The U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s recent decision to vacate its consent decree with Rytr, a company it had accused of offering an AI-powered product for writing fake customer reviews, offers a clue to how it will approach enforcement under President Donald Trump’s AI Action Plan, attorneys say.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission should ease the disclosure requirements of public companies, including those related to insider trading and cybersecurity, SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda said.
Both federal agencies are aligning their enforcement priorities with the Administration’s foreign policy goals, signaling heightened scrutiny of cross-border misconduct and increased compliance expectations for multinational organizations and their auditors and advisers.
Companies should mark their calendars now — expect criminal tariff evasion cases in 2026.
Over the past year, the current administration has redefined the False Claims Act from a traditional anti-fraud statute into a highly flexible policy instrument to enforce its core agenda priorities.
The expansion of French parliamentary inquiries, coupled with a persistent climate of suspicion toward U.S. corporate influence, significantly increases the likelihood that international — especially American — companies will face targeted investigations.
Federal enforcement of laws against white-collar crime has significantly receded under the Trump administration, with regulators and prosecutors pulling back from the front-end rules meant to stop money laundering and foreign bribery before it occurs, according to legal experts.
The limits on wire fraud prosecutions are continuing to evolve, with courts pushing back on further narrowing the scope of the wire fraud statute post-Ciminelli and Percoco.
A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission decision to halt substantive review of public company requests to exclude certain shareholder proposals has investor groups concerned their voices will be diminished in U.S. corporate governance.
This article surveys the emerging regulatory and legal AI landscape and consider steps the hospitality industry stakeholders can take to safeguard against potential exposure as they consider adopting AI tools to drive improved performance.
