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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Yates Memo Revisions Encourage Cooperation, but Fail Fully to Achieve a Common-Sense Approach to Civil Enforcement

• Recent Justice Manual changes roll back Yates memo requirements for corporations seeking cooperation credit in enforcement actions, including civil enforcement actions. • Corporations can now receive maximum cooperation...more

Blank Rome LLP

DOJ Revises Yates Memo and Relaxes Approach to Corporate Cooperation Credit

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The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that it is stepping back from its hard-line approach to corporate cooperation credit in which a corporation was not eligible for credit unless it disclosed all relevant facts about...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Yates Memo Revised – DOJ Steps Back From All-or-Nothing Approach to Corporate Cooperation Credit

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The Justice Department’s revisions to the so-called “Yates Memo” continues a series of significant white collar enforcement policy changes. We hope this summary is helpful to businesses and their leaders in adjusting to these...more

Proskauer - Corporate Defense and Disputes

Justice Department Prioritizes Prosecution of Individuals for Corporate Misconduct in New Guidance

After prolonged criticism over its lack of prosecution of individuals responsible for corporate misconduct, the Justice Department has issued new internal guidance that makes clear that prosecuting individuals in white collar...more

Alston & Bird

“Individual Accountability for Corporate Wrongdoing”: The Yates Memo and the DOJ’s Focus on Individuals

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On September 9, 2015, the Department of Justice issued a memo (“Individual Accountability for Corporate Wrongdoing”) to federal prosecutors nationwide implementing new policies that—for the first time—prioritize the...more

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