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Enforcement
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The D&O Diary
SEC Files Two More COVID 19-Related Enforcement Actions
As I have been monitoring coronavirus-related D&O claims activity in recent weeks, one area I have been watching in particular is the filing of SEC enforcement actions based on pandemic-related…
Land Use Prof Blog
Alterman on enforcement and justifiable noncompliance in planning law
Prof. Rachelle Alterman (Technion – Israel Institute of Technology) has posted Between informal and illegal in the Global North: Planning law, enforcement, and justifiable noncompliance, which is a chapter from an upcoming…
FCPA Professor
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Poised To Resolve Approximate $25 Million FCPA Enforcement Action
By Mike Koehler
Back in the day, most companies just resolved Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement actions and it was “wait and see” for the actual settlement amount. Nowadays, certain companies prep the…
The Right Coast
Missouri Residents That Snitched on Their Neighbors Are Suddenly Regretting Their Decision
Residents in Missouri were encouraged to snitch on businesses that broke Gov. Mike Parson's (R) stay-at-home orders. A website and email address were launched so residents could anonymously report non-essential…
Consumer products law blog
CCPA enforcement trends–what we are seeing
Despite limitations on private rights of action within the California Consumer Privacy Act, many were concerned that the plaintiffs' bar would find creative ways to skirt CCPA's boundaries. Four months…
Simple Justice
It’s Not Hard To Be A Snitch In The City
It’s not as if Bill de Blasio invented snitching in New York. It has a long history, from the United States Sentencing Guidelines which offered only one way out of…
Subject to Inquiry
DOJ Puts Collection of Civil Penalties on Hold in Response to COVID-19
By Christina Egan, David Pivnick
In a pair of recent memoranda from the Executive Office for United States Attorneys (“EOUSA”) issued on March 31, 2020, and April 13, 2020, the United States Department of Justice…
FCPA Professor
Issues To Consider From The Eni Enforcement Action
By Mike Koehler
This prior post went in-depth into the recent Eni enforcement action and this post continues the analysis by highlighting additional issues to consider. Timeline As stated in Eni’s recent disclosure:…
Environmental Law & Policy Monitor
Department of Justice Offers Reprieve from Stipulated Penalty Payments Through at Least May 31, 2020, in Response to COVID-19
By Randy Brogdon, Patrick Fanning, Todd Fracassi
Authors Todd Fracassi, Pepper Hamilton Mitchell Guc, Pepper Hamilton Randy Brogdon, Troutman Sanders Patrick Fanning, Troutman Sanders The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is quietly taking steps to provide financial…
FCPA Professor
Assessing The SEC’s Individual Accountability Rhetoric
By Mike Koehler
In announcing the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement action against Asante Berko earlier this week, the Chief of the SEC’s FCPA Uni stated: “”individual accountability remains a key component to…