That elections have consequences is a notion very much on the mind of American business leaders and their legal advisers in the wake of the presidential election. Both the U.S. and global economies continue to be sluggish and labor to recover from the financial crisis. Individual companies are rightfully cautious in addressing expansion, growth and spending generally.
What U.S. authorities do going forward in business-crime enforcement will have consequences as well, as will how businesses address both current and new enforcement policies and initiatives. Consideration of what might reasonably be expected from President Obama’s second term and how to best address enforcement challenges merit attention.
