Anti-Corruption & Compliance Blog

It is springtime, which means graduation season and finals week are approaching. While students prepare for exams on a predictable schedule, compliance professionals operate in a different reality - one where “exam time” is far less predictable and readiness is expected at all times because a pop quiz may come ...

Texas has enacted a new “mini-TCPA” law that regulates telemarketing calls and text messages made to Texas residents, creating new compliance obligations and potential liabilities for businesses both inside and outside the state. Enforcement of the new requirements began on September 1, 2025.

Who Must ...

On June 9, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released updated guidelines governing the enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), signaling a more focused and strategic approach to foreign bribery cases. The new guidance follows the February 2025 Executive Order that temporarily paused FCPA ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has recently focused on “rooting out” the misuse of artificial intelligence (AI) by publicly traded companies and brokerage firms.

On February 20, 2025, the SEC established the Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit (CETU) for the purpose of combatting ...

On April 11, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Security Division (NSD) issued a Compliance Guide to provide additional information to assist companies and individuals in complying with the NSD’s Data Security Program (DSP).

The DSP, implemented by the NSD in February 2024 pursuant to Executive ...

On February 10, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order (EO) directing the Department of Justice (DOJ) to pause enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) for 180 days. During this period, Attorney General Pam Bondi is tasked with reviewing and issuing revised enforcement guidelines. The EO ...

The Department of Justice ("DOJ") is wasting no time in implementing the new cyber-security Executive Order (the EO), signed on February 28, 2024. As explained in our April 2024 blog post, the EO aims to portect Americans’ data security and is set to take effect next year. Within a week after it was signed, the DOJ (1 ...

Government officials underscored the importance of artificial intelligence (AI) enforcement and data protection during the American Bar Association’s 39^th National Institute on White Collar Crime in March 2024. Specifically, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco indicated during her presentation that the ...

Cybersecurity compliance, governance, and disclosure practices have evolved significantly over the past decade. As we have noted in prior blog posts, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is requiring cybersecurity disclosures for public companies. But public companies are not alone in being subject to ...

As we look back on the anti-corruption enforcement trends we saw in 2023, there were several key developments.

• The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) brought 11 enforcement actions in 2023. Only six were against companies - Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Corporacion Financiera Colombiana SA, Tysers ...