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Compliance Hot Spots: SEC Climate Rule Could Spur 'Significant Enforcement Activity' + D.C. Circuit Upholds SEC Whistleblower Standards + Meet DC's Top Prosecutor

Lawyers specializing in ESG issues are urging companies to assess their climate risk in anticipation of the SEC adopting a final rule.
12 minute read

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Compliance Hot Spots: MoFo Lawyers on Managing Risk in Russia Sanctions Crisis + Big Law Reps Facebook Rivals in FTC Suit

The former head of the Treasury Department's sanctions office said the broad global response to Russia's war in Ukraine "goes beyond anything that you could ever imagine."
18 minute read

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Compliance Hot Spots: Crypto Executive Order 'Both a Landmark and a Question Mark' + SEC Cyber Rules Up Pressure on In-House Counsel + Brownstein Reps RNC in Subpoena Dispute

President Joe Biden's executive order on cryptocurrency directs a range of federal agencies to study and assess a litany of issues related to digital assets, including cybersecurity, money laundering and climate impact.
10 minute read

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Compliance Hot Spots: SEC Pursues Novel Insider Trading Case + 'Hypocrisy' in White-Collar Crime Response + SDNY Vet Leads Russia Sanctions Task Force

The SEC is litigating what some observers are a calling a first-of-its-kind insider trading case against a pharma executive who allegedly bought stock in a rival company after hearing that his own company was about to be acquired.
13 minute read

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Compliance Hot Spots: Frantic Week For Sanctions Lawyers after Ukraine Invasion + DOJ Starts Russia Task Force + 'Inexcusable' Discovery Failures in FCPA Trial

National security lawyers have experienced a week of sleepless nights and frantic phone calls after Russia's invasion of Ukraine led to sweeping sanctions.
13 minute read

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Compliance Hot Spots: Meet DOJ's New Top Crypto Cop + False Claims Act Year-in-Review + New Firms Back Meta in FTC Suit

Eun Young Choi, the leader of DOJ's new cryptocurrency enforcement team, was at the vanguard of cybercrime prosecutions while working in the Southern District of New York
11 minute read

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Compliance Hot Spots: SEC Backpedals on Whistleblower Changes + Stacey Abrams Campaign GC Reveals Salary + Sussmann's Lawyers Blast Durham

The SEC is again looking to make alterations to its whistleblower rules after the last batch of changes came under criticism from whistleblower advocates.
9 minute read

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Compliance Hot Spots: Catching Up with Davis Polk White-Collar Leaders + Ex-Goldman Banker Finally Heads to Trial + Who's Representing Crypto Couple Accused of Money Laundering?

The co-heads of Davis Polk's white-collar practice, Greg Andres and Martine Beamon, spoke with Compliance Hot Spots about managing the pandemic and enforcement agencies looking for major corporate cases.
11 minute read

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Compliance Hot Spots: Why No One's Worried about FCPA Enforcement Dip + DOJ Takes Aim at Unfavorable Antitrust Rulings + Near-Record False Claims Recoveries

FCPA enforcement fell to its lowest level since 2015 last year, but practitioners expect it's only a blip before activity ramps up again.
11 minute read

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Compliance Hot Spots: Waiting for a Nominee for the DOJ Civil Division + Personal Liability Concerns for CCOs + Lockheed Martin's Legal Team in FTC Lawsuit

Months after President Joe Biden's nominee to run DOJ's civil division withdrew, he has not named a replacement.
11 minute read

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