Global ESG regulation is set to make a leap with new requirements for private businesses to report on and prevent adverse impacts on climate, the environment and human rights. We summarise three key regulatory developments that should be on the agenda for large companies.| www.whitecase.com
A new anti-bribery and corruption alliance among enforcement authorities in the UK, France and Switzerland sends a clear message to corporates that any pause in enforcement of the US FCPA does not mean that acts of bribery by corporates will be tolerated.| www.whitecase.com
On July 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) jointly announced the reestablishment of the DOJ-HHS False Claims Act (FCA) Working Group. While the two agencies have long collaborated on healthcare fraud enforcement, the formal relaunch of the Working Group signals a renewed and intensified focus on False Claims Act investigations, particularly in sectors where federal healthcare dollars and compliance risk intersect.| www.whitecase.com
White & Case is an international law firm that helps companies, governments and financial institutions achieve their global ambitions. Our clients face complex challenges, and our lawyers' innovative approaches consistently deliver results for our clients.| www.whitecase.com
Laws/Regulations directly regulating AI (the “AI Regulations”)| www.whitecase.com
The EU's new Deforestation Regulation requires companies trading in cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya and wood, as well as products derived from these commodities, to conduct extensive diligence on the value chain to ensure the goods do not result from recent (post 31 December 2020) deforestation, forest degradation or breaches of local environmental and social laws. Companies should consider now the impact of the EUDR on their supply chain due diligence to prepare for the new obl...| www.whitecase.com
