Ephraim (Fry) Wernick
Vinson & Elkins LLP
Articles
Ransomware - a Pandemic in the Dark Web Signals a Need to Vaccinate Your Compliance Program
USA - February 11 2021 Two weeks ago, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced two significant enforcement actions and shut down NetWalker and Emotet, powerful tools…
Third Time’s a Charm! SEC Finally Approves New Rule Requiring Mining, Gas, and Oil Firms to Disclose Government Payments
USA - December 21 2020 On December 16, 2020, the SEC passed a new rule which will require publicly traded companies operating in the oil and gas industries to disclose…
Record-Setting $114 Million Whistleblower Award Will Incentivize More Leaks to Law Enforcement
USA - November 3 2020 On October 22, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC" or "Commission") announced a $114 million whistleblower award—by far the…
World Bank’s “Major Initiative” Should Enhance Evaluations of Corporate Compliance Programs
USA - November 3 2020 During a roundtable at the Fifth International Debarment Colloquium last month, Joseph Mauro, a spokesperson for the Compliance Unit of the World Bank…
Cryptocurrency 101 - DOJ’s new cryptocurrency enforcement framework provides guidance and promises of heightened scrutiny of virtual assets through intergovernmental collaboration
USA - October 8 2020 On October 8, 2020, the Attorney General’s Cyber-Digital Task Force (“the Task Force”) issued its Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework (the “Report”)…
