After months of anticipation, the Department of Justice (DOJ) unveiled the details of its new Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (the Corporate WB Program or the Program)....more
8/8/2024
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Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Employees ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
Pilot Programs ,
Self-Reporting ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
On 7 March 2024, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it is launching a new whistleblower pilot program designed to reward individuals who report acts of significant corporate misconduct or financial wrongdoing...more
In a keynote address to the American Bar Association’s 2021 National Institute on White Collar Crime, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa O. Monaco outlined major changes to the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) priorities...more
In this episode, Investigations, Enforcement and White Collar partners Bobby Higdon and David Rybicki reflect on their recent posts in the Department of Justice and what to expect in the world of corporate enforcement under...more
The long-anticipated wave of civil enforcement actions involving participants in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) has begun. On 12 January 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the first civil settlement...more
The election of Joseph R. Biden Jr. as president of the United States and Democratic control of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate mean that the private sector can expect to be the main focus of congressional...more
2/4/2021
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Big Tech ,
CARES Act ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Investigations ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Private Sector ,
Public Policy ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
White Collar Crimes
As many corporate practitioners know from experience, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) lawyers and federal prosecutors often factor a company’s inability to pay into corporate civil and criminal resolutions with the...more
For the first time since 2014, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Unit has issued an opinion responding to a request for advice on compliance with the anti-bribery provisions of the FCPA. ...more