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Antitrust in focus - June 2023

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This newsletter is a summary of the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. Francesca Miotto, partner based in Brussels, is our editor this month (learn more about Francesca in our Q&A feature...more

Torres Trade Law, PLLC

There’s A New Compliance Sheriff In Town, And She’s Cracking Down On Corporate Misconduct

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The U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") is making it harder on companies that commit corporate crimes. A lot harder. That’s the message that Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco recently gave attendees at the American Bar...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

FTC & DOJ Sign Multilateral Mutual Assistance And Cooperation Agreement For Competition Authorities

On September 2, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) signed a competition enforcement framework with antitrust agencies in the Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. The...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden's 2020 Insights

Despite political and economic uncertainties, markets and deal activity were resilient in 2019, and strong fundamentals remain in place heading into 2020. Companies continue to face a challenging litigation and enforcement...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Ericsson Agrees To Pay Over USD $1 Billion To Settle FCPA Charges

On December 6, 2019, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Ericsson or the Company), resolved long-running investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) into the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Transatlantic Approach on Corporate Cooperation: How Newly Issued French and UK Guidance Compare to US Practices

As widely anticipated, French and U.K. regulators recently published guidance detailing their expectations for corporate cooperation in enforcement investigations. Both sets of guidance demonstrate further alignment of those...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Cross-Border Investigations Update - September 2019

This issue of Skadden’s semiannual Cross-Border Investigations Update takes a close look at recent cases, regulatory activity and other key developments, including a review of the first year of GDPR enforcement, analysis of...more

Dechert LLP

Navigating French Internal Investigations and Self-Reporting - French Authorities Issue New Guidance

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France is off to a strong start enforcing Sapin II, its December 2016 anti-corruption legislation. Since the enactment of the statute, the lead French investigating and prosecuting agencies, the Parquet National Financier...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Antitrust Litigation Update for Health Care Providers - June 2019

2018 saw a significant upswing in antitrust litigation against health care providers; 27 cases were filed in 2018 versus 17 in 2017. In the latest Antitrust Update for Health Care Providers, we discuss what caused the notable...more

Polsinelli

DOJ Implements Formal Policies for Cooperation Credit in False Claims Act Cases

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Last month, Polsinelli highlighted a recent update to the Department of Justice (DOJ) Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs, which detailed how DOJ will evaluate the effectiveness of corporate compliance programs in the...more

Perkins Coie

Getting Cooperation Credit Under New DOJ False Claims Act Guidance

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released long awaited guidance last week on how it will evaluate and credit self-disclosures and cooperation in False Claims Act (FCA) cases. The new guidelines, codified in the DOJ’s...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

New DOJ Guidance Aims to Incentivize Corporate Cooperation in False Claim Act Matters

On May 7, 2019, the Department of Justice issued important guidance on the type of cooperation that is eligible for credit in False Claim Act (FCA) investigations. The guidance, formally codified in the Justice Manual Section...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

DOJ Outlines Guidance For Cooperation Credit in False Claims Act Cases

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Earlier this week, the Department of Justice Civil Division announced guidelines for factors to consider and credit to be given in False Claims Act investigations and prosecutions....more

Hogan Lovells

The Southern District of New York Expresses Concern with Government's "Outsourcing" of Corporate Internal Investigations

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In a recent decision that could have critical implications for corporate internal investigations conducted pursuant to a government agency’s request, the Southern District of New York expressed concern with the government’s...more

BCLP

Multi-Jurisdictional Investigations

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Whenever regulators or criminal authorities from multiple jurisdictions become interested in the same suspected misconduct, the potential for disagreement and conflict between those authorities becomes very real. While...more

Polsinelli

Shift in DOJ Policy May Benefit Corporations and Individuals Under Investigation for Corporate Wrongdoing

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In a shift in policy, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced on November 29, 2018, that the DOJ would relax certain policies, dating back to 2015...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

DOJ Announces Revisions to Yates Memorandum Policy

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

Hogan Lovells

DOJ aims for good, not perfect: Our view of the updated corporate cooperation policy

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Government attorneys now have additional discretion in False Claims Act (FCA) civil cases to award cooperation credit to a corporation that meaningfully assists the government’s investigation without necessarily identifying...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

DOJ Announces More Lenient Corporate Cooperation Policy

In a speech delivered on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein described important changes to DOJ policies for awarding cooperation credit in corporate investigations. These changes have been...more

Troutman Pepper

Revised DOJ Corporate Cooperation Policy Supports More Efficient Resolutions

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On November 29, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced revisions to the Department of Justice’s policy on corporate cooperation in government investigations, which may make it easier for companies under...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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The Fed released minutes from its November meeting yesterday, and they reinforced the expected December rate hike while showing a more uncertain path for hikes in 2019....more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

The Telia FCPA Resolution: Part V-Lessons Learned

Today, lessons learned. Over the past several blog posts, I have taken a deep dive into the Telia Company AB (Telia) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action. Anytime you have new No. 1 in the all-time FCPA...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

The Telia FCPA Resolution: Part II – The Bribery Schemes

Over the next few blog posts, I will be exploring the resolution and what lessons the compliance practitioner can draw from the Telia Company Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, (FCPA) enforcement action, the parallel actions and...more

Jones Day

DOJ Antitrust Corporate Dispositions May Protect Some Culpable Employees

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Most companies under criminal investigation by the Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") eventually resolve their liability with the government short of going to trial, either by entering into a corporate...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Department of Justice Issues Guidance to Criminal and Civil Prosecutors to Facilitate Individual Prosecutions in Corporate...

On September 9, 2015, the Department of Justice (the Department) publicly announced that it had issued guidance to its criminal and civil prosecutors that purports to change, at least in part, the Department’s approach to...more

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