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Client Alert: DOJ Continues Its Trend of Strengthening Incentives to Report Corporate Misconduct

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Just over a month after Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced the upcoming launch of the Department of Justice’s whistleblower rewards program, the DOJ Criminal Division unveiled its newest program to incentivize...more

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DOJ Doubles Down on Warnings Against AI Misuse

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In February 2024, we published an alert concerning the increase in regulatory attention to "AI washing," or making unfounded claims regarding artificial intelligence ("AI") capabilities. Notably, on February 14, 2024,...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Announces a New Corporate and Securities Fraud Strike Force to Ramp up...

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On October 4, 2023, Martin Estrada, U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California (CDCA), announced the formation of a Corporate and Securities Fraud Strike Force (the “Strike Force”), a new CDCA section designed to...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Insights – April 2023 | Insights

This edition of Skadden’s quarterly Insights looks at the rising number of de-SPACed companies seeking Chapter 11 protection, the growth of a market designed to assume legacy liabilities, an effort to establish...more

The Volkov Law Group

DOJ Outlines Aggressive White Collar Enforcement Measures and New Compliance Expectations (Part I of II)

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The Justice Department continues to push on white collar corporate enforcement, and the intersection of national security sanctions and export controls with corporate criminal enforcement.  Last week, Lisa Monaco, DOJ’s...more

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Client Alert: DOJ Expands the Reach of Its Policies on Self-Disclosure of Corporate Misconduct

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On February 22, 2023, the Department of Justice announced a new Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (the Disclosure Policy) that now governs corporate prosecutions by US Attorney’s Offices (USAOs) nationwide. Building on a 2022...more

Foley Hoag LLP

CEP Revisions Incentivize “Extraordinary” Corporate Cooperation

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Earlier in January 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced revisions to its Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP) under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) for the first time since 2017. In his speech...more

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DOJ Criminal Division announces Revised Corporate Enforcement Policy

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On January 17, 2023, Assistant Attorney General (AAG) for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division Kenneth Polite announced the “first significant changes” to the Criminal Division’s Corporate Enforcement Policy...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

FCPA Enforcement Update: Two Big Settlements to End the Year 

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In the past several years there has been a significant decrease in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement efforts. Reports suggest that corporate criminal cases have decreased by roughly 50% since 2012. FCPA...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Cash Is King: DOJ Weighs New Guidance on Employee Compensation Packages

The U.S. Department of Justice is eyeing new guidance for how prosecutors should assess employee compensation packages when determining whether a company’s compliance efforts warrant favorable treatment in the resolution of...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

DOJ's New Policies Encourage Voluntary Self-Disclosure, Compensation Tied to Compliance

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In a speech given at NYU on September 15, 2022, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco reviewed new and enhanced Department of Justice (DOJ) policies regarding criminal enforcement related to corporate entities. Assistant...more

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DOJ Reveals New Corporate Enforcement Strategy

Takeaway: Changes in DOJ corporate compliance programs focus on prompt reporting and self-disclosure, and individual accountability. Companies can protect their interests by creating a diligent, comprehensive risk-based...more

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DOJ Revamps Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies with Continued Emphasis on Compliance

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At a September 15, 2022, speech at New York University School of Law, US Deputy Attorney General (Deputy AG) Lisa Monaco announced several new policies intended to further the aggressive stance the US Department of Justice...more

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DOJ Announces Sweeping Policy Updates Targeting Corporate Criminal Enforcement and Individual Accountability

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Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco announced several significant policy updates affecting the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) enforcement practices for both corporations and individuals on September 15, 2022...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco Announces Changes to DOJ’s Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies

On September 15, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)’s Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced new guidance and policies regulating corporate criminal enforcement. The new policies emphasize that DOJ will not...more

The Volkov Law Group

DOJ Criminal Division AAG Underscores Role of CCOs and Announces CCO Certification Requirements

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In a homecoming speech, DOJ’s Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite gave a rousing speech to a room full of compliance professionals at the annual Compliance Week meeting in Washington, D.C.  AAG Polite, who has served as...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

The OFAC Compliance Framework: Element 4 & 5 – Testing and Auditing & Training

After a short visit to Val Lewton’s Cat People, I return to conclude this multipart series on the Framework for OFAC Compliance Commitments (Framework). Every compliance professional of any stripe needs to read, understand...more

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New DOJ Antitrust Division Policy Incentivizes Robust Corporate Antitrust Compliance Programs

Last month the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division announced a landmark new policy to incentivize companies to develop robust antitrust compliance programs. For the first time, the Antitrust Division will now consider...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Astros Heading to Back-to-Back as DOJ Announces New Monitor Policy

In a Corporate Compliance and Enforcement (PCCE) conference speech last week, at the NYU School of Law Program, Assistant Attorney General Brian Benczkowski announced that the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) criminal division...more

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Corporate Law & Governance Update - December 2017

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Unprecedented 2018 Board Challenges - The health system board should be prepared to address an extraordinary number of significant, enterprise-level challenges that are expected to arise in 2018. These challenges will...more

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DOJ Issues New FCPA Policy Offering Incentives to Encourage Disclosure of Foreign Bribery and Corruption Misconduct

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On November 29, 2017, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) was issuing a new enforcement policy covering its enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The...more

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DOJ Releases New Guidance on Compliance Programs

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On February 8, 2017, the Fraud Section of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) quietly published pointed and specific guidance on how it assesses – and intends to assess – compliance programs in a report titled “Evaluation of...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Compliance at the Tipping Point, Part V – Protection Afforded From a Compliance Program

Today, I wrap up my series on why I think compliance is at the Tipping Point. However as it is a Friday in October, I continue my tribute to the Man in the Shadows, producer Val Lewton, whose films for RKO had some of the...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Department of Justice Focuses on Individual Accountability

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In a move certain to attract the attention of corporate executives, the Department of Justice, on September 9, 2015, issued a new policy memorandum regarding the prosecution of individuals in corporate fraud cases. Titled...more

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New Department of Justice Memo to Increase Prosecutions of White Collar Executives and Other Employees

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New policy changes implemented by the Department of Justice have potentially significant implications for companies and individuals facing DOJ investigations. The new policy may create additional obstacles for companies...more

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