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The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA") prohibits making payments to foreign officials for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business.

The Ontario Securities Commission (the OSC) recently announced that it has awarded nearly $7.5 million to three whistleblowers on separate matters ...

As discussed in the July 28, 2009 Alert, the Obama Administration, through the Treasury, released the text of proposed legislation for various elements of its financial regulatory reform program (the “Program”) that it has submitted to Congress.

Department of Justice Criminal Division Assistant Attorney General Leslie Caldwell announced a new process signaling a heightened effort to bring criminal prosecutors into the loop regarding False Claims Act referrals and other whistleblower complaints.

Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) reached unprecedented levels in 2010, as the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) levied double the financial penalties imposed in 2009.

A whistle-blower, whether an individual or a collective entity, is generally an insider who possesses first-hand knowledge of fraud, corruption, misconduct, malpractice, or other unlawful or unethical practices occurring within an organization.

Since the Dodd–Frank Act of 2010, the SEC has fundamentally reshaped how securities fraud and corporate misconduct are detected and addressed. Through its Office of the Whistleblower (OWB), the Commission has recovered billions in penalties and awarded over $2 billion to individuals whose insider information helped uncover violations.

Attorneys in Benesch's White Collar, Government Investigations & Regulatory Compliance Practice Group weighed in on a wide range of matters, including...

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) spotlight on the Asia-Pacific region did not dim in 2024, as eight of nine Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) actions were aimed squarely at corporate conduct.

The U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") continue to reevaluate and adapt their approach to FCPA enforcement.

On November 12, 2014, the Fifth Circuit affirmed a Department of Labor finding that Halliburton retaliated against a whistleblower by including his name in a document preservation notice. The court also held that emotional distress damages are available under SOX.

You've built your reputation leading teams, driving growth, and steering your company through challenges. But what happens when you discover fraud, regulatory violations...

Recent federal appellate court decisions have reshaped key aspects of employment law, from NLRB dress code enforcement and union organizing protections to religious accommodation standards and whistleblower award eligibility. These rulings establish new frameworks for balancing employer interests against employee rights under the NLRA, Title VII, and securities regulations.

The biggest Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA") story of 2014 was that the cost of resolving an FCPA enforcement action has gone up.

The CFTC continues its regulatory evolution with significant developments in June 2026, including the rescission of its longstanding no-deny settlement policy, proposed amendments to whistleblower protections, and joint harmonization efforts with the SEC on data reporting and portfolio margining. The agency also advances its oversight of prediction markets while CME Group challenges the CFTC's characterization of cryptocurrency perpetual futures contracts.

On January 1, 2020, Congress voted to override the president's veto of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA), enacting the most significant overhaul of the...

As usual, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (the "SDNY") is on the hunt for fraudsters and other white collar criminals. Though the Department of Justice has rewarded corporations...

Despite the challenges posed by the global coronavirus pandemic, the DOJ and the SEC remained at "full speed" in FCPA enforcement in the third quarter of 2020, with three corporate resolutions by the DOJ and four resolutions by the SEC.