Michael C. Hoosier
Vinson & Elkins LLP
Articles
Venezuela’s CITGO Joins Other Companies and State-Owned Entities Seeking to Claim Victim Status and Restitution in FCPA Cases
Venezuela - June 4 2020 In a novel and aggressive move likely aimed at garnering goodwill with federal…
How COVID-19 Is Affecting the Enforcement of White Collar Crime
USA - April 9 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has caused enormous pain and financial harm and it will take months, or even years, before we know its full impact. As of the…
Are Cuts Coming to the “Twenty-Six Words That Created the Internet?”
USA - March 4 2020 For almost a quarter of a century, curators of online content have avoided being treated as “publishers” or “speakers” of statements made by…
SEC Enforcement Report Signals Increased Enforcement, Lingering Limitations from Kokesh
USA - November 13 2019 Last week on November 6, 2019, the SEC Enforcement Division released its annual report on the Commission’s enforcement activities for the fiscal year…
Amazon Pitches Facial “Rekognition” Law to Feds
USA - October 11 2019 On Wednesday, September 25, at a surprise appearance after a product event in Seattle, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos revealed that the company’s public…
