Entries tagged: white collar

In an article published in last year’s Suffolk Lawyer, I discussed decisions that upheld the confidentiality of attorney-client communications, one […]

Attorney-client privilege is a bit of a misnomer. The name itself fails to convey the full breadth of communications protected […]

In April 2016, the Department of Justice (DOJ) launched an experimental Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement policy known as […]

The Dodd-Frank Act, signed into law in 2010, established a program for whistleblowing related to securities and commodities law violations.  […]

Disgorgement is a legal remedy requiring defendants to pay back unlawful gains, which the SEC often seeks in addition to […]

On Wednesday, January 11, 2017 German auto-maker Volkswagen pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and to […]

Last month, JP Morgan entered into a landmark settlement agreement in which it agreed to pay $264.4 million to the […]

In November 2016, France adopted new anti-corruption legislation permitting deferred prosecution agreements in bribery cases.  In July 2017, Mexico’s new […]

On September 20, 2016, Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., a Utah-based skincare products manufacturer, agreed to pay $765,688 to settle SEC […]