Earlier this week, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) released a new white collar enforcement plan (Enforcement Plan) outlining changes to the Criminal Division’s white collar enforcement priorities to align more closely with...more
On February 10, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) directing Attorney General Pam Bondi to halt ongoing enforcement by the Department of Justice (DOJ) in all active prosecutions brought pursuant to the...more
2/17/2025
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
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Executive Orders ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Money Laundering ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Trump Administration ,
White Collar Crimes
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) recently issued a three-page memorandum from acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove to the entire DOJ workforce directing federal prosecutors to return to previous DOJ charging guidelines,...more
2/7/2025
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Criminal Prosecution ,
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Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Sentencing Guidelines ,
Government Agencies ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Sanctuary Cities ,
Sentencing ,
Trump Administration
A recent federal court decision has the potential to significantly impact the future of False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuits initiated by whistleblowers and to upend the FCA. In United States of America ex rel. Clarissa Zafirov v....more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced a pilot program to encourage potential whistleblowers to report criminal activity and cooperate with government investigations in exchange for substantial monetary payouts in the...more
5/22/2024
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COOs ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Non-Prosecution Agreements ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
On October 4, 2023, Deputy U.S. Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco announced that the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is implementing a new nationwide Mergers & Acquisitions Safe Harbor Policy (the “M&A Policy”)....more
10/30/2023
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Antitrust Division ,
Arms Length Transactions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Mergers ,
National Security ,
Pre-Merger Filing Requirements ,
Reasonableness Factors ,
Recidivism ,
Remediation ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
White Collar Crimes