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By Frank E. Sheeder The US Department of Justice has made it a priority to hold individuals accountable for organizational misdeeds – both civil and criminal. Through the recent Yates Memo, the DOJ is sending a message of deterrence to corporate...

DHS Expands Eligibility for Provisional Waivers | On July 29, 2016, the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued a final rule expanding the class of noncitizens eligible to receive provisional unlawful...

USCIS Transfers Jurisdiction over Refugee and Asylee Relative Petitions U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has begun the transfer of responsibility for processing Form I-730 (Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition) from agency service centers...

By Gordon H. Copland, Russell D. Jessee and Nathaniel I. Holland Last year, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division reached an agreement with two natural gas producers who each paid fines of over one-half million dollars to settle claims...

By Gordon H. Copland, Russell D. Jessee and Nathaniel I. Holland Last year, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division reached an agreement with two natural gas producers who each paid fines of over one-half million dollars to settle claims...

While the Gulf Oil Spill has communities and government agencies focusing on mitigation and prevention, not to mention restitution, the United States is joining with states around the country to ensure that environmental laws are being enforced for everyday...

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit last month to block North Carolina's new voter ID law, which some critics have called the most sweeping of its kind. The law was signed by Gov. Pat McCrory (R) in August, just two months after the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Feb. 9 that the federal government, attorneys general from 49 states and five national banks have reached a $25 billion settlement to resolve issues stemming from the lenders'...

Company's innovative LAW PreDiscovery product designated as solution for DOJ litigation professionals NEW YORK - LexisNexis ® (www.lexisnexis.com), a leading global provider of content-enabled workflow solutions, has announced that the Executive...

DOJ and IRS Pair Up to Target Indian Off-Shore Bank Accounts at HSBC View Media Anyone with an off-shore bank or brokerage account in India who has not yet reported the account on his or her tax return has until August 31, 2011 to take advantage...

On May 17, 2011, the SEC and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced their agreements with Tenaris S.A. (Tenaris) regarding alleged FCPA violations by Tenaris. Tenaris agreed to pay more than $5.4 million in disgorgement and prejudgment interest...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sidley Austin LLP has announced that Jeffrey M. Senger, former acting chief counsel and Deputy Chief Counsel of the Food and Drug Administration, has joined Sidley as a partner in the global food, drug and medical device regulatory...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sidley Austin LLP has announced that Joseph R. Guerra has rejoined the firm in Washington, D.C., as a partner in the firm's appellate practice. He recently completed approximately two years of service as the principal deputy associate...

PHOENIX - (AP) A federal judge is scheduled to hear arguments Thursday over whether Arizona's new immigration law should take effect later this month, marking the first major hearing in one of seven challenges to the strict law. U.S. District Judge...

PHOENIX - (AP) The judge who will decide whether Arizona's new immigration law is constitutional hasn't indicated whether she'll put the statute on hold before it takes effect next week and had some pointed questions Thursday for challengers...