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Third-Party Risk Management: How To Manage Risk Exposure Beyond The Enterprise's Walls

Regulatory pressure on organisations is growing by the day and spanning a vaster and more complex agenda. Risks related to bribery and corruption, money laundering, sanctions, data privacy, cybersecurity, ESG...

Worldwide Criminal

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Alvarez & Marsal

DOJ Announces New Health & Safety Unit Within Fraud Section

The Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") recently announced the creation of a fourth unit within the Section, the Health & Safety Unit ("HSU").

United States Criminal

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Davis Wright Tremaine

DOJ Charges Former Executive In Criminal Case Alleging Cybersecurity Compliance Fraud

A recent indictment underscores the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ")'s focus on cybersecurity compliance in federal contracting and DOJ's willingness to escalate enforcement...

United States Criminal

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Foley & Lardner

SFO Publishes New Guidance On Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programmes

On 26 November 2025, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) published its Updated Guidance on how it would evaluate a company's compliance programme (the Guidance) for the purposes of prosecutions, considering defences to the ‘failure to prevent offences' and assessing factors relevant to sentencing, among others.

United States Criminal

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K&L Gates LLP

New DOJ Health And Safety Unit Formed To Protect Consumers

United States Criminal

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Duane Morris LLP

Bangladesh's Battle With Power, Corruption, And Justice (Podcast)

United States Criminal

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Wiley Rein

DOJ Leaders Affirm New Approach To Corporate Criminal Enforcement And Preview Policy Changes

United States Criminal

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Holland & Knight

DOJ Establishes Health & Safety Unit Within The Criminal Division's Fraud Section

United States Criminal

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Mayer Brown

With Zafirov Oral Argument Looming, Another District Court Rejects Challenge To Constitutionality Of Qui Tam Provisions

United States Criminal

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Arnold & Porter

SDNY Offers Companies Facing Investigation New Incentives For Quick Self-Disclosure

United States Criminal

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Holland & Knight

From Pause To Pursuit: DOJ Enters Into DPA For FCPA Violations In Guatemala

United States Criminal

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Bracewell

DOJ Leadership Talks FCPA, White Collar Enforcement At The Annual ACI FCPA Conference

United States Criminal

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Arnold & Porter

NJ Watchdog Reform Legislation Moves To Full Senate; AG Defends Record At Extraordinary Senate Hearing

United States Criminal

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Duane Morris LLP

Jimmie "Chris" Duncan Is Released After 27 Years On Louisiana's Death Row

United States Criminal

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

What Honeybees Have Taught Me About Dispute Resolution

United States Litigation

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JAMS

How The JAMS AI Rules Can Streamline Discovery For AI-Related Disputes

United States Litigation

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JAMS

How I Learned To Love Mediator's Proposals - Why Modern Mediation Sometimes Calls For A Guiding Hand

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Visa Turbulence: Navigating Your H-1B Future In A Shifting U.S. Landscape (Video)

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

USPTO Proposes Dramatic Restrictions For Inter Partes Review Institution

United States IP

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Osha Bergman Watanabe & Burton LLP

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DOJ Leaders Affirm New Approach To Corporate Criminal Enforcement And Preview Policy Changes

Leaders from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) joined white collar defense attorneys at the American Conference Institute's annual conference on Dec. 4, 2025.

United States Criminal

HK

Holland & Knight

DOJ Antitrust Division Offers New Incentives For Reporting Antitrust Violations

The Department of Justice's Antitrust Division (DOJ) has officially launched its first-ever Whistleblower Rewards Program through a memorandum of understanding with...

United States Anti-trust

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Duane Morris LLP

DOJ Criminal Division Announces Priority Enforcement Areas And Publishes Revised Enforcement Guidance

On May 12, 2025, the Department of Justice Criminal Division announced significant changes to its corporate white-collar criminal enforcement priorities.

United States Criminal

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Jones Day

DOJ Criminal Division Updates (Part 3): New Reasons For Companies To Self-Disclose Criminal Conduct

United States Criminal

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Foley & Lardner

DOJ Criminal Division Updates (Part 2): Department Of Justice Updates Its Corporate Criminal Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program

United States Criminal

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Foley & Lardner

DOJ Criminal Division Updates (Part 1): DOJ's New White Collar Crime Enforcement Plan

United States Criminal

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Foley & Lardner

The Department Of Justice Announces New Corporate Enforcement Policies And Priorities

United States Criminal

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

UK, French, And Swiss Enforcement Authorities Announce New Alliance

United States Criminal

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WilmerHale

JONES DAY TALKS®: Corporate Fraud Investigations In 2025: Lessons, Trends, And Need-To-Knows (Podcast)

United States Criminal

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Jones Day

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Public Order

To Seize Or Not To Seize: Campus Protests And Police Uses Of Force

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...

United States Criminal

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Robins Kaplan

Ben & Jerry's Founder Arrested for Protesting the Prosecution of Julian Assange

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

United States Criminal

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Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Recent Court Of Appeals Case Regarding Georgia Street Gang Terrorism And Prevention Act A Win For Plaintiffs

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.

United States Criminal

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Drew Eckl & Farnham, LLP

Map Public Nuisance Video

United States Criminal

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

EU Foreign Investment Law In Force From April

European Union International

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Congress Agrees To Final Opioids Bill With Vote Scheduled This Week

United States Criminal

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BakerHostetler

Scott MacLatchie Discusses Constitutional Issues In Police-Public Interactions As DRI Civil Rights And Governmental Tort Liability Seminar

United States Government

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Womble Bond Dickinson

Hurricane Harvey Special Alert

United States Environment

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BakerHostetler

Trump Administration Likely To Maintain Yates Memo Priorities On Corporate Wrongdoing

United States Criminal

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Womble Bond Dickinson

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Crime

DOJ Establishes Health & Safety Unit Within The Criminal Division's Fraud Section

On December 2, 2025, the Department of Justice ("DOJ") published a website for a dedicated Health & Safety Unit ("HSU") within the Criminal Division's Fraud Section.

United States Criminal

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Mayer Brown

SDNY Offers Companies Facing Investigation New Incentives For Quick Self-Disclosure

The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) recently discussed new incentives for corporate cooperation and self-disclosure for companies facing criminal investigations.

United States Criminal

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Holland & Knight

Jimmie "Chris" Duncan Is Released After 27 Years On Louisiana's Death Row

Jimmie "Chris" Duncan was released on bail today after 27 years on death row at Louisiana's Angola prison following a wrongful conviction for a crime that never occurred.

United States Criminal

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Understanding ICE Warrants: What Employers Need To Know About Limits On A "Blackie's Warrant"

United States Immigration

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Littler Mendelson

U.S. Government Launches Interagency Effort To Combat Online Cryptocurrency Fraud Schemes

United States Technology

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Ballard Spahr LLP

'Ban The Box' Expands In Philadelphia: Latest Updates For Employers

United States Criminal

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

The Cinderella Effect: Transforming Quality Control In Financial Crime Compliance With AI

United States Technology

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Compliance Update — Insights And Highlights October 2025

United States Criminal

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Jones Walker

FinCEN Releases Data Showing $9 Billion In Iranian Shadow Banking Activity

United States Criminal

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Ballard Spahr LLP

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White Collar Crime, Anti-Corruption & Fraud

Deepfakes Are On The Rise – Are You Prepared?

In 2023, U.S. stocks plummeted after an image went viral depicting smoke pouring from a building near the Pentagon.

United States Technology

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Torys LLP

Third-Party Risk Management: How To Manage Risk Exposure Beyond The Enterprise's Walls

Regulatory pressure on organisations is growing by the day and spanning a vaster and more complex agenda. Risks related to bribery and corruption, money laundering, sanctions, data privacy, cybersecurity, ESG...

Worldwide Criminal

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Alvarez & Marsal

DOJ Announces New Health & Safety Unit Within Fraud Section

The Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") recently announced the creation of a fourth unit within the Section, the Health & Safety Unit ("HSU").

United States Criminal

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Davis Wright Tremaine

OFAC And FinCEN Target Transnational Criminal Organization And Numerous Mexico-Based Gambling Establishments

United States Government

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K2 Integrity

DOJ Charges Former Executive In Criminal Case Alleging Cybersecurity Compliance Fraud

United States Criminal

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Foley & Lardner

SFO Publishes New Guidance On Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programmes

United States Criminal

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K&L Gates LLP

The Prosecution Of Samourai Wallet Developers: Expanding The Reach Of Crypto Enforcement

United States Technology

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Ballard Spahr LLP

New DOJ Health And Safety Unit Formed To Protect Consumers

United States Criminal

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Duane Morris LLP

You Heard It Here First: Arnold & Porter Launches Its Cyber FCA Tracker

United States Technology

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Arnold & Porter

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Latest Videos

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Backdating, Bar Mitzvahs, And The Namibian Getaway: The Comverse Scandal Unraveled (Podcast)

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Wiley Rein

Non-Financial Misconduct Miniseries: Episode 1 - Navigating the FCA's Regulatory Framework (Podcast)

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Note Bene Episode 175: The 10 Keys To Successful Investigations: A Crossover Edition Of The Fraud Eats Strategy (Scott Moriz) And Nota Bene (Scott Maberry) Podcasts

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Webinar Recording: DOJ Enforcement In The Trump Administration: Priorities, Shifts, And Legal Impacts (Video)

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Mintz

Red Flags: The Enduring Legacy Of The Madoff Ponzi Scheme A Roundtable Discussion On Financial Fraud In 2023 (Video)

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

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