On May 12, 2025, Assistant Attorney General Matthew R. Galeotti, head of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division, issued a new policy memorandum entitled “Focus, Fairness, and Efficiency in the Fight Against...more
Last month, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) Criminal Division announced its periodical update to its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (“ECCP”), zeroing in on how companies manage risk related to artificial...more
10/9/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Management ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Internal Controls ,
NIST ,
OMB ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Popular ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management
The end of the Supreme Court’s recent term saw two major decisions in the field of administrative law: Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Securities & Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy. The Loper Bright decision, which...more
8/5/2024
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Administrative Proceedings ,
Article III ,
Chevron Deference ,
Chevron v NRDC ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Government Agencies ,
Judicial Authority ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Regulatory Authority ,
SCOTUS ,
SEC v Jarkesy ,
Seventh Amendment ,
Statutory Interpretation
We are thrilled to introduce the inaugural issue of our quarterly White Collar newsletter, a dedicated resource from Benesch’s White Collar, Government Investigations & Regulatory Compliance Practice Group.
Each issue...more
4/3/2024
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Biden Administration ,
Bribery ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Imprisonment ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Securities Fraud ,
Sentencing ,
Title IX ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
Wall Street ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
White Collar Crimes
During this month’s ABA National Institute on White Collar Crime, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced that the DOJ will implement a whistleblower rewards program within the next 90 days. While the DOJ has yet to...more
Starting Jan. 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) will require all reporting companies to regularly disclose certain information on their beneficial owners to the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement...more