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SEC Releases 2013 Examination Priorities
March 7, 2013
On February 21, 2013, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) released its examination priorities for 2013. The priorities were published by National Examination Program (“NEP”), a program administered through the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections...

Increased Risk of FCPA Prosecution of Foreign National Executives of U.S. Issuers: Recent Court Decision Allows Open-Ended Statute of Limitations and Bases FCPA Jurisdiction on Email Routed Through US Servers
Anthony D. Mirenda,Gare A. Smith, February 21, 2013
A recent federal court decision highlights the increasing risk of prosecution for foreign national executives under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA”). The decision from the federal district court in New York denied a motion to dismiss filed by three defendants, all former...

The Physician Payment Sunshine Act Final Rule
Pat A. Cerundolo,Igor Gorlach,Tad Heuer,Colin J. Zick, February 11, 2013
On February 1, 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the long-awaited Physician Payment Sunshine Act (Sunshine Act) Final Rule, implementing Section 1128G of the Social Security Act.