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Opioids, Healthcare Enforcement, and Increased Scrutiny of Corporate Conduct for Criminal Prosecution

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The national opioid epidemic is almost unprecedented in every conceivable way—its catastrophic death toll, its broad effect on a wide swath of this country’s population, its rapid escalation (which is alleged to have been...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Yates Memo Revisions Encourage Cooperation, but Fail Fully to Achieve a Common-Sense Approach to Civil Enforcement

• Recent Justice Manual changes roll back Yates memo requirements for corporations seeking cooperation credit in enforcement actions, including civil enforcement actions. • Corporations can now receive maximum cooperation...more

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DOJ Revises Yates Memo and Relaxes Approach to Corporate Cooperation Credit

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The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that it is stepping back from its hard-line approach to corporate cooperation credit in which a corporation was not eligible for credit unless it disclosed all relevant facts about...more

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Yates Memo Revised – DOJ Steps Back From All-or-Nothing Approach to Corporate Cooperation Credit

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The Justice Department’s revisions to the so-called “Yates Memo” continues a series of significant white collar enforcement policy changes. We hope this summary is helpful to businesses and their leaders in adjusting to these...more

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No More “All or Nothing” – DOJ Softens the Yates Memo

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After three years of working with the Yates Memo, the Department of Justice has memorialized the more practical applications federal prosecutors have been using on the ground. Our White Collar, Government & Internal...more

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“Yates Memo” Edited to Grant Prosecutors More Flexibility in Civil Cases

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On Sept. 9, 2015, then-Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates issued a memo requiring federal prosecutors to investigate any individuals responsible for illegal corporate conduct before settling a case. This applied to both...more

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You’re Fired: What Impact Will Sally Yates’ Departure Have on the DOJ’s Fraud Enforcement?

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As most of the world now knows, President Trump fired acting Attorney General Sally Yates last week after she declined to defend the President’s travel ban. Dana Boente has replaced Ms. Yates, but he may not be long for the...more

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