Cory Kirchert

As the tariff landscape changes, importers consider opportunities to recapture significant amounts to which they may be entitled, particularly in light of the ruling that IEEPA tariffs lacked authorization.

The European Union’s Anticorruption Directive 2026/1021, effective June 1, 2026, mandates Member States to implement measures combating corruption. The Directive requires Member States to adopt nine anticorruption laws, establish corporate liability, impose significant penalties, and adopt extraterritorial jurisdiction.

Cory’s experience and training span the related areas of securities law and regulation, finance and investment, real estate, and financial accounting. He is very familiar with federal and state financial laws, initiating and submitting whistleblowing submissions, conducting government investigations and negotiations, and litigating on behalf of defendants and plaintiffs. He also has extensive experience in perfecting appeals and submissions for certiorari at federal and state levels. He has been on both sides of actions involving CEOs, CFOs, COOs, other C-suite officers, and other managers and employees.

Cory KirchertAs the tariff landscape changes, importers consider opportunities to recapture significant amounts to which they may be entitled, particularly […]

Cory KirchertAs the tariff landscape changes, importers consider opportunities to recapture significant amounts to which they may be entitled, particularly […]

The DOJ recently announced that in FY25 it collected more than $6.8 billion in FCA settlements and judgments, raising the government’s civil FCA recoveries since enactment to $85 billion. Of the $6.8 billion collected in FY25, $5.3 billion came through qui tam suits. Some companies mitigated their FCA exposure by making qualifying self-disclosures to the government. (See full DOJ press release and fact sheet.)

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.