Jennifer Potts

Jul 15, 2024 | mondaq.com | Enforcement" Approach |Brian Markley |Jennifer Potts |Mary Hornak

On June 26, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court held that 18 U.S.C. § 666(a)(1)(B), a federal law prohibiting state and local officials from accepting corrupt payments, does not make it a crime for those officials to accept rewards or gratuities, after the fact, for their prior official acts. The Court's holding narrows the reach of the statute while leaving state and local governments the task of regulating post-hoc rewards and gratuities paid to their officials.

May 20, 2024 | mondaq.com | Brian Markley |Brockton Bosson |Jennifer Potts |Ryan Maloney

On April 24, 2024, President Biden signed into law H.R. 815, a foreign aid bill that has received much media attention for its authorization of foreign aid appropriations to U.S. allies, including Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, and the proposed ban or sale of TikTok.

Oct 25, 2023 | law360.com | Brian Markley |Jennifer Potts

ADVERTISEMENT Don't want ads? Subscribe or login now. By Brian Markley and Jennifer Potts (October 25, 2023, 1:22 PM EDT) -- The U.S. Department of Justice announced a departmentwide mergers and acquisitions safe harbor policy on Oct. 4, addressing target-company misconduct discovered by an acquirer during its due diligence process....

Oct 16, 2023 | mondaq.com | Helene R. Banks |Brockton Bosson |Brian Markley |Jennifer Potts

On October 4, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") announced its Mergers & Acquisitions Safe Harbor Policy (the "Safe Harbor"), a new department-wide policy aimed at promoting voluntary self-disclosures of criminal misconduct in the M&A context.

Oct 9, 2023 | mondaq.com | Brian Markley |Brockton Bosson |Jennifer Potts

Last week saw two notable settlements of enforcement actions brought under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the "FCPA") that underscore the importance of robust processes for following up on negative internal audit findings and performing risk-based due diligence on third parties. First, on September 28, it was announced that Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc.