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Large Fine And Costly Probation In Company's Criminal Plea Agreement

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a plea agreement with a ship management company. The agreement requires payment of a criminal fine of $1,750,000 and four years of probation.

United States Commercial

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Crain Caton & James

Back To The Future: Developments And Potential Changes For FARA On The Horizon

A recurring theme in public affairs over the past several years has been the extent to which foreign actors have sought to influence in the United States...

United States Criminal

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Pryor Cashman LLP

Sittenfeld v. United States – Campaign Contributions As Crimes? (Video)

The Supreme Court may soon accept a pivotal case – Sittenfeld v. United States – that could redefine when a political contribution becomes a crime.

United States Government

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Wiley Rein

California Public Records Act Interpretation: Court Of Appeal Provides Guidance On Disclosures Related To Critical Incidents

The California Public Records Act (CPRA) generally requires disclosure of information relating to a "critical incident." On June 6, 2025, the Court of Appeal in Sacramento Television Stations Inc. v. Superior Court...

United States Criminal

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Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard

Technology And Criminal Law: Leveling The Playing Field

United States Technology

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

FinCEN Prohibits Fund Transfers Involving Three Mexico-Based Financial Institutions Under FEND Off Fentanyl Act

United States Government

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Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

DOJ Antitrust Division Launches Antitrust Whistleblower Rewards Program

United States Anti-trust

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Davis Polk & Wardwell

Podcast - Persistence And Determination

United States Criminal

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Holland & Knight

New Notice Requirement For California Employers: Surviving Violent Crimes

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Supporting Legal Aid And Second Chances: A Conversation On Sentencing Reform

United States Criminal

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Proskauer Rose LLP

California: Trends And Developments

United States Anti-trust

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Crowell & Moring LLP

DOJ Antitrust Division Offers New Incentives For Reporting Antitrust Violations

United States Anti-trust

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Duane Morris LLP

Changes In Approach To Criminal Liability: Trump's Executive Order Regarding Criminal Regulatory Offenses

United States Criminal

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Liskow & Lewis

Podcast - Walking Tall

United States Criminal

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Holland & Knight

U.S.-China Trade Relations: An Update On Tariffs

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

From Copyright Case To AI Data Crisis: How The New York Times v. OpenAI Reshapes Companies' Data Governance And EDiscovery Strategy

United States Technology

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Avoid Costly Mistakes: Insights From Recent ERP Legal Battles (Video)

United States Technology

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

2025 Trade Policy Agenda Provides Rationale For Trump Tariff Actions

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

The Art Of The (UK) Deal

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Active Shooter Incidents, Part I: Beyond The Statistics To Practical Workplace Violence Insights (Podcast)

In the first part of this three-part podcast series, Karen Tynan, a shareholder in the firm's Sacramento office and co-chair of the Workplace Violence Prevention Practice Group...

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Podcast - The Seeds Of Corruption

The Trial Lawyer's Handbook: A Courtroom Preparation Podcast Series...

United States Criminal

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Holland & Knight

Judge Holds That ICE Workplace Warrants Must Comply With The Fourth Amendment

Given the Trump administration's continued emphasis on immigration enforcement, it is critical that employers understand their rights during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) enforcement action.

United States Immigration

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Steptoe LLP

US Supreme Court's Esteras Ruling On Factoring "Retribution" Into Supervised Release Decisions Will Likely Have Limited Practical Impact

The Supreme Court's decision in Esteras v. United States limits the factors that can be considered when sentencing individuals for supervised release violations, specifically prohibiting the use of "retributive" factors.

United States Litigation

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Perkins Coie LLP

DOJ Targets Trade Fraud: Importers Now On Notice As Criminal Division Ramps Up Enforcement

United States International

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Diaz Trade Law

What The New Executive Order On "Fighting Overcriminalization In Federal Regulations" Means For Environmental Criminal Enforcement

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

In Benchmark Product Safety Case, Corporate Executives Sentenced To Prison For Late Reporting Under Section 15

United States Consumer

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Arnold & Porter

How A Criminal Record Affects Immigration Status

United States Immigration

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Siri & Glimstad LLP

DOJ Adopts Risk-Based Approach In FCPA & White-Collar Enforcement Policy Shift

United States Criminal

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Proskauer Rose LLP

What Every Multinational Company Should Know About … Mitigating Risks Posed By The New Trump Administration Focus On Drug Cartels And TCOs

United States Criminal

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Foley & Lardner

The Law Is The Law

United States Litigation

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Winslow Law

DOJ Affirms Commitment To White Collar Enforcement, Increases Incentives For Corporate Self-Reporting

United States Criminal

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 105: Key Developments In RICO Class Actions (Video)

United States Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

New Internal DOJ Guidance On Compensating Victims And Coordinating Corporate Penalties In Parallel Proceedings

United States Criminal

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WilmerHale

The Law Is The Law

The Rule of Law implies that "the law is the law" no matter who you are. These two examples from Myrtle Beach exemplify that concept...

United States Litigation

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Winslow Law

DOJ Affirms Commitment To White Collar Enforcement, Increases Incentives For Corporate Self-Reporting

Clarifying a May 2025 announcement, Matthew R. Galeotti, head of the U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division, recently affirmed that white collar...

United States Criminal

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 105: Key Developments In RICO Class Actions (Video)

This week's episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jennifer Riley and special counsel Justin Donoho with their analysis of key developments in RICO class actions...

United States Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

New Internal DOJ Guidance On Compensating Victims And Coordinating Corporate Penalties In Parallel Proceedings

On June 5, 2025, the Department of Justice ("DOJ") directed prosecutors to prioritize compensating victims when resolving multiagency...

United States Criminal

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WilmerHale

FCPA Enforcement: Back With A Twist? DOJ Issues New FCPA Guidelines Following Trump Executive Order

United States Criminal

AP

Arnold & Porter

Supreme Court Upholds Fraudulent Inducement Theory Of Wire Fraud

On May 22, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States affirmed prosecutors' ability to pursue mail and wire fraud charges under the "fraudulent inducement" theory.

United States Criminal

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Perkins Coie LLP

'Advice Of Counsel' Is No Silver Bullet

In a decision issued on Monday, June 2 in United States v. Denkberg, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit sent an important reminder that "advice of counsel," while potentially a strong defense to civil or criminal accusations ...

United States Media & IT

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Boies Schiller Flexner

Mind Over Matter: Executive Order Seeks To Reframe Regulatory Criminal Enforcement

On May 9, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order entitled "Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations" (the Order), which directs federal agencies to reassess...

United States Criminal

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

"We Want To Hear From You:" The DOJ Criminal Division's New Approach To Self-Reporting

On May 12, the head of the Department of Justice's Criminal Division, Matthew Galeotti, delivered a speech at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association...

United States Criminal

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

DOJ Criminal Division Announces Leniency And Potential Declination For Companies That Self-Disclose

United States Criminal

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BakerHostetler

The DOJ Announces Administration's Revised Corporate Enforcement Strategy

United States Criminal

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BakerHostetler

DOJ Announces New Priorities In White-Collar Criminal Enforcement: Targeting Waste, Fraud, And Abuse And Protecting American Interests

United States Criminal

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Foley Hoag LLP

Voluntary Self-Disclosure And Whistleblower Awards Initiatives Are Alive And Well In 2025: DOJ Issues White-Collar Enforcement Priorities For The New Administration

United States Healthcare

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Mintz

New Federal Law Criminalizes Nonconsensual Intimate Imagery And Mandates Swift Online Takedowns

United States Privacy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Apple Faces Severe Penalties In Epic v. Apple Case For Violating Injunction And Perjury

United States Anti-trust

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Perkins Coie LLP

U.S. DOJ Announces Substantial Strategic Shifts In White-collar Crime Enforcement

United States Criminal

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A&O Shearman

Clearer Carrots And More Restrained Sticks: Key Updates To DOJ Corporate Enforcement Policies

United States Criminal

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K&L Gates LLP

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

DOJ's Smallest Largest Priority: Pangolins

United States Criminal

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Beveridge & Diamond

Increased Clarity For White-Collar Clients: The Department Of Justice Unveils Its Revised Corporate Self-Disclosure Policy

United States Commercial

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

DOJ Signals Shift In White-Collar Enforcement: More Carrots, Fewer Sticks

United States Commercial

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Selendy Gay

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

Think Compliance Got Easier? Think Again—DOJ's New Era In White-Collar Enforcement

United States Criminal

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

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Sittenfeld v. United States – Campaign Contributions As Crimes? (Video)

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Wiley Rein

The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 105: Key Developments In RICO Class Actions (Video)

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Duane Morris LLP

Forward Risk & Foley Webinar: Key Takeaways (Video)

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Foley & Lardner

Recent Ransomware Attack On Critical Infrastructure Highlights Increasing Risk To U.S. Economy (Video)

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Baker Botts LLP

Cybercrime Is On The Rise: Will The Federal Government Require Companies To Report Cyber Attacks? (Video)

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Arnold & Porter

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