Kan Nawaday, Samidh Guha, and Jared Boone published “The DOJ’s shifting focus on trade-related crimes” in the January 2026 edition of the Financier Worldwide. The following is an excerpt:
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) under the Trump administration has shifted focus and resources away from the prior administration’s priorities, such as consumer protection and cryptocurrency regulation, toward significantly enhanced enforcement of the nation’s evolving trade laws. The change has already resulted in several policy initiatives and enforcement actions against a backdrop of rapidly evolving trade relationships, shifting foreign policy dynamics and ongoing domestic judicial challenges.
Perhaps the only certainty is that more changes will come. However, affected industries will not have the luxury to wait until a steadier state is reached and must proceed with caution considering the substantial penalties that could follow trade law violations in the interim.
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