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EEOC Year-End Countdown
EEOC’s Inaugural Annual Performance Report Reveals Charge Drop And Hints Of A Litigation Shift
By: Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Christopher DeGroff, Matthew J. Gagnon, and Ala Salameh Seyfarth Synopsis: On February 10, 2020, the EEOC released its first-ever Annual Performance Report (“APR”) for Fiscal…
Administrative and Regulatory
EEOC’s Inaugural Annual Performance Report Reveals Charge Drop And Hints Of A Litigation Shift
By: Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Christopher DeGroff, Matthew J. Gagnon, and Ala Salameh Seyfarth Synopsis: On February 10, 2020, the EEOC released its first-ever Annual Performance Report (“APR”) for Fiscal…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Recent Trends in SEC Penalties Against Public Companies
Over the past 20 years, civil penalties have become an increasingly important part of the SEC’s enforcement program. The agency frequently imposes large monetary penalties, highlights those penalties in press…
Health & Life Sciences News
2019 Hospital and Health Systems Year in Review
Hospitals and health systems are facing consumer demand for innovation, the need to expand and enhance streams of revenue and the push for improved quality, all while navigating changing regulations,…
FCPA Professor
This Is Why FCPA Inc. Needs A Common Language
By Mike Koehler
For years, these pages have highlighted the need for a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act common language as to the basic question of “what is an FCPA enforcement action?” (See here, here, here, here). This article…
Cannabis Law Now
Ride the “Green Wave” with Caution: Enforcement Against Companies Selling CBD Products Continues
With the legalization of industrial hemp, many are eager to jump into the booming market for cannabidiol (CBD) and hemp-infused products. However, for manufacturers and retailers of ingestible CBD products…
Cleary M&A and Corporate Governance Watch
Priorities, Trends and Developments in Enforcement and Compliance
By Joon H. Kim, Jennifer Kennedy Park, Abena Mainoo, Rahul Mukhi, David Feinstein, Lyuba Shamailova
The following post was originally included as part of our recently published memorandum “Selected Issues for Boards of Directors in 2020”. Enforcement of anti-bribery, sanctions and money laundering laws remains…
FCPA Professor
DOJ FCPA Enforcement – 2019 Year In Review
By Mike Koehler
This recent post highlighted SEC Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement against issuers in 2019. Today’s post focuses on the other FCPA enforcement agency – the Department of Justice – and…
SEC Actions
Week In Securities Litigation (Week of Jan. 13, 2019)
A look forward – a look back: The Commission announced the initial meeting of its Asset Advisory Committee this week. The new Committee is designed to make available diverse views…
All About Advertising Law
Statutory Dreams or Equitable Nightmares: A Trifecta of Cases Before the Supreme Court Threaten the FTC’s Enforcement Authority
In recent days, the ghost of cases past returns to haunt the FTC's ability to obtain equitable monetary relief under Section 13(b) of the FTC Act. Three cases now pending…