Investigations & Enforcement

SECIL Law PLLC continues its strategic growth with the addition of David E. Carney as Partner and B. Jonathan Haskin as Associate, strengthening the firm’s core focus on white-collar defense, government investigations, and complex regulatory matters.

SECIL Law PLLC is pleased to announce that John Irving and Patrick B. Murray have joined the firm as Partners. Their extensive government and private-sector backgrounds significantly strengthen SECIL Law’s nationally recognized white collar, investigations, and complex litigation practice.

Investigations & EnforcementThe European Union’s Anticorruption Directive 2026/1021, effective June 1, 2026, mandates Member States to implement measures combating corruption. […]

On April 30, 2025, Hunter Biden voluntarily dismissed his civil lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, which alleged that two federal agents—IRS Supervisory Special Agent Gary Shapley and Special Agent Joseph Ziegler—violated his privacy through their whistleblower disclosures to Congress.

President Trump’s February 10, 2025, executive order initiating a 180-day pause on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement marked the most significant shift in U.S. anti-bribery policy in over two decades.

If you’re a general counsel, chief legal officer, or C-suite executive at a company that does business with the federal government, the enforcement landscape in 2025 demands your attention now more than ever. The Department of Justice under the Trump administration has significantly recalibrated its approach to white-collar crime, with a renewed focus on domestic […]

The February 10, 2025, Executive Order pausing new enforcement actions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) for 180 days represents a significant shift in the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) priorities.

The February 10, 2025, Executive Order pausing new enforcement actions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) for 180 days represents a significant shift in the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) priorities.

On May 15, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Donald J. Trump v. CASA de Maryland, Inc., No. 24-1022, a consolidated appeal that could fundamentally limit the power of federal district courts to issue nationwide injunctions.