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DOJ Announcements on Corporate Criminal Enforcement: Defining the Carrots and Sticks

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) has been touting revisions to its corporate criminal enforcement policies and signaling increased action for nearly a year. Yesterday, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco formally announced...more

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Attorney General Merrick Garland Emphasizes Criminal Corporate Enforcement and Individual Accountability

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On March 3, 2022, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland delivered a speech at the ABA Institute on White Collar Crime that underscored the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) commitment to prosecuting corporate crime and holding...more

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AG Merrick Garland: DOJ Prioritizing Prosecution of Individuals in White Collar Crime

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In remarks to the American Bar Association (ABA) Institute on White Collar Crime on March 3, 2022, Attorney General Merrick Garland underscored the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) renewed emphasis on corporate...more

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Yates Memo's Influence Felt in DOJ Health Care Enforcement

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In September 2015, Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates issued a memorandum titled "Individual Accountability for Corporate Wrongdoing." In it, she stressed that one of the most effective ways to combat corporate misconduct is...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Up Close and Personal: Individual CCO Liability – Part II

Yesterday I began an exploration of the potential individual liability of a Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) based upon the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) enforcement action against Raymond James Inc. and its...more

Proskauer - Corporate Defense and Disputes

10 Takeaways from Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates’ Remarks at the 2016 New York City Bar Association White Collar Crime...

This week, Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates delivered remarks at the New York City Bar Association reflecting on the eight months since the release of the “Yates Memo,” or as Deputy AG Yates prefers, the “Individual...more

Proskauer - Whistleblowing & Retaliation

Two Illinois Federal Courts Rule That Illinois Whistleblower Act May Provide For Individual Liability

Two courts in the Northern District of Illinois recently ruled that the Illinois Whistleblower Act (IWA) (740 ILCS § 174/5) provides for individual liability.  Bello v. Village of Skokie, No. 14-cv-1718 (N.D. Ill. Sept. 2,...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

New DOJ Corporate Prosecution Guidelines

On September 9, 2015, United States Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates released a memorandum titled “Individual Accountability for Corporate Wrongdoing,” the latest in a series of corporate prosecution guidelines written by...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Pay Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain: DOJ Memorandum Adds Further Weight to CPSC Enforcement Efforts Against Corporate...

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) recently issued a memorandum to various enforcement agencies. The memorandum, available here, focuses on holding individuals accountable for corporate fraud and misconduct. The...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

DOJ Clarifies Position on Individual Accountability in Corporate Investigations

Earlier this month, we discussed a memorandum issued by Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). This memorandum, referred to as the “Yates Memo,” reaffirms the Government’s...more

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Despite Criticism, DOJ’s New Policy On Internal Investigations Could Be a Good Thing

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While naysayers believe the Department Of Justice's (DOJ’s) memo is going to result in major complications and headaches for companies experiencing government investigations, ethical companies are unlikely to be affected much...more

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Assistant Attorney General Caldwell Clarifies Application of Yates Memo on Individual Accountability

On September 22, 2015, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division, Leslie R. Caldwell, spoke at the Global Investigations Review Conference in New York, addressing the...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

New DOJ Policy Alert: Here's Looking at You, Kid - DOJ Announces Six Specific Steps to Hold Individual "Corporate Wrongdoers"...

Why it matters: On September 9, 2015, Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates issued a memo to all DOJ department heads and U.S. Attorneys which detailed the Government's new policy centered on accountability for the...more

Proskauer - Corporate Defense and Disputes

SEC Sanctions Senior Executives Of Failed Clearing Broker

On September 17, 2015, the SEC announced charges against several senior executives of Penson Financial Services Inc., once the second-largest clearing broker-dealer in the country, and its parent corporation, Penson...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

DOJ Provides Guidance on Prosecution of Individuals

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) long has required entities seeking credit for cooperating with its investigations to provide what it terms “full and truthful” cooperation. In policies memorialized over time, DOJ has been...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Three Key Takeaways from DOJ’s New Yates Memo on Individual Accountability for Corporate Wrongdoing

During a September 10, 2015 conference at New York University, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Sally Quillian Yates announced new Department of Justice (DOJ or the Department) policy that could significantly affect the way that...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

DOJ Provides Focused “Guidance” on Prosecuting Corporate Individuals

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After receiving significant criticism on the Department of Justice’s failure to prosecute corporate executives involved in the financial crisis in 2008, Sally Yates, the Deputy Attorney General issued a seven page memo...more

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US Department Of Justice Targets Corporate Individuals

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DOJ announces tough new approach to the investigation and prosecution of corporate officers and employees. On September 9, in a major change to its approach to the investigation of alleged corporate crime, the US...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

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

DOJ Issues Memo Directing Prosecutors to Focus on Individual Accountability

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a memorandum on Wednesday from Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates that reaffirms the Government’s commitment to prosecuting individuals and formally instructs prosecutors...more

King & Spalding

DOJ Announces New Policies Prioritizing Efforts to Pursue Individual Accountability for Corporate Wrongdoing

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On September 9, the United States Department of Justice released a new policy memorandum entitled “Individual Accountability for Corporate Wrongdoing,” which is aimed at strengthening and prioritizing the Department’s pursuit...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Individual Liability: What’s Behind The Headlines?

It’s been open season on financial institutions since the 2008-2009 financial crisis (“Financial Crisis”). State and federal prosecutors and regulators are competing with each other for press coverage of their latest consent...more

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