A new U.S. DOJ memo published on May 12 announces significant changes to the DOJ’s white-collar crime enforcement priorities, aligning the DOJ’s approach with the Trump Administration’s “America First” agenda. ...more
The National Security Division (NSD) of the Department of Justice announced a new self-disclosure policy on March 7, 2024 (M&A Policy) that impacts corporations, private equity firms, and venture capital firms and their...more
4/8/2024
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Venture Capital
On March 7, 2024, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced a new 90-day pilot program at the Department of Justice (DOJ) to incentivize whistleblowers. The program is inspired by and generally follows similar programs...more
3/13/2024
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Whistleblowers
On October 5, 2023, Deputy Attorney General, Lisa Monaco, announced a new safe harbor policy for voluntary self-disclosures made in the mergers and acquisitions context. The safe harbor policy will apply Department-wide and...more
1/8/2024
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Anti-Corruption ,
Antitrust Division ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Financial Crimes ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
Safe Harbors ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements
On October 5, 2023, Deputy Attorney General, Lisa Monaco, announced a new safe harbor policy for voluntary self-disclosures made in the mergers and acquisitions context. The safe harbor policy will apply Department-wide and...more
10/9/2023
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Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Mergers ,
New Regulations ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Safe Harbors ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
White Collar Crimes
This week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) agreed to dismiss the last remaining counts of an insider trading case they charged against Robert Olan and others in 2017. After a split verdict at trial, multiple appeals, a...more