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FINRA's Annual Guidance Spotlights AI And Cyber Risk Management And Governance

On December 9, 2025, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) released its "2026 FINRA Annual Regulatory Oversight Report" (the Report)...

United States Technology

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Cleaning The Palette: Anti-Money Laundering Is Coming For The U.S. Art World

For years, the United States has treated the high-value art trade as a regulatory outlier: enormous single-transaction prices...

United States Government

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Narco Traffickers In The Classroom—and Whistleblowers At The Gate

On 12 February 2026, the US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced a US$1.72 million civil settlement with a Florida-based elite boarding school and athletic training complex.

United States Criminal

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K&L Gates LLP

SDNY Previews New Corporate Self-Disclosure Policy And Heightened Individual Accountability

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY or the Office) is emphasizing rapid resolutions...

United States Commercial

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BakerHostetler

Recent FinCEN Actions Signal Trump Administration's Focus On Escalating AML Enforcement

United States Criminal

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Holland & Knight

Federal Government Continues Anti-Fraud Enforcement In The Sports Industry And Signals Desire To Work Cooperatively With Organizations Under Investigation

United States Criminal

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Steptoe LLP

Is Lying To Keep Lawfully Obtained Money Fraud? In Rinsch, Judge Rakoff Holds It Is Not

United States Criminal

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Steptoe LLP

New Leadership In New Jersey: Acting Attorney General Davenport Announces Her Team

United States Criminal

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Duane Morris LLP

New York City Council Passes Landmark Amendment To Victims Of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Law, Overriding Mayor's Veto

United States Criminal

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

DOJ Whistleblower Programs: How We Got Here

United States Criminal

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Winston & Strawn LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Holds MVRA Restitution Constitutes Criminal Punishment Under The Ex Post Facto Clause

United States Litigation

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Dechert

Artificial Guilt? A Practitioner's Guide To Criminal Liability In The Age Of GenAI

United States Criminal

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WilmerHale

FCPA Year-in-Review: 2025 Developments And Predictions For 2026

United States Criminal

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WilmerHale

Newly Created DOJ Division Set To Heighten Fraud Enforcement Nationwide

United States Criminal

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

Back To School 2025: Title IX Updates And How ADR Can Help Universities Resolve Disputes (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Congress Proposes Major Overhaul Of WARN: What Employers Need To Know About The Fair Warning Act

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Substantial Completion: Close, But The Case Hasn't Settled

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Federal Circuit: Priority Document That 'Broadly Outlines' Possible Structures Fails To Provide Adequate Written Description Support For Subgenus Of Linkers In Antibody-Drug Conjugate

United States IP

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

SECURE 2.0: Key Provisions And Tax Planning Implications For American Retirees

United States Tax

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Navigating Evolving Guardrails For Internal Investigations

Those involved with internal investigations will continue to contend with a set of increasingly defined and evolving set of constraints in 2026...

Worldwide Criminal

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A&O Shearman

Une reconnaissance juridique des enquêtes internes, pour un encadrement a minima : aperçu de la proposition de loi du 9 décembre 2025

Internal investigations have become a cornerstone for managing legal and reputational risk and are now on the cusp of formal legislative recognition, following a bill tabled on 9 December 2025.

United States Criminal

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Mayer Brown

Compliance Notes - Vol. 7, Issue 2

Massachusetts: The Massachusetts senate unanimously passed a bill expanding disclosure requirements for statewide ballot question campaigns, requiring monthly financial reports...

United States Compliance

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Nossaman LLP

SFO Revamps Its Corporate Compliance Guidance

The Guidance acknowledges that beyond the existing Bribery Act Guidance and Failure to Prevent Fraud Guidance there is no formal guidance or interpretation of what constitutes adequate or reasonable procedures or an effective compliance program.

United States Criminal

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Dechert

Q&A With Former US Attorney Erek L. Barron On Enforcement Trends, Qui Tam Risks, And Strategic Opportunities — EnforceMintz

United States Criminal

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Mintz

The Challenges Prosecutors Face In Their Case Against Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro

United States Criminal

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Mayer Brown

Deepfakes-as-a-Service Meets State Laws: Governing Synthetic Media In A Fragmented Legal Landscape

United States Criminal

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Jones Walker

How The Murphy Administration And The Senate Solved New Jersey's Judicial Vacancy Crisis

United States Criminal

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Lowenstein Sandler

Podcast - Reading The Room

United States Criminal

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Holland & Knight

Trump Administration Unveils New National Fraud Enforcement Division Of DOJ

United States Criminal

GP

Goodwin Procter LLP

Recent Enforcement Cases In China Life Sciences Compliance

United States Healthcare

AP

Arnold & Porter

China Compliance Update — December 2025

United States Criminal

AP

Arnold & Porter

New Corporate And Limited Partnership Requirements Under The Economic Crime And Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA): A Practical Guide To Impacts And Actions

United States Commercial

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Podcast - Respect In The Courtroom

United States Criminal

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Holland & Knight

Recent Enforcement Cases In China Life Sciences Compliance

Chinese regulators have issued updates on enforcement cases targeting former officials who had responsibility for the life sciences industry, including those who served in the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA), which plays a role similar to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

United States Healthcare

AP

Arnold & Porter

China Compliance Update — December 2025

Recent announcements from the Chinese Supreme Court show that China is aggressively pursuing its anti-corruption campaign.

United States Criminal

AP

Arnold & Porter

New Corporate And Limited Partnership Requirements Under The Economic Crime And Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA): A Practical Guide To Impacts And Actions

ECCTA introduces wide-ranging and significant reforms to UK company and UK limited partnership (UKLP) laws. Its principal objectives are to: (i) expand the role of the registrar of companies (the Registrar) and strengthen...

United States Commercial

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Podcast - Respect In The Courtroom

In this episode of "The Trial Lawyer's Handbook" podcast series, litigation attorney Dan Small uses the white-collar corruption case of United States v. Rendle and his experience...

United States Criminal

HK

Holland & Knight

Do U.S. Courts Have Jurisdiction Over Maduro's Criminal Case?

Worldwide Litigation

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Jimmie "Chris" Duncan Is Released After 27 Years On Louisiana's Death Row

Jimmie "Chris" Duncan was released on bail today after 27 years on death row at Louisiana's Angola prison following a wrongful conviction for a crime that never occurred.

United States Criminal

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Understanding ICE Warrants: What Employers Need To Know About Limits On A "Blackie's Warrant"

As Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continues to increase their enforcement actions, it's important for employers to understand the type of warrants that can be issued.

United States Immigration

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Littler Mendelson

U.S. Government Launches Interagency Effort To Combat Online Cryptocurrency Fraud Schemes

While the Department of Justice (DOJ) has retreated from certain cryptocurrency enforcement matters, it remains keenly focused on protecting cryptocurrency investors from fraud.

United States Technology

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Ballard Spahr LLP

'Ban The Box' Expands In Philadelphia: Latest Updates For Employers

Philadelphia has amended its Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards ordinance, with changes going into effect 01.06.26.

United States Criminal

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

The Cinderella Effect: Transforming Quality Control In Financial Crime Compliance With AI

United States Technology

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Compliance Update — Insights And Highlights October 2025

United States Criminal

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Jones Walker

FinCEN Releases Data Showing $9 Billion In Iranian Shadow Banking Activity

United States Criminal

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Second Circuit Picks Sides On Criminal Forfeiture Circuit Split

United States Criminal

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Steptoe LLP

From Virtual Assets To Elder Abuse: Tackling Financial Crime In 2025

United States Criminal

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

FinCEN Clarifies Suspicious Activity Reporting Requirements

United States Finance

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WilmerHale

Criminal Indictment Of Supervisor May Not Be A Claim "By Or On Behalf Of" Minor Employee Under EPL Policy

United States Employment

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Wiley Rein

Washington Employers: Prepare For Hiring Practice Shifts As New Background Check Requirements Take Effect In 2026 + 2027

United States Criminal

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

The "Streamline Act" Seeks To Raise Reporting Thresholds And Modernize The Bank Secrecy Act

United States Criminal

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

U.S. Sixth Circuit Reaffirms Core Protections For Outside-counsel Investigations In FirstEnergy Win

United States Litigation

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A&O Shearman

I've Been Titled. What Does That Mean And How Can I Fix It?

United States Criminal

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Tully Rinckey

October Term 2025: Supreme Court Cases Of Interest To Criminal Trial Lawyers

United States Criminal

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Steptoe LLP

How Chinese Money Laundering Networks Are Powering Mexican Cartels: Key Risks And Compliance Strategies For Financial Institutions

Worldwide Criminal

BS

Ballard Spahr LLP

Turning Powerful Post 9-11 Counterterrorism Tools Onto Domestic Policy Targets

United States Criminal

AP

Arnold & Porter

In Recent Comments DOJ Antitrust Division Signals No Special Treatment For White Collar Defendants In Its New Whistleblower Rewards Program

United States Anti-trust

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Ballard Spahr LLP

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Crowley Law LLC

Sittenfeld v. United States – Campaign Contributions As Crimes? (Video)

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Wiley Rein

The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 105: Key Developments In RICO Class Actions (Video)

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Duane Morris LLP

Forward Risk & Foley Webinar: Key Takeaways (Video)

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Foley & Lardner

Recent Ransomware Attack On Critical Infrastructure Highlights Increasing Risk To U.S. Economy (Video)

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Baker Botts LLP

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