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Making Crypto Available to Everyone

InHouseOps

27 years ago, I was working as a trial attorney for a law firm in Alabama when I was recruited by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Corporate malfeasance, embezzlement, things that were happening inside very large corporations that required attention. Tom Davis: I’ve been a licensed attorney for over 27 years.

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Brazil police launch timber-trafficking investigation of Environment Minister Ricardo Salles

JURIST

million) in “extremely atypical financial transactions” involving a law firm where Salles is a stakeholder. . “Operation Akuanduba”—named for the indigenous deity Akuanduba —formally began in January, when the Federal Police had reported the suspicious existence of $14.2 million reais (USD $2.7

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DOJ Official Touts Early Impact of Criminal Disclosure Policy

Intelligize Blog

Additionally, the Justice Department has prodded corporations to develop their own clawback policies for recapturing compensation awarded to executives involved in malfeasance. Intelligize subscribers can access dozens of memos from law firms regarding the DOJ initiative via the Intelligize platform.)

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DOJ Signals New Strategy For ‘Environmental Justice’

The Crime Report

Kim signaled that ENRD will “prioritize” prosecuting individuals who commit and profit from corporate malfeasance. “Development of that strategy is underway,” Kim added, “and is something that corporate compliance officers and outside counsel will want to consider upon its release.”

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Elite Litigation Boutique Doing Its Part To Protect Whistleblowers

Above The Law

Which elite litigation boutique law firm won a TRO keeping client Hampton Dellinger in his role as Special Counsel as the primary protector of whistleblowers? The post Elite Litigation Boutique Doing Its Part To Protect Whistleblowers appeared first on Above the Law. See the answer on the next page.

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Injunction Junction And Circuit Splits Too

Above The Law

1211(b), which allows the President to remove the Special Counsel only for specific reasons (inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance). Dellinger argued that his termination violated 5 U.S.C.

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