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DOJ's New Direction: Implications of the Trump Administration's Recently Announced Corporate Enforcement Framework

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A Significant Shift in White Collar Criminal Enforcement - The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has unveiled a comprehensive plan for its white-collar crime enforcement strategy, laying out the “high-impact” areas where...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Legal Update: DOJ Announces Long-Awaited Corporate Enforcement Priorities

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On May 12, 2025, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division issued a much-anticipated memorandum outlining its enforcement priorities and policies for prosecuting corporate and white-collar crimes. The memorandum,...more

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DOJ Criminal Division Announces Leniency and Potential Declination for Companies That Self-Disclose

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Earlier this month, the DOJ’s Criminal Division Head, Matthew R. Galeotti, spoke at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association’s (SIFMA) Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Conference in Washington,...more

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DOJ Expands Corporate Whistleblower Program to Include Immigration Law Violations

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The stakes for non-compliance with federal immigration law have just increased exponentially. On May 12, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division unveiled its new White Collar Enforcement Plan (“Enforcement...more

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The DOJ’s New White-Collar Agenda: Implications for Businesses

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On May 12, 2025, the Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) released its criminal—and, more specifically, white collar crime enforcement—initiatives under the current administration. This is typical each time new leadership...more

Epstein Becker & Green

With New White Collar Enforcement Priorities Memo, DOJ Seeks to Provide More Pathways to Declinations and Non-Prosecution...

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In Part One of this series, we discussed the May 12, 2025, U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division’s new guidance memo on white-collar enforcement priorities in the Trump 2.0 Administration entitled “Focus, Fairness, and...more

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DOJ Announces Updated Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies Under Its New White Collar Enforcement Plan

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Last week, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Head of the Criminal Division Matthew R. Galeotti announced key changes to the DOJ’s enforcement priorities during his keynote address at the Securities Industry and Financial...more

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Shifting Priorities in White Collar Enforcement: May 2025 DOJ Memo and What It Means for Companies

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On May 12, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division announced significant changes in its policies on investigating and prosecuting white collar crime, including a shift in focus toward several areas deemed to...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Think Compliance Got Easier? Think Again—DOJ’s New Era in White-Collar Enforcement (Part 2)

As discussed in our May 15th post, Matthew R. Galeotti, the Head of the Department of Justice’s (“Department”) Criminal Division, issued a memorandum on May 12th that highlights the core tenets of the Department’s enforcement...more

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DOJ Announces Revisions to Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Disclosure Policy

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The US Department of Justice (DOJ) revised its Criminal Division Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Disclosure Policy (CEP), outlining the benefits a company may earn by voluntarily self-disclosing misconduct, as well as the...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Criminal Division White Collar Enforcement Plan: Turning the Page, Not Writing a New Book

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On May 12, the Head of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division, Matthew Galeotti, delivered remarks at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association’s Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crimes...more

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DOJ Reforms Corporate Investigations and Monitorships (Part II of III)

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For years, companies have dreaded DOJ’s potential appointment of a corporate monitorship as part of a criminal resolution.  Companies have often complained about the experience, citing burdensome and sometimes unnecessary...more

Baker Donelson

Shifting Priorities: DOJ's New Approach to White Collar Enforcement

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on May 12, 2025, a strategy shift in its approach to white collar enforcement, identifying specific high-impact areas of focus; an expansion of whistleblower and self-disclosure...more

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White House Issues Executive Order Limiting Criminal Enforcement of Regulatory Offenses

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On May 9, 2025, the White House issued an Executive Order, “Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations,” that seeks to place limits on the criminal enforcement of regulatory offenses, particularly those that impose...more

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DOJ releases new corporate crime enforcement guidance, telling companies what to expect—and how to avoid criminal penalties

On May 12, 2025, the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division issued a memorandum titled Focus, Fairness, and Efficiency in the Fight Against White-Collar Crime (the Memo) to all Criminal Division personnel. The...more

Alston & Bird

From Uncertainty to Action: DOJ Rolls Out a New White-Collar Enforcement Playbook

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Despite speculation that the Department of Justice Criminal Division might step back from white-collar criminal enforcement, newly announced DOJ Criminal Division policy updates indicate otherwise. Our White Collar,...more

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Focus, Fairness and Efficiency: DOJ Reveals Administration’s Plans for Enforcement of Corporate and White-Collar Crime

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Key Takeaways - DOJ Criminal Division will prioritize enforcement in key areas, including health care fraud, trade and customs violations and national security-related financial crimes....more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

"Focus, Fairness, and Efficiency in the Fight Against White-Collar Crime": DOJ Revises Policies on White-Collar Criminal...

On May 12, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division unveiled an overhaul of its white-collar enforcement policies in a memo issued by Matthew Galeotti, head of the Criminal Division. The memo, titled “Focus,...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Increased Clarity for White-Collar Clients: The Department of Justice Unveils its Revised Corporate Self-Disclosure Policy

What should U.S. businesses take from the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) revisions to its Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (“CEP”)? While DOJ has long promoted self-disclosure of wrongdoing as a...more

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DOJ Criminal Division Updates (Part 1): DOJ’s New White Collar Crime Enforcement Plan

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On May 12, DOJ’s Criminal Division head, Matthew G. Galeotti, issued a memo to all Criminal Division personnel, entitled “Focus, Fairness, and Efficiency in the Fight Against White-Collar Crime,” to “outline the Criminal...more

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DOJ Criminal Division Updates (Part 3): New Reasons for Companies to Self-Disclose Criminal Conduct

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Share on Twitter Print Share by Email Share Back to top On May 12, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced revisions to its Criminal Division Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (CEP). (See...more

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Department of Justice Announces Changes to Corporate Enforcement Policies; More Carrots and Sticks

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On May 12, 2025, at SIFMA’s annual Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Conference, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division Chief announced a new White-Collar Enforcement Plan and accompanying changes to...more

The Volkov Law Group

DOJ Announces New White Collar Enforcement Strategy (Part I of III)

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With each new Administration comes a new approach or emphasis on certain enforcement priorities. The Trump Administration is marking its territory and doing so to underscore its priorities. In a recent speech, the...more

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DOJ Unveils New Plan for White-Collar Crime and Corporate Enforcement

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The US Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) current approach to corporate criminal enforcement has come into focus with the issuance of a new White-Collar Enforcement Plan and several revised policy documents. The changes, which...more

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DOJ’s Criminal Division Announces Updates to White-Collar Enforcement and Corporate Policies

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On May 12, 2025, the Head of the Criminal Division (the Criminal Division or Division) at the Department of Justice (DOJ), Matthew R. Galeotti, issued key memoranda to Criminal Division personnel on the Division’s new...more

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