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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

DOJ Signals Increased Use of Corporate Monitors

On October 28, 2021, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced revised Department of Justice (DOJ) guidance on corporate monitors. Going forward, prosecutors are free to require the imposition of a corporate monitor when...more

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DOJ Announces Major Changes to Its Corporate Enforcement Policies

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) has once again raised the bar for corporations seeking cooperation credit in government investigations. Last Thursday, DOJ issued a department memorandum and announced three significant...more

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More Aggressive White Collar Enforcement Expected Under the Biden Administration

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The first 100 days of President Biden's administration, not least its appointments to key leadership positions, suggest that it will investigate and pursue white collar cases much more aggressively than the Trump...more

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Return to Civil and Criminal Collaboration in White Collar under Biden Administration

Under the Biden Administration, we expect the Department of Justice to reinvigorate the policies aimed at increasing coordination between the criminal and civil divisions. In a 2015 Memorandum – the “Yates Memo” – former...more

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Global Anti-Bribery Year-in-Review: 2020 Developments and Predictions for 2021

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As was true in many areas of the law, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement in 2020 - and anti-corruption enforcement more generally - was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, but perhaps not as much as was initially...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Ericsson Agrees To Pay Over USD $1 Billion To Settle FCPA Charges

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

King & Spalding

Q3 2019: Latin America Enforcement Review

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Enforcement authorities throughout the United States and the Americas continue to aggressively investigate fraud and corruption across the region in the third quarter of 2019. Below, we highlight some recent developments and...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

UK SFO Releases Guidance on Corporate Cooperation Credit

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Guidance sets out the SFO’s expectations for investigations but leaves open questions, particularly for cross-border investigations. On 6 August 2019, the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) issued its much-anticipated Corporate...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

TechnipFMC FCPA Enforcement Action - Lessons for the Compliance Professional

The month of June, 2019, closed out one of the most interesting half-years in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) realm....more

Hogan Lovells

The Southern District of New York Expresses Concern with Government's "Outsourcing" of Corporate Internal Investigations

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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

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Health Care Enforcement Quarterly Roundup - Q4 | January 2019

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This latest installment of the Health Care Enforcement Quarterly Roundup reflects on trends that persisted in 2018 and those emerging trends that will carry us into 2019 and beyond. Leading off with the US Department of...more

WilmerHale

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Alert: Global Anti-Bribery Year-in-Review: 2018 Developments and Predictions for 2019

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Despite predictions of a slow-down in enforcement under the Trump administration—and indications that enforcement in some areas has decreased in the past year1—2018 was yet again an active year for FCPA enforcement. The year...more

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Shift in DOJ Policy May Benefit Corporations and Individuals Under Investigation for Corporate Wrongdoing

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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

Snell & Wilmer

Yates Memorandum: Rosenstein Announces Easier Path for Companies to Receive Cooperation Credit

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In a speech delivered on November 29, 2018, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced changes to the Justice Manual regarding cooperation credit for companies facing criminal and civil investigations.1 These changes...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

DOJ Announces Revised Policies for Awarding Cooperation Credit

On November 29, 2018, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced revisions to U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) policies that expand prosecutors’ discretion in awarding cooperation credit to companies facing criminal or...more

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DOJ Announces Changes to the Yates Memo Policy on Individual Accountability

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On Thursday, November 29th, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced changes to its policy known as the “Yates Memo.” That policy, established in 2015 by then-Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates, had required companies...more

Hogan Lovells

DOJ aims for good, not perfect: Our view of the updated corporate cooperation policy

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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

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

DOJ Announces More Lenient Corporate Cooperation Policy

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

Holland & Knight LLP

DOJ Announces Changes to Policy on Individual Accountability in Corporate Cases

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In 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) initiated a review of its 2015 policy concerning individual accountability in corporate cases (known as the "Yates Memo"). In the course of that review, the DOJ considered...more

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DOJ Increases Focus on Individual Accountability in Corporate Wrongdoing

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US Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein recently announced that in every corporate investigation, the US Department of Justice will make it a top priority to pursue individuals responsible for corporate wrongdoing. This...more

K&L Gates LLP

Civil Forfeiture: Can the Government Really Seize and Take Ownership of My Company’s Assets?

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In 2017, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) reported more than $8.2 billion held in its forfeited-assets fund, which is a $600 million increase from the $7.6 billion in the fund in 2016. The cases brought by the government in...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Day 16 of One Month to More Effective Continuous Improvement-Voluntary Monitoring

There are multiple areas in the Department of Justice’s Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs which intersect with the area of continuous improvement. In addition to Prong 9. Continuous Improvement, Periodic Testing and...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Day 5 of One Month to Better Investigations and Reporting-the Board’s Investigation Protocol

Many companies have an investigation protocol in place when a potential Foreign Corruption Practices Act (FCPA) or other legal issue arises? However, many Boards of Directors do not have the same rigor when it comes to an...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Corporate Investigations and White Collar Defense - May 2017

Government Officials Pledge Continued White Collar Enforcement - Why it matters: Recent pronouncements by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Trevor N. McFadden and recently...more

WilmerHale

[Webinar] Yates Memo Update—Individual Accountability and Best Practices for Executives: WilmerHale Financial Institutions Webinar...

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Join WilmerHale for the kickoff session of the 2016 Financial Institutions Webinar Series, where attorneys will explore recent developments and legal issues affecting financial institutions and providers of financial...more

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