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Compliance Convergence. In 2019 there were three significant releases of information by the federal government which directly impacted compliance professionals. Two came from the Department of Justice (DOJ) and one came from the Department of...

Oil jumped for a second straight day, with futures near $70/barrel as fallout from the U.S.’s drone-strike assassination of Iran’s Qassem Soleimani continues to raise “the prospect of disruptions in the world’s most important oil-producing region”....

2019 was a busy year for the Department of Health and Human Services’ (DHHS) Office for Civil Rights. In 2019, OCR HIPAA enforcement efforts were a product of both existing key HIPAA compliance activities, as well as shifting priorities. With over...

Women rock! Now would somebody please start realizing that the "one size fits all" framework of financial services developed primarily by men, for men, needs some modifications to better serve smart successful women? Please join us for a robust...

Gather with your peers for the primary networking and learning event for compliance and ethics professionals in higher education. Learn how to increase the effectiveness of your institution's compliance program, discuss emerging risks and issues with...

The Justice Department and the SEC had a record year in FCPA enforcement — the largest amount of penalties against corporate defendants and the most individuals charged in one year. DOJ also adopted new guidance on corporate compliance programs....

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently awarded $1.8 million to a single whistleblower through the whistleblower program created by the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act. Since its first award in 2012, the SEC has awarded $387 million under the...

Below is the Federal Policy team’s weekly preview, posted when Congress is in session....
By: BakerHostetler

2019 witnessed a number of developments in challenges to reverse-payment settlements. In its first decision on a pay-for-delay settlement since the Supreme Court’s seminal 2013 decision in FTC v. Actavis, the FTC took an aggressive approach to...

1. 2020: More of the same or next-level craziness? Despite a series of near-cataclysmic political events throughout 2019 – from the longest government shutdown in U.S. history and the release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report to President...

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