Due diligence guidance to avoid Foreign Corrupt Practices Act issues in acquisitions and investments *

USA - January 31 2013
In November 2012 the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Enforcement Division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange…

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New reporting company disclosure requirements for activities relating to Iran *

USA - January 25 2013
On August 10, 2012, President Obama signed into law the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, or the TRA. Section 219 of the TRA…

Co-authors: Benjamin R Ogletree, Peter Castellon, Michael P Richter, Frank Zarb, Kailing Li.

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Final rule on new Iranian sanctions published *

USA - December 28 2012
On December 26, 2012 the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") published a final rule amending the Iranian Transactions…

Co-authors: Benjamin R Ogletree, Michael P Richter.

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When a whistleblower investigation turns criminal *

USA - December 20 2012
The new SEC bounty-hunter regime, the explosion in whistleblower claims, and the increasing severity and complexity of those claims raises the specter of government investigations and criminal sanctions.

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HSR and jail time? The importance of being earnest, and getting corporate internal investigations right *

USA - July 25 2012
Corporate and in-house counsel not accustomed to dealing with white collar defense issues can put themselves and their clients at risk when dealing with bad actors within the company.

Co-authors: John R Ingrassia, Alicia J Batts, Ronald S Rauchberg, Colin Kass, Helene D Jaffe.

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