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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) New Guidance Corporate Misconduct

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Compliance and Self-Disclosure of Misconduct Must be Top Priorities for Corporate Organizations, According to New Guidance from...

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On May 12, 2025, Assistant Attorney General Matthew R. Galeotti, head of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division, issued a new policy memorandum entitled “Focus, Fairness, and Efficiency in the Fight Against...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

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Ten Takeaways from the DOJ Criminal Division’s New Playbook on White Collar Enforcement Priorities

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On May 12, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice ("the DOJ" or "the Department") unveiled its new playbook for prosecuting white-collar and corporate crime. DOJ announced enforcement priorities for the Criminal Division ("the...more

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New DOJ M&A Safe Harbor Policy

We continue our review of DOJ initiatives from 2023 and what they may portend for the compliance professional in 2024 and beyond. In October 2023, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced a new policy regarding M&A. It...more

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DOJ Announces Significant Guidance on Compliance, Compensation, Communications and Cooperation

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On March 3, 2023, as part of the rollout of several updates to its guidance on corporate compliance programs, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released a new policy aimed at incentivizing compliance-driven compensation and...more

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DOJ’s New Guidelines on Repeat Corporate Misconduct: Do They Have Real Teeth?

On October 28, 2021, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco released a memo setting out “Initial Revisions to Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies.” The memo indicated that the Department of Justice would place greater...more

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US Deputy Attorney General Monaco Announces Revised Policies on Corporate Crime

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Updated DOJ policies will continue to focus on individual accountability and corporate recidivism, while aiming to provide additional incentives for voluntary self-reporting, foster greater transparency on use of monitors,...more

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The DOJ’s new guidance on corporate criminal enforcement - and what it means for your business

​​​​​​​On September 15, 2022, Department of Justice (DOJ) Deputy Attorney General (Deputy AG) Lisa Monaco announced new guidance for the DOJ’s corporate enforcement policies, which is memorialized in the Memorandum on Further...more

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DOJ to Companies: If You Step Up & Own Up, You Might Not Have to Pay Up

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Late last year, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced material changes to the way it intended to investigate, prosecute, and resolve corporate cases. The changes were aggressive, leading us to title our update “DOJ’s...more

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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

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3 Ways to Apply New DOJ Guidance to Antitrust Compliance

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The Justice Department gave compliance officers a significant piece of guidance in June with its latest update to the evaluation of corporate compliance programs. The guidance begs the fundamental question: Is the compliance...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

McDermott Will & Emery

International Legal Highlights - July 2019

FCPA UPDATES FOR GLOBAL COMPANIES - In recent months, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued important guidance for global companies on corporate compliance programs and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)...more

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Watching the River Flow: The Evolution and Future of Compliance (Part I of III)

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Bob Dylan, Watch the River FlowI have to admit it – I still love to listen to Bob Dylan.  With age, his lyrics resonate more and more.  HERE is a nice version of Watch the River Flow in case you want to listen while reading...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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Cross Border Investigations Update - July 2017

This issue of Skadden’s semiannual Cross-Border Investigations Update takes a close look at recent cases and enforcement trends, including the new Criminal Finances Act 2017, increased regulatory scrutiny of Chinese companies...more

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New Guidance from the DOJ on Your Compliance Program

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Criminal Division, Fraud Section, recently released new guidance associated with its Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The guidance, entitled Evaluation of Corporate...more

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