The attorneys with Husch Blackwell’s White Collar, Internal Investigations, & Compliance practice have launched this blog with one abiding goal: to provide readers with a 360-degree perspective on government enforcement. Our team possesses decades of prosecutorial and agency experience, as well as deep knowledge of how to navigate enforcement actions on behalf of clients. In short, we know both sides of the enforcement equation. We know what to expect when the government shows up and—just as important—how to build compliance programs that mitigate enforcement risks.
Our blog will feature team members’ perspectives on enforcement, compliance, and investigations and offer practical takeaways from important developments, including court decisions and agency activities. We will track and report on activities involving the Criminal, Civil, and Antitrust Divisions of the Department of Justice as well as key federal regulatory agencies. We also feature a robust State Attorneys General practice and will provide perspectives on the evolution of State AG enforcement activities and how they intersect with federal initiatives.
Additionally, our team often collaborates with Husch Blackwell’s many highly regarded practices, including International Trade & Supply Chain, Antitrust, and Cybersecurity, and we will routinely feature content that drills down into the enforcement landscape concerning these and other evolving issues.
Why Now?
Despite the ostensibly deregulatory posture of the second Trump administration, we have witnessed not so much a diminution of regulatory activity but a redirection of it into new or different approaches. For instance, major public policy reversals have created new sources of concern, particularly in the areas of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI), trade and tariffs, and supply chains. Additionally, the perceived lack of regulatory enforcement from federal agencies has spurred some State AG offices to ramp up enforcement efforts, either singly or in broad, issue-based coalitions.
Compliance, therefore, has not become a lighter lift; if anything, risk has merely shifted. This is a major reason we decided to start this blog: there is a lot to cover and a lot of uncertainty in the business community about how to respond to recent developments. We are here to help by providing information you can count on.
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