At an FCPA conference on November 29, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced revisions to DOJ’s policy regarding pursuit of individuals involved in corporate wrongdoing. The current policy, memorialized in the 2015 “Yates Memo,” instructed that, “[t]o be eligible for any cooperation credit
As climate change is integrated more and more into the planning of corporate opportunities and risks, the Fourth National Climate Assessment released last week may be a valuable resource to assess how climate change may impact your business strategy on the horizon.
For more than two decades, a broad range of cross-border financial transactions between the United States, Canada, and Mexico were ruled by the 1994 NAFTA.
As climate change is integrated more and more into the planning of corporate opportunities and risks, the Fourth National Climate Assessment released last week may be a valuable resource to assess how climate change may impact your plants or business strategy on the horizon.
Automotive practice group leader Aaron Jacoby spoke with Law 360 about how Nissan Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp.’s abrupt dismissal of Chairman Carlos Ghosn over alleged financial misdeeds has sparked a host of questions about the downfall of a prominent automotive industry leader and what’s
One year has passed since significant tax law changes were enacted in December 2017. The overall impact of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) on estate and tax planning for individuals and their families is close to what we expected — it’s been a mixed bag for taxpayers.
Riding a scooter up and down the block was a common and enjoyable pastime for many when they were kids. Now, the child’s kick scooter has been reimagined as an environmentally friendly and nostalgia-filled commute option: the electric scooter.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently proposed a revised policy to clarify what constitutes “ambient air” under the Clean Air Act, which will directly affect what areas stationary sources of air emissions must model to determine the effect of their facilities on air quality.
Action Alert: BIS Publishes List of Emerging Technologies That It Is Considering Subjecting to Unilateral US Export Controls. Your Company May Need to File Comments by December 19, 2018!
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (the ANPR) seeking comments on its proposal to dramatically change the way the agency pays for separately payable Part B drugs and biologicals.
Indenture trustees and agents participate in the administration of chapter 11 cases in a number of ways, including by protecting holders’ rights, ensuring compliance with the applicable indenture and other agreements, and fulfilling their duties and responsibilities under applicable law.
A federal district court in the Southern District of New York dismissed claims filed against a CEO in his individual capacity under the False Claims Act’s anti-retaliation provision, and also rejected an alter-ego theory of liability.
Arent Fox’s 2018 edition of the C-Suite at Risk, A Study of Individual Liability Under the FCPA examines every individual charged with a civil or criminal violation of the FCPA since 2005.
Starting on January 1, 2020, automotive dealers will need to comply with the strongest online privacy law in the United States, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018.
To combat counterfeiting on the Amazon marketplace, Amazon implemented Amazon Brand Registry, a program that allows companies to register trademarks directly with Amazon and offers tools that increase the speed and ease with which counterfeit products are identified and removed.
Automotive practice group leader Aaron Jacoby spoke with Automotive News about unlawful (and lawful) exports of luxury automobiles from the U.S. to Russia and China.
