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Compliance Hot Spots: Kanter Keeps Distance from Defense Bar + SEC Departures Gather Momentum + Who's Representing Twitter Whistleblower?

"It can't be the case that the only people who are qualified to work in the antitrust institutions are law firm partners," Assistant Attorney Jonathan Kanter said earlier this year.
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Compliance Hot Spots: DOJ Pressed to Use Debarment in Corporate Cases + Prosecutors Seek Second Trial for Man Given by Clemency By Trump + King & Spalding's New Litigation Hires

Two progressive senators want the Justice Department to be more active in debarring government contractors who admit misconduct.
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Compliance Hot Spots: Regulatory Focus May Help Firms Weather M&A Slow Down + SEC Climate Rule Drives Demand for ESG Lawyers + Who Got the Work

Law firms are increasingly highlighting the regulatory component of corporate transactions as deal work is expected to slow down.
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Compliance Hot Spots: Davis Polk Lawyers on FCPA Trends + DOJ Fraud Section Leader Lands at Walmart + Skadden Snags FinCEN Enforcement Head

Corporate resolutions in FCPA cases are behind the pace of previous years, but given messaging from the Justice Department, defense attorneys remain focused on compliance upgrades.
9 minute read

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Book Publishers' Antitrust Trial Tests DOJ's Approach + Firms Rake in Lobbying Revenue + Cooley, Gibson Dunn Jump Into Insider Trading Cases

The Justice Department is challenging the proposed merger of Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster on the theory that top authors will be harmed.
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Compliance Hot Spots: DOJ Searches for New Anti-Money Laundering Head + Uber Settles in DOJ Discrimination Suit + Clifford Chance Reps Stephen King in Antitrust Trial

The Justice Department is searching for a new chief of its money laundering and asset recovery section amid a heightened focus on illicit activity involving Russia.
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Compliance Hot Spots: 'Nervousness' for Companies Over New Forced Labor Law + Lawyer Exodus from SEC + Akin Gump Reps Ex-Oath Keeper Before Jan. 6 Committee

A new U.S. law cracking down on forced labor in the Xinjiang region of China poses major compliance obstacles, according to attorneys focusing on supply chain issues and human rights.
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Compliance Hot Spots: Democratic Congress Steps Up Investigative Activity + Munger Tolles Litigator Reveals Pay + Big Law Reps EY in Record SEC Settlement

With their legislative agenda stalled, Democrats in Congress are using corporate investigations to please their political base, attorneys said.
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Compliance Hot Spots: DOJ Officials Offer Compliance Advice + White-Collar Focus Ups Pressure on In-House Counsel + Who Got the Work

A Justice Department official offered insight into the Justice Department's evaluation of corporate compliance programs during a panel discussion with white-collar defense lawyers.
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Compliance Hot Spots: SEC Faults Lawyers for Delay Tactics + Preet Bharara at Wilmer + Jones Day Counsels Bill Barr

A recent speech by SEC Enforcement Director Gurbir Grewal criticizing defense lawyers for stall tactics in investigations raised the ire of the white-collar bar.
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