Nota Bene Episode 123: Europe Q2 Check In - Brexit Updates and Antitrust Laws in the Digital Economy with Oliver Heinisch
What is a Damron Agreement?
The U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") is making it harder on companies that commit corporate crimes. A lot harder. That’s the message that Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco recently gave attendees at the American Bar...more
On 24 December 2020, the UK and the EU reached a new Trade and Cooperation Agreement. The deal, which came into force on 1 January 2021, has important implications for white collar crime enforcement across Europe, and in...more
Despite political and economic uncertainties, markets and deal activity were resilient in 2019, and strong fundamentals remain in place heading into 2020. Companies continue to face a challenging litigation and enforcement...more
On December 6, 2019, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Ericsson or the Company), resolved long-running investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) into the...more
Last month, Polsinelli highlighted a recent update to the Department of Justice (DOJ) Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs, which detailed how DOJ will evaluate the effectiveness of corporate compliance programs in the...more
On Friday May 3, 2019, I attended the Rocky Mountain Securities Conference in Denver and heard from a number of regulators and industry experts, including SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce. ...more
In a recent decision that could have critical implications for corporate internal investigations conducted pursuant to a government agency’s request, the Southern District of New York expressed concern with the government’s...more
In a shift in policy, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced on November 29, 2018, that the DOJ would relax certain policies, dating back to 2015...more
Government attorneys now have additional discretion in False Claims Act (FCA) civil cases to award cooperation credit to a corporation that meaningfully assists the government’s investigation without necessarily identifying...more
In a speech delivered on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein described important changes to DOJ policies for awarding cooperation credit in corporate investigations. These changes have been...more
On November 29, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced revisions to the Department of Justice’s policy on corporate cooperation in government investigations, which may make it easier for companies under...more
The Fed released minutes from its November meeting yesterday, and they reinforced the expected December rate hike while showing a more uncertain path for hikes in 2019....more
Over the next few blog posts, I will be exploring the resolution and what lessons the compliance practitioner can draw from the Telia Company Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, (FCPA) enforcement action, the parallel actions and...more
On September 9, 2015, the Department of Justice (the Department) publicly announced that it had issued guidance to its criminal and civil prosecutors that purports to change, at least in part, the Department’s approach to...more