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The DOJ’s New Pilot Programs: A Bane for Compliance Programs

For years, Department of Justice officials have stressed how important chief compliance officers are as the first line of defense in fighting corporate crimes. While that’s true, compliance programs now have a competitor in...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

A “Quick Guide” to Government Whistleblower and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Programs: Heed the Warning from DOJ to Strengthen...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has sounded the alarm: an aggressive crackdown on corporate misconduct is imminent. With an enforcement program on the horizon, corporations must heed the warning and take proactive measures to...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

DOJ Announces New Whistleblower Program

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DOJ unveils a new whistleblower incentive program to complement the Department’s continued efforts to encourage self-reporting of criminal violations. On Thursday, March 7, 2024, US Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

DOJ Provides a Contemporary Spin on ‘Wanted’ Posters: New Whistleblower Rewards Program Announced

U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco delivered keynote remarks March 7 at the American Bar Association’s 39th National Institute on White Collar Crime. Emphasizing the need for a culture of compliance, Monaco highlighted...more

Bracewell LLP

Lifting the Fog on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Enforcement and Compliance Trends to Watch in San Francisco

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As lawyers, corporate executives and federal law enforcement officials prepare to gather this week in San Francisco for the ABA’s 39th National Institute on White Collar Crime, we offer our takeaways from January’s Houston...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

DOJ Updates FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy

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On January 17, 2023, Assistant Attorney General (AAG) Kenneth Polite, Jr. announced updates to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Corporate Enforcement Policy. Since the inception of the FCPA Corporate Enforcement...more

Mintz

DOJ Speaks About More White Collar Enforcement, But It's More Interesting to Look at What Was Left Unsaid

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Very interesting article from the Wall Street Journal talking about more upcoming white collar enforcement, particularly in the areas of sanctions and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) cases. But the interesting omission...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

DOJ Signals Reinvigorated Corporate Enforcement for White Collar Crime

After four years of decreased white collar enforcement activity, the Biden DOJ has announced several key policy changes designed to crack down on corporate misconduct: What companies need to know and how they can prepare. ...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Biden Administration Prioritizes Corporate Criminal Enforcement

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Takeaways: ..In recent remarks, top DOJ officials stated that DOJ will “surge resources” and “redouble efforts” for corporate enforcement. ..Areas of particular concern include Foreign Corrupt Practices Act,...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Ongoing Program] 2021 Latin American Compliance Conference - Day 2 - September 30th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

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Join us virtually for our second annual Latin American Compliance Conference. During this two-day webinar series, attendees will hear from McDermott White Collar litigators and compliance specialists, as well as industry and...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Ongoing Program] 2021 Latin American Compliance Conference - Day 1 - September 28th, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EDT

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Join us virtually for our second annual Latin American Compliance Conference. During this two-day webinar series, attendees will hear from McDermott White Collar litigators and compliance specialists, as well as industry and...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Administration's Anti-Corruption Efforts Likely to Yield Greater FCPA Enforcement in Latin America and Beyond

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On June 3 of this year, the Biden Administration made plain its commitment to fighting corruption around the world, releasing a document identifying the fight against corruption “as an economic and national security priority”...more

Alston & Bird

New Administration, New Enforcement Priorities

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Three weeks into the Biden Administration, businesses must prepare for significant changes in regulatory and enforcement priorities. Our White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations Team summarizes the new...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Global Legal Insights: Bribery & Corruption, 7th Edition – Japan

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We are pleased to present the seventh edition of Global Legal Insights – Bribery and Corruption. This book sets out the legal environment in relation to bribery and corruption enforcement in 28 countries and one region...more

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Current Developments in the US: White-Collar Enforcement and trends for 2020

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In the following article we will discuss the current developments and trends for 2020 and outline what EU-based companies with a US presence should look out for in 2020 regarding US white-collar and compliance trends in the...more

Butler Snow LLP

2019 Developments and Trends in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) & Global Anti-Corruption Efforts, Part 3 of 3

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Previously we introduced you to the FCPA and provided updates about the positive international trends in anti-corruption legislation; efforts to punish and deter bribery; the Organization for Economic Cooperation and...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

CFTC Enters the Market for Anti-Corruption Enforcement

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New enforcement advisory encourages reporting of foreign corrupt practices that the agency intends to pursue under the Commodity Exchange Act. On March 6, 2019, the Division of Enforcement (Division) of the US Commodity...more

A&O Shearman

DOJ Announces Formalization Of Policy On Corporate Resolution Penalties

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On May 9, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released a long-awaited policy regarding corporate enforcement and resolution. The policy—entitled “Policy on Coordination of Corporate Resolution Penalties”...more

WilmerHale

Global Anti-Bribery Year-in-Review: 2017 Developments and Predictions for 2018

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This past year marked the 40th anniversary of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”). Since its enactment in 1977, the U.S. Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) has brought approximately 300 FCPA enforcement actions,...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

FCPA Compliance Report-Episode 333, Professor Samuel Buell

Today I am joined again by Professor Samuel Buell, from Duke University School of Law to discuss a recent paper he co-authored with Rachel Brewster entitled, “The Market for Global AntiCorruption Enforcement“. In the paper...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Everything Compliance-Episode 11, the first 100 Days of the Trump Administration, Part II

In this second of a two-part series, we conclude the panel’s discussion of the first 100 days of the Trump administration as it relates to compliance. This episode concludes with the panelists’ rants. 1. Matt Kelly opens...more

Brooks Pierce

Foreign Pink Sheets Companies and the FCPA

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Penny stock companies have been much in the news recently. They can be tough entities for law enforcement to look into given that their officers and directors are often not inclined to cooperate with government...more

The Volkov Law Group

Risks of International Anti-Corruption Enforcement

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White collar criminal investigations take time. Corruption investigations are no different. Everyone expected UK Bribery enforcement to quickly increase and cause complex headaches for companies operating in the global...more

NAVEX

Building a Next-Generation Anti-Bribery & Corruption Compliance Program

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Global companies face unprecedented third party risk in today’s landscape — third parties are involved in 90% of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) cases, and more companies are under investigation than ever before in the...more

Perkins Coie

Regrouping And Refocusing: 2013 FCPA Year-In-Review And Enforcement Trends For 2014

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Following a relatively flat enforcement landscape and some bumps in the 2013 prosecutorial road, the Department of Justice (‘‘DOJ’’) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘SEC’’) appear poised to spring back into...more

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