In law practice, ethical questions can be blurry; the rules governing them should not be.

An attorney with WilmerHale examines what legal commentators have called the overcriminalization of the U.S. Code. The former federal prosecutor discusses the best tactic for defense lawyers to tackle the problem, including by focusing less on critiques of Congress, and more on lobbying federal prosecutors on charging decisions.

Originally enacted during the American Civil War, the False Claims Act (FCA) is one of the most venerable statutes in the U.S. federal code.

Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Mary Jo White's commitment to enforce securities violations like a cop on the beat seems certain to lead to more litigation, requiring a vigorous defense from the outset for individuals and companies faced with an SEC investigation.

During the course of a criminal case, victims often go unrepresented. In many instances, this lack of representation suits all parties:

This article outlines the rules governing Civil Investigative Demands for oral testimony and how they differ from the rules governing depositions. It then discusses issues a company should consider when the government demands that its employees (or former employees) testify early in an investigation.

The qui tam provisions of the federal False Claims Act (FCA) encourage private individuals to bring suit on behalf of the U.S. in order to redress fraud against the government.

In this op-ed published in The New York Times, Partner Preet Bharara discusses the legal double standard of closure. Only the famous and powerful receive a notice from the Department of Justice...

Before the tenure of departing Attorney General Eric Holder, the use of wiretaps was generally relegated, as if by gentlemen's agreement, to narcotics and organized crime cases.

This article reviews a selection of the top five Securities and Exchange Commission Enforcement events of 2013.

On June 23, 2014, all eyes in the securities bar were fixed on the Supreme Court’s opinion in Halliburton as practitioners and commentators evaluated the impact of that decision on the future of private securities class action litigation.

Since then, the FCPA has become a cornerstone of U.S. anti-corruption enforcement efforts at home and abroad.

Last month, a federal jury in San Diego convicted Mexican multimillionaire José Susumo Azano Matsura for a series of campaign finance crimes, including contributions by a foreign national.

California is the leading destination in the country for temporary foreign workers,[1] and one of the nation's top four destination states for trafficking in persons

With the 114th Congress drawing to a close, a number of officials will leave the legislative branch for new opportunities.

After completing two honorable tours of duty, fighting in four separate campaigns in Vietnam, and earning an Air Medal with Valor Device for heroism, John Doe was given an Undesirable Discharge after he began threatening and striking other soldiers in 1973.

The National Labor Relations Board (the NLRB) recently announced that a controversial regulation requiring employers to post a notice informing employees of their federal labor law rights will not take effect until April 30, 2012.

As we alerted you last month, a federal judge reinstated the EEO-1 pay data reporting requirement that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) had previously announced in September 2016.

As we alerted you in April, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) extended the deadline for its new pay data reporting requirement from May 31, 2019 to September 30, 2019.

Recently, we notified you of the National Labor Relations Board's (the "NLRB") new rule that, effective November 14, 2011, would require employers to notify employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act.