Forecasting the enforcement priorities of the Department of Justice (DOJ) under a new administration is difficult at best. However, the Biden administration is widely expected to be tougher on corporate crime than its...more
1/27/2021
/ Anti-Bribery ,
CFTC ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Financial Institutions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Government Investigations ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
White Collar Crimes
In 2019, the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) continued its efforts, begun a few years prior, to enhance transparency with respect to the DOJ's prosecutorial decision-making. In public statements, DOJ...more
1/23/2020
/ Cooperation ,
Corporate Cooperation Credits ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Corporate Officers ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Indictments ,
Individual Accountability ,
Internal Investigations ,
Prosecutorial Discretion ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Self-Reporting ,
Transparency ,
White Collar Crimes ,
Yates Memorandum
Alleged workplace harassment is not a new phenomenon, but in the wake of allegations of sexual misconduct in the corporate context, plaintiffs increasingly are targeting an expanded group of defendants, including public...more
1/22/2019
/ #MeToo ,
Board of Directors ,
Breach of Duty ,
Class Action ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Corporate Officers ,
Derivative Suit ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
FRCP 9(b) ,
Harassment ,
Internal Investigations ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Personal Liability ,
Pleadings ,
PSLRA ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Reputational Injury ,
Rule 10b-5 ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Shareholder Litigation
The Department of Justice (DOJ) appears to be continuing to revamp its approach to companies suspected of financial crimes, and emphasize the importance of prosecutions of individuals. In a number of speeches in 2018, senior...more
1/21/2019
/ Amended Rules ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Compliance ,
Cooperation ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Criminal Antitrust Litigation ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Crimes ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Individual Accountability ,
Market Manipulation
On November 29, 2018, in a speech at the 35th International Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced the Department of Justice’s (DOJ or the Department) revised...more
In a speech yesterday at the 34th International Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) revised Foreign Corrupt Practices Act...more
12/1/2017
/ Compliance ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disgorgement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Ethics ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
Federal Sentencing Guidelines ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Personal Liability ,
Voluntary Disclosure
Forecasting the enforcement priorities of the Department of Justice (DOJ) under the Trump administration is difficult at best. Previous statements from both President Donald Trump and his nominee for attorney general, U.S....more
2/2/2017
/ Attorney General ,
Banks ,
Corporate Liability ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Deregulation ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Financial Institutions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Personal Liability ,
Political Appointments ,
Repeal ,
Trump Administration ,
White Collar Crimes ,
Yates Memorandum