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Reprieve: France Pulls Back from Dismantling Its Most Effective Anti-Corruption Enforcement Tool — For Now

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What the French National Assembly's April 1 vote, and a last-minute “commission paritaire” proposed text, means for multinationals, compliance programs, and cross-border enforcement. What Happened - On April 1, 2026,...more

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How Do You Avoid a Corporate Fine When Criminal Conduct Is Discovered? (Part 2)

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Your company has uncovered a massive criminal scheme. You want to get out of it – you serve up the mastermind on a silver platter for the Justice Department prosecutors....more

Alston & Bird

£15 Million and a Message: The SFO Returns to Corporate Bribery Enforcement

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Though the monetary penalty may be small, the implications of this deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) are mighty. Our White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations Team delves into a UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) DPA...more

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The SFO’s first DPA in five years: a messy test of exemplary cooperation

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The Serious Fraud Office's Deferred Prosecution Agreement with Ultra Electronics Holdings Ltd (UEH) is its most significant corporate bribery resolution for several years. Approved on 1 May 2026, the DPA requires Ultra to pay...more

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Caught in the Cartel Crossfire: Rising US Corporate Enforcement Risks for Companies and Financial Institutions

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On April 29, in a remarkable escalation in the United States’ war against drug cartels, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) charged the sitting governor of the Mexican state of Sinaloa, along with other current and former...more

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Significant Broadening of UK Corporate Criminal Liability

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The Crime and Policing Act 2026 (CPA 2026) passed into UK law on 29 April 2026. With effect from 29 June this year, therefore, the basis on which a corporate organisation can be found criminally liable in the United Kingdom...more

White & Case LLP

UK corporate criminal liability reaches its peak: how corporates can respond to increasing exposure

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For more than 100 years, UK prosecutors seeking to bring corporate bodies to account for the criminal acts of individuals were forced to seek out the (often elusive) 'directing mind and will' of the corporate under the...more

Blank Rome LLP

Navigating DOJ’s New Corporate Enforcement Landscape: Key Considerations for Environmental Voluntary Self-Disclosures

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The Department of Justice (“DOJ” or the “Department”) released its new Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (“CEP”) on March 10, 2026, establishing, for the first time, a single, comprehensive framework...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up Newsletter | March 2026 Recap

This issue of McDermott Will & Schulte’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for March 2026, including three favorable Office of Inspector General (OIG) advisory opinions and the US Department of...more

ArentFox Schiff

SDNY vs. DOJ: Competing Corporate Enforcement Policies

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On April 14, Jay Clayton, US attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), made headlines when he announced that the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy did not...more

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Key Trends and Developments in White Collar Litigation and Investigations

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The landscape of white-collar criminal defense and government investigations continues to evolve at a rapid pace. Shifting enforcement priorities by the current administration, emerging technologies (specifically artificial...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Axinn Associates at the Antitrust Spring Meeting: Perspectives on the DOJ Antitrust Division’s Whistleblower Rewards

The DOJ Antitrust Division’s recently launched Whistleblower Rewards Program (“Whistleblower Program”) has been the buzz in the antitrust bar, especially following the announcement of the first bounty in January. The Spring...more

McCarter & English, LLP

DOJ Releases First-Ever Department-Wide Corporate Enforcement Policy

On March 10, 2026, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released the first-ever department-wide Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP) for non-antitrust corporate criminal matters. Historically, DOJ components maintained individual...more

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Department of Justice Issues First Department-Wide Corporate Criminal Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy

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New Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (CEP) largely extends the May 2025 Criminal Division CEP to the entire U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), replacing existing component-specific and individual...more

Blank Rome LLP

The BR Investigations and Enforcement Forum: March 2026

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Recent Developments - Department of Justice Releases First-Ever Corporate Enforcement Policy for All Criminal Cases - On March 10, 2026, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that it was releasing its first-ever...more

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DOJ Issues Department-Wide Corporate Self-Disclosure Policy

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On March 10, 2026, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a new Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (“CEP”), which now governs all corporate criminal matters handled by DOJ except for antitrust...more

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DOJ’s New Corporate Enforcement Policy: A More Structured Path to Cooperation Credit (Part I of II)

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The Department of Justice has now unified and revised its approach to corporate enforcement in a way that deserves close attention from corporate boards, general counsel, compliance officers, and white collar defense counsel....more

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DOJ Unveils Uniform Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policy

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On March 10, 2026, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ” or the “Department”) release of a “first-ever Department-wide” Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP), which will apply to all...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for February 2026

Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption law and enforcement developments from the past...more

Jones Day

DOJ Announces New Corporate Enforcement Policy With Broader Reach

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The DOJ released its first-ever department-wide Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy ("CEP"), which applies to all corporate criminal matters handled by DOJ except for specified antitrust violations....more

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DOJ’s Unified Corporate Self‑Disclosure Policy: Mechanics, Changes, Implications

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On March 10, 2026, the Department of Justice (DOJ or Department) released a new Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self‑Disclosure Policy (the CEP)1 — the first policy designed to apply broadly across nearly all DOJ...more

Bracewell LLP

The Decision to Self-Report: Navigating Competing Corporate Enforcement Policies in the US and UK

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One of the most significant recent corporate enforcement trends is the rise in voluntary self-disclosure (VSD) policies offered by a variety of regulatory agencies, including the Department of Justice, the Office of Foreign...more

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Investigations Newsletter: DOJ Announces Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy for All Criminal Cases

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DOJ Announces Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy for All Criminal Cases - On March 10, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy...more

Alston & Bird

There Can Be Only One: DOJ Announces a Department-Wide Corporate Self-Disclosure Program

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Our White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations Group examines the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) new Corporate Enforcement Policy, which standardizes how prosecutors evaluate voluntary self-disclosure, cooperation, and...more

Venable LLP

DOJ Standardizes Its Corporate Criminal Enforcement Framework

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On March 10, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice issued its first-ever department-wide Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (CEP) governing all corporate criminal investigations except those relating to...more

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