In Hollywood, the sequel (or, even more so, the third installment) is rarely as good as the original movie. In the world of enforcement, the same rings true....more
3/6/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Consent Order ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Statements ,
Financial Crimes ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Violations ,
Subsidiaries ,
White Collar Crimes
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), through Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite Jr., announced on Jan. 17, 2023, "the first significant changes" to its Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP) since 2017. The revisions...more
1/23/2023
/ Compliance ,
Cooperation ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Declination ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
Federal Sentencing Guidelines ,
Policy Updates ,
Remediation ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
White Collar Crimes
The government's focus on clawbacks is at a fever pitch. At the Practicing Law Institute's SEC Speaks conference earlier this month, senior officials within the SEC's Division of Enforcement emphasized the agency's increasing...more
9/19/2022
/ Clawbacks ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Disgorgement ,
Executive Compensation ,
Financial Reporting ,
Financial Restatements ,
Legal History ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
Section 304 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)