On January 23, 2023, a federal district court approved a pretrial diversion agreement between the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Ryan Hee, a former regional manager for a healthcare staffing company. The deal, which will likely result in Hee walking
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DOJ’s New Corporate Enforcement Policy for the Criminal Division and its Impact on Cases handled by other Divisions
In this blog post, we provide an overview of the updates to the Criminal Division’s Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP) and discuss the impact of these changes on the corporate enforcement policies for criminal violations of sanctions and export controls, criminal…
DOJ’s New Corporate Enforcement Policy for the Criminal Division and its Impact on Cases handled by other Divisions
In this blog post, we provide an overview of the updates to the Criminal Division’s Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP) and discuss the impact of these changes on the corporate enforcement policies for criminal violations of sanctions and export controls, criminal…
Judge McMahon Ahead of Bench Trial: “Last Thing I Need Is Opening Statements”
Judge McMahon issued a written Order on Friday, answering the parties’ questions ahead of a bench trial in an ERISA case, and, in doing so, offered helpful guidance as to her practices in bench trials.
First, she was clear she…
FTC Issues Proposed Rules to Ban Noncompete Clauses and Takes Unprecedented Enforcement Action
By Lee Berger & Sean Aasen
The FTC has taken its strongest actions yet to limit private contract terms limiting employees’ ability to work for competitors, both issuing a proposed rule barring most noncompete agreements and filing complaints and consent decrees with three companies prohibiting their…
The FTC Updates Size of Transaction Thresholds and Filing Fees for Premerger Notification Filings
On January 23, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced updated size-of-transaction thresholds for premerger notification (Hart-Scott-Rodino or “HSR”) filings, as well as new HSR filing fees and new de minimis thresholds for interlocking officer and director prohibitions under Section…
In Unprecedented Action FinCEN Identifies Virtual Currency Exchange as Primary Money Laundering Concern
On January 18, 2023, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an order identifying the virtual currency exchange Bitzlato Limited (Bitzlato) as a “primary money laundering concern” in connection with Russian illicit finance. The order,…
In Unprecedented Action FinCEN Identifies Virtual Currency Exchange as Primary Money Laundering Concern
On January 18, 2023, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an order identifying the virtual currency exchange Bitzlato Limited (Bitzlato) as a “primary money laundering concern” in connection with Russian illicit finance. The order,…
BIS Extends Advanced Computing and Semiconductor Rules to Macau
On January 17, 2023, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an interim final rule (the “January 17 rule”), expanding its recent China-focused export controls, related to advanced computing and semiconductors, to Macau. These controls,…
The Top Ten Asia-Pacific FCPA Enforcement Actions of 2022
In a surprising break from past trends for US enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), none of the five corporate enforcement actions resolved by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) in 2022, and only two of the six…