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A New “Failure to Prevent” Corporate Criminal Offence into UK Law
United Kingdom - February 9 2023 On 8 February 2023, the U.K. Government confirmed its intention to propose that a new “failure to prevent” corporate criminal offence be included in…
With Pretrial Diversion Agreement, DOJ’s Antitrust Division Achieves Another “Meh” Victory In Its Continued Effort to Police Labor Markets
USA - January 31 2023 On January 23, 2023, a federal district court approved a pretrial diversion agreement between the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Ryan Hee, a former…
DOJ Notches a Win in Its Fight Against Anticompetitive Labor-Market Practices, but Victory at Trial Is Far from Assured
USA - December 19 2022 The Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division secured another labor-side antitrust prosecution win earlier this month in United States v. Patel…
Department of Justice KleptoCapture Task Force - Director Andrew Adams Shares Observations on Current Efforts and Expected Developments
USA - December 14 2022 The Department of Justice (DOJ) “KleptoCapture” Task Force (the “Task Force”), launched shortly after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine earlier this year…
The Zito Plea: The Antitrust Division’s First Section 2 Criminal Prosecution In 41 Years Is Not All It’s “Cracked” Up to Be
USA - November 8 2022 On October 31, 2022, Nathan Nephi Zito pleaded guilty in the US District Court for the District of Montana for his attempt to monopolize the markets…
First to File: Issue 5
USA - October 21 2022 A New Jersey construction company, C. Abbonizio Contractors (C. Abbonizio), settled a False Claims Act lawsuit alleging that the company…
What to Expect Next? US Economic Sanctions and Export Controls Enforcement Actions Thus Far in 2022
USA - September 14 2022 This year, we have witnessed an extraordinary set of coordinated economic sanctions and export control regulatory actions against Russia after its…
Court orders attorney notes protected in former Citi trader’s lawsuit against former employer
USA - June 30 2022 On June 15, 2022, the District Court for the Southern District of New York dealt a blow to former Citigroup Inc. (Citi) trader Rohan Ramchandani in…
AAG Kanter outlines Significant Changes to antitrust division’s leniency program
USA - April 7 2022 On Monday, Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter announced significant updates to the DOJ Antitrust Division’s (“the Division”) Leniency Program…
A new ‘economic crime bill’ in the United Kingdom to strengthen existing economic crime laws
United Kingdom - March 3 2022 Following a wait of almost five years and expedited due to the UK sanctions announced against Russia, on March 1, 2022, the Economic Crime…
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