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Join hosts Diana Shaw and Tatiana Sainati as they explore the fascinating and dark history of the banana trade in the latest episode of Wicked Coin.

On February 1, 2017, Javelin Strategy and Research reported that the use of stolen card data to pay for merchandise on websites, in mobile apps, and via telephone increased by 40 percent in 2016.

The post presented the top developments/headlines for 2016 in trade secret, computer fraud, and non-compete law.

In response to the rapid growth of the ICO market and the accompanying rise of related scams and frauds, the SEC launched HoweyCoins.com, a mock ICO website touting "an all too good to be true investment opportunity."

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued another decision in a long-running criminal action that holds significant implications for the reach of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ..

We have endeavored from the outset of this blog to offer thoughtful, possibly useful, and occasionally provocative analyses of developments in the criminal law, a time-intensive effort.

The SEC brought insider trading charges against seven individuals who allegedly created millions of dollars in profits by trading on confidential information about impending mergers and acquisitions.

Power and corruption intertwine in history's most shocking scandals. Through detailed investigations of kleptocrats, fraudsters, and institutional failures, discover how greed infiltrates the highest levels of government, business, and defense—and what red flags might have prevented these catastrophic breakdowns.

Four years after resolving FCPA-related charges with the DOJ and the SEC, California-based Maxwell Technologies recently reported that it has accumulated $2.42 million in costs throughout 2015...

"Jase DePaul Gautreaux's scheme, federal prosecutors said, was to steal more than $13 million from a federal program created to help small business owners impacted by the coronavirus pandemic."

Although such subpoenas are common in white-collar investigations, they present daunting tasks for companies that are unfamiliar with federal criminal or regulatory inquiries.

Although the Government routinely argues for lengthy prison sentences against insider trading defendants in order to deter potential future inside traders...

Sally Yates of the U.S. Department of Justice recently issued a memorandum detailing the DOJ's increased commitment to pursue individuals engaged in corporate wrongdoing.

Over the last two years, enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA") has remained a priority of the U.S. Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission. That emphasis is likely to continue through 2014 and beyond. Companies should expect the federal government and, increasingly, foreign authorities to continue to devote significant resources to investigating and punishing FCPA violations.

In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments in the past month, with links to primary resources.

In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to primary resources.

In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments in the past month with links to primary resources.

Alex Rene, co-chair of Ropes & Gray's anti-corruption / international risk practice and managing partner of the firm's Washington, D.C. office, discusses recent FCPA enforcement activity...