DOJ Announces Revisions to Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies
Earlier this month, DOJ announced additional revisions to the Department’s existing policies and practices governing corporate criminal enforcement. Each of… Read More
White Collar, Government Investigations & Special Matters
Department of Justice Takes Historic Step in Charging Former NFT Insider for Wire Fraud and Money Laundering in Connection with Profiteering From NFT Sales
A product manager at OpenSea, a $13 billion online marketplace for non-fungible-tokens (“NFTs”), was indicted in the first-ever “insider-trading” action brought… Read More
DOJ Announces Early Targets of Task Force KleptoCapture, Elite Anti-Money Laundering Initiative Established to Halt Russian Oligarchs and their Co-Conspirators in the International “Invisible Economy”
In late May, a court in the Pacific island nation of Fiji upheld on appeal the detention of the 348-foot… Read More
An Overview of Europe’s Planned Cryptocurrency Regulations
In 2020, the European Union proposed a set of regulations known as the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation – MiCA… Read More
SEC Doubles-Down on Cryptocurrency Regulation With Increased Staffing and Resources for Specialized Enforcement Unit
Few investors made it through 2021 and 2022 without learning of, discussing, or perhaps purchasing, cryptocurrency or other blockchain assets,… Read More
DOJ Warns of Heightened Focus on White Collar Crime
Attorney General Merrick Garland has confirmed that a top priority of the United States Department of Justice is prosecuting white… Read More
Evolving DOJ Enforcement Trends: Considerations for White Collar Practitioners and Their Clients
In September 2020, Patrick Mincey, Zachary Bolitho and I presented on the changes and trends we expected to see in SEC and DOJ… Read More
Significant Criminal Cases from the Supreme Court’s 2020-2021 Term
The Supreme Court recently concluded the 2020-2021 term with its decision in the controversial voting rights case of Brnovich v.… Read More
U.S. Department of Justice Requires Qui Tam Relators to Disclose the Involvement of Third-Party Litigation Funding in False Claims Act Cases
In fiscal year 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) secured over $3 billion in judgments and settlements from civil… Read More
