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The Battle over the Scope of Rule 17(c) Subpoenas<br><font size="-1"><b><i>Part One of a Two-Part Article</b></i></font> Image

The Battle over the Scope of Rule 17(c) Subpoenas<br><font size="-1"><b><i>Part One of a Two-Part Article</b></i></font>

Jodi Misher Peikin & Curtis B. Leitner

White-collar prosecutions often turn on the paper trail. But the playing field is not level — not even close.

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The Continuing Evolution of the False Claims Act

Jonathan S. Feld, Jason M. Ross & Christina C. Brunty

The number of lawsuits brought under the False Claims Act (FCA) continues to increase. In 2015 alone, relators filed over 600 qui tam complaints — and courts awarded over $3.5 billion — under the FCA.

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Corporate Guilt and Individual Innocence in Financial Fraud

Robert J. Anello & Kostya Lantsman

Comparing the success of the Department of Justice (DOJ) in extracting guilty pleas from companies for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) with the DOJ's notable trial failures in FCPA matters brought against individuals is particularly instructive when we are discussing individual versus corporate criminal accountability, as we did in the first part of this article.<br><i><b>Part Two of a Two-Part Article</b></i>

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Talk Is Cheap: The Misuse of 'Speaking' Indictments

Ronald H. Levine

In white collar fraud, public corruption and other high-profile cases, DOJ prosecutors sometimes go well beyond the“notice” principle and draft thick indictments laying out in conclusory language the regulatory schema surrounding the challenged conduct; public policy rationales for the laws and regulation said to be violated; alleged motives of defendants; and the government's inferences from alleged facts (“connecting the dots”) — all under section headings or captions advocating the government's view.

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Post-<i>Yates</i> Privilege Protection for In-House Counsel

Ty E. Howard & Todd Presnell

Attorney-client privilege issues, which can arise during internal investigations, have become even more complicated following the issuance of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) “Yates Memorandum.”

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Mexico's New Anti-Corruption Framework

Saskia Zandieh & Diego Sierra

On July 18, 2016, Mexico published a comprehensive body of new anti-corruption legislation implementing its 2015 Constitutional reform on this area of the law. The new legislation has received significant attention, and for good reason. However, it has long been plagued with a reputation for corruption, both at the federal and local levels.

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The New Anti-Bribery Compliance Standard

Doreen Edelman

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) introduced a new standard for anti-bribery compliance, known as “ISO 37001,” in September. This represents a significant step toward the continued development and standardization of international anti-bribery compliance. By the end of the year, companies can obtain an independent certification from a third-party auditor, attesting to the fact that their internal compliance programs conform to ISO 37001 requirements. So is it worth your time? It depends.

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SEC Settles First Stand-Alone Whistleblower Retaliation CaseOn Sept. 29, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that International…

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