3/16/2026 4:14:31 PM The White Collar Appeal: Fourth Circuit Affirms Federal Witness-Tampering Conviction Based on Lie to State Law Enforcement Agents By Daniel Koffmann Michael Bloom In United States v. Ritter, the Fourth Circuit confronted whether a defendant’s lie to state investigators had the requisite federal...
3/16/2026 11:19:12 AM QE Tax Flash: Late Tax Filings Get Costly By Emily Au UK corporation tax filing obligations become stricter this year, with the UK tax authority doubling penalties for late filings from 1...
3/13/2026 4:54:21 PM OFAC Expands Temporary Authorization for Delivery of Russian Oil By Stephen Hauss William Dawley On March 12, 2026, OFAC issued General License (“GL”) 134 (available here), a temporary authorization for the sale, delivery, and...
3/12/2026 1:46:22 PM When Teams Resign: Tips for Private Equity Sponsors Conducting Forensic Investigations By Yasseen Gailani Riina Luha In our last post, we covered the critical first 48 hours when key employees resign: garden leave, locking down IT access, collecting...
3/11/2026 8:17:43 PM DOJ's New Department-Wide Corporate Enforcement Policy Appears to Displace SDNY's Program Before It Could Take Effect By Stephen Frank Alex Rossmiller Alec Levy On March 10, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a Department-wide Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP) that applies, for the...
3/9/2026 3:05:50 PM QE Tax Flash: Complexity Coming for Carry By Liesl Fichardt Emily Au Julius Konstantin Berling From 6 April 2026, reforms for the tax treatment of carried interest come into effect. Until now, it has been taxed as a capital gain,...
3/9/2026 1:19:09 PM OFAC Authorizes Venezuelan-Origin Gold Transactions Following Export Deal By Stephen Hauss William Dawley On March 6, 2026, OFAC issued Venezuela Sanctions Regulations General License (“GL”) 51 (available here), authorizing certain...
3/9/2026 1:18:35 PM OFAC Issues Temporary Authorization for Delivery of Russian Oil to India By Stephen Hauss William Dawley On March 5, 2026, OFAC issued General License (“GL”) 133 (available here), a temporary authorization of the delivery, offloading, and...
3/5/2026 5:20:10 PM When Teams Resign: How Private Equity Sponsors and Portfolio Companies Should React By Yasseen Gailani Riina Luha Introduction For sponsors with investments in portfolio companies whose value is dependent on employees’ client relationships, an...
3/3/2026 11:30:24 AM QE Tax Flash: The tax burden gets heavier By Liesl Fichardt Emily Au Julius Konstantin Berling From April 2026, HM Revenue and Customs will impose new quarterly digital tax reporting requirements on self-employed individuals and...
2/27/2026 9:30:23 PM OFAC's Latest Enforcement Action is a Reminder That Sanctions Lifted Does Not Mean Liability Erased By Stephen Hauss This week, OFAC announced a $3.77 million settlement with a U.S. individual for 20 apparent violations of the Syria sanctions regulations...
2/26/2026 3:42:29 PM SEC Revises Enforcement Playbook for the First Time in Eight Years By Kurt Wolfe Sarah Heaton Concannon Stephen Frank This week, the SEC’s Division of Enforcement announced significant updates to its Enforcement Manual — the internal staff reference that...