

United States Criminal

MB

Mayer Brown

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Latest Videos

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Cari's Legal Exchange: Regulatory Risks And Enforcement Realities — Part 2 (Video)

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Winston & Strawn LLP

Nota Bene Episode 171: Hot Topics In International Antitrust And Cartels (Video)

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Health Care Antitrust: Latest Developments And Trends

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Dentons

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