James Melendres

On June 17, 2026, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the first National Security Division declination under the Department-wide Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (CEP). The declination resolved...more On March 10, 2026, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ” or the “Department”) release of a “first-ever Department-wide” Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP), which will apply to all...more Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s (FINRA) 2026 Annual Regulatory Oversight Report (the Report), released on December 9, 2025, lands at a moment when many member firms are shifting from experimental AI deployments to...more On September 10, 2025, the Department of Defense (DoD) published its long-awaited final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification...more