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DOJ FCPA enforcement official comments on targeting of individuals and cooperation by companies under investigation

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 13 2013

In her first public comments on FCPA enforcement at the Corporate Crime Reporter Conference, Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the

SOX whistleblower protection expanded by a federal appeals court

  • Holland & Knight LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 5 2013

A federal appeals court recently made it substantially easier for plaintiffs to assert claims that they were fired for "whistleblowing" activity

Government issues new FCPA guidance: $12,000 birthday party not the way to go

  • Foley & Lardner LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 1 2013

Employers concerned about their organizations' FCPA compliance have a new, free resource available to them. Recently, the DOJ and the SEC published a

Employee could proceed with whistleblower claims

  • Proskauer Rose LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • March 26 2013

Brian McVeigh, a former Operations Supervisor for Recology, alleged Recology fired him in retaliation for his reporting possible fraud in connection

OFAC threatens to fine bank employees in sanctions cases

  • Bryan Cave LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 26 2013

Banks may be too big to fail but their employees, apparently, aren't too small to nail. After taking a boatload of abuse during Senate Banking

Third Circuit lowers bar for determining whether internal complaint is SOX protected activity

  • Proskauer Rose LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 25 2013

In Wiest v. Lynch, No. 11-cv-4257, 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 5345 (3d Cir. March 19, 2013), the Third Circuit gave Chevron deference to U.S. Department of

Third Circuit sets reasonable belief standard for corporate whistleblowers bringing claims under Sarbanes-Oxley

  • Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 22 2013

On March 20, 2013, the Third Circuit, in a split decision, established a more plaintiff-friendly pleading standard for whistleblower actions under

Failure to protect emails after adoption of computer use policy waived privilege

  • Jenner & Block
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 13 2013

In United States v. Hamilton, 701 F.3d 404 (4th Cir. 2012) (No. 11-4847), the Fourth Circuit held that it was not an abuse of discretion by the

Eighth Circuit allows recovery by two whistleblowers on a claim that wasn’t part of the original suit

  • Sidley Austin LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 7 2013

Relators may be able to recover on claims additional to those they originally brought if the additional claims are closely related and would not

Federal Court of Appeals rejects Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower’s challenge to Department of Labor ruling

  • Zuckerman Spaeder LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 7 2013

Based on the statistics, it is nearly impossible to win a whistleblower claim brought under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. In 2010, the Center for Public