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The Department of Justice quietly issued revisions to its Corporate Compliance Program Guidance. DOJ's revisions underscore important new trends in corporate compliance -- the importance of resources and empowerment, continuous monitoring, proactive...By: Michael Volkov

On May 21, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission finalized and adopted its eagerly awaited revisions to Regulation S-X with respect to financial disclosures for business acquisitions and dispositions. While many of the revisions are quite...By: Hodgson Russ LLP

The Ministry of Justice and Law issued Resolution No. 806 of June 4, 2020, implementing important changes in the regulation of judicial notifications through electronic means. According to this Decree, every time a lawsuit is filed, the Plaintiff...By: Dentons

The Occupational Safety and Health Agency (OSHA) recently released guidance concerning construction jobsite safety requirements to mitigate risk arising from the coronavirus (COVID-19). These actions include certain guidance directed specifically at...By: Smith Anderson

The California state legislature is currently considering a new bill that, if passed, would require California Attorney General consent and approval for a potentially broad range of mergers, acquisitions, and affiliations in the health care sector....By: Polsinelli

Late Monday, the Department of Justice (DOJ), without fanfare, released an update to its 2019 Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs, the 2019 Guidance. For simplicity this new document will be called the 2020 Update....By: Thomas Fox

Earlier this week, the US Department of Justice published updated guidance on how it evaluates corporate compliance programs when conducting investigations, making charging decisions, and negotiating pleas or other agreements. The document, entitled...By: Arent Fox

Based on the policy's use of the term "any insured" instead of "the insured" in a cross liability exclusion, a Massachusetts appeals court recently ruled that an additional insured contractor was not entitled to coverage under its subcontractor's...By: Hinshaw & Culbertson - Insights for Insurers

A great deal has been written about the M&A wars, including our prior alerts regarding the issues that arise when a buyer attempts to terminate a deal as a result of a seller material adverse effect (MAE) or the inability of a seller to satisfy...By: White and Williams LLP

Many private sector firms may understand the important role economic sanctions play in U.S. foreign policy. However, many businesses that operate internationally lack awareness of how such multinational operations expose them to sanctions risk....By: K2 Intelligence Investigations · Compliance