Insights on Government Enforcement & White Collar

Government regulators have struggled to keep pace with entrepreneurs as they launch new cryptocurrencies and trading platforms, resulting in largely unregulated virtual currency exchanges.

Schiff Hardin secured a probationary sentence for a former Amtrak official who pleaded guilty in October 2017 to steering business to his wife’s company and making false statements.

Hickey will chair the firm’s White Collar Defense and Government Investigations Practice as her new role following 25 years of notable federal and state service.

Chicago businessman Brett Immel, represented by Schiff Hardin LLP, has been acquitted after a one-week federal jury trial in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

Arent Fox Complex Litigation associate Michael Dearington recently published an article called “Ocasio v. United States: The Supreme Court’s Sudden Expansion of Conspiracy Liability (And Why Bribe-Taking Foreign Officials Should Take Note)” in the Washington & Lee Law Review Online.

Associate Alexander Birkhold has been appointed to a four-year term as an independent member of the Ethics and Grievance Committee for USA Gymnastics, the national governing body for the sport.

Twenty-two Arent Fox LLP practices have been recognized in the 2018 “Best Law Firms” rankings that are published annually by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers.

Last month, the SEC announced the creation of a new “Cyber Unit” within the Enforcement Division to target misconduct related to cybersecurity. The unit is being created in conjunction with internal SEC initiatives to strengthen cybersecurity in the wake of the agency’s infamous data breach last yea

Arent Fox LLP is pleased to announce the expansion of its New York office with the addition of former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Robert L. Capers.

Forty-two Arent Fox LLP attorneys have been rated as leaders in their profession by The Best Lawyers in America 2018.

Arent Fox White Collar & Investigations partner Peter Zeidenberg spoke to PBS News Hour about President Donald Trump’s alleged involvement in a recent statement by Donald Trump Jr.

Arent Fox White Collar & Investigations partner Peter Zeidenberg spoke to Bloomberg Law about Robert Mueller’s investigation into the alleged relationship between President Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia.

Arent Fox White Collar & Investigations partner Peter Zeidenberg was a guest on Matter of Fact with Soledad O’Brien to discuss the firing of FBI director James Comey by President Donald Trump.

Peter Zeidenberg, a partner in Arent Fox’s White Collar & Investigations practice, was quoted in an article published March 31 in The Washington Post about former national security advisor Michael Flynn’s offer to cooperate with congressional investigators in exchange for immunity from prosecution.

New York partner Elliott Kroll was recently quoted in an article by Business Insurance that explores the impact of eliminating or revising certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Protection Act.

In BC Law School Magazine’s winter edition, author Chad Konecky recounts the story of two Chinese American scientists accused of espionage by the US government. Peter Zeidenberg, a partner in Arent Fox’s White Collar & Investigations practice, represented the scientists in both cases.

On January 12, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control granted Arent Fox LLP’s petition to have Zimre Holdings Limited removed from the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list.

On December 6, 2016, the Supreme Court determined in State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. United States ex rel. Rigsby that violation of the statutorily mandated seal requirement, 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b)(2), in a qui tam False Claims Act case does not automatically require dismissal,

Trump has vowed to renegotiate NAFTA and scrap the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the flagging Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. But there has been virtually no discussion of how a Trump administration would address and enforce anti-dumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) orders.

In an opinion piece for Vox, partner Peter Zeidenberg wrote that FBI Director James Comey’s decision to inform Congress that he was, essentially, reopening the FBI’s investigation regarding Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server was a mistake.

Latinvex has rated Arent Fox a top international law firm for companies operating in Latin America. In addition, the publication named Arent Fox one of the best firms for Latin American businesses in need of arbitration, FCPA and fraud counseling.

Life science companies, health care providers, and government contractors will be at risk for significantly larger penalties due to substantial increases to False Claims Act (FCA) penalties and civil monetary penalties (CMPs).

Forty-two Arent Fox LLP attorneys have been rated as leaders in their profession by The Best Lawyers in America 2017.

In a highly anticipated decision, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in Universal Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Escobar that threw out existing law related to the implied certification theory of liability under the False Claims Act.

On May 15, 60 Minutes featured two high-profile cases successfully defended by white collar partner Peter Zeidenberg involving Americans wrongly accused of espionage-related crimes.