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Over the past few blog posts, I have been discussing the Statement issued last week by President Biden equating the international scourge of corruption as a national security threat to the United States and President Biden’s directive that countering corruption is “a core United States national security interest.” President Biden followed this up with his Memorandum on Establishing the Fight Against Corruption as a Core United States National Security Interest. Under this Memorandum, the Biden “Administration will lead efforts to promote good governance; bring transparency to the United States and global financial systems; prevent and combat corruption at home and abroad; and make it increasingly difficult for corrupt actors to shield their activities.”
Former special counsel Robert Mueller will help teach a University of Virginia Law School class on his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, the school announced Wednesday.
Two Trump-appointed U.S. attorneys landed at new firms, while WilmerHale, Jones Day and Dechert LLP snapped up senior officials from the U.S. Department of Justice, including the former head of the department's anti-corruption unit. Here's a look at some of the latest moves from government to private practice.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has signaled it is pursuing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations more aggressively in 2021. On June 2, 2021, at the American Conference.
Luke Cass is a Corporate Defense lawyer at Womble Bond Dickinson Law Firm, specializing in the defense of a variety of federal criminal allegations, including health care fraud, conspiracy, mail and wire fraud.