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Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Conspiracy Theories Newsletter, 2024 Edition: Eight Predictions for the Future of Cartel Enforcement

2023 was a dramatic year for criminal antitrust enforcement in the United States. The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) garnered big wins: three convictions at trial,1 $267 million in criminal fines...more

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EnforceMintz — DOJ’s Continued Focus on Individual Accountability

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As discussed in EnforceMintz – Significant 2022 Regulatory and Policy Developments, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued several memoranda in late 2022 and early 2023, reinforcing DOJ’s approach to individual accountability...more

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DOJ’s Emphasis Of Individual Accountability – Where It Stands, And Where It Could Be Headed

A recent article in Law360 sparked a vigorous conversation among members of Pietragallo’s white collar practice group about the current state of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) evolving emphasis on individual...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

U.S. Attorneys’ Offices Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy - Watch Out for The Next Logical Step – Enforcement

It is safe to assume that the United States Attorneys’ Offices Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy announced on March 2, 2023 is intended to decrease wrongdoing and impose rehabilitation and recovery for victims. But...more

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DOJ Issues New Guidance on Criminal Enforcement _ Winter 2023

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On September 15, 2022, Deputy Attorney General (“DAG”) Lisa Monaco delivered remarks announcing updated guidance on how the Department of Justice will be prioritizing and prosecuting corporate crime. Her remarks were...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Corporate Crime At The Forefront Of The DOJ

On September 15, 2022, Department of Justice (DOJ) Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco delivered remarks on Corporate Criminal Enforcement at the NYU Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement and announced new guidance...more

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DOJ Issues New Guidance on Criminal Enforcement

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On September 15, Deputy Attorney General (“DAG”) Lisa Monaco delivered remarks announcing updated guidance on how the Department of Justice will be prioritizing and prosecuting corporate crime....more

Troutman Pepper

New DOJ Guidance Tightens Corporate Enforcement Strategy

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Join Troutman Pepper White Collar and Government Investigation Partners Callan Stein, Miranda Hooker, and Allison DeLaurentis for a podcast discussion on the DOJ’s updated guidelines regarding corporate criminal enforcement....more

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DAG Monaco Defines DOJ Guidance for Corporate Criminal Enforcement

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New Requirements Place Onus on Corporations to Demonstrate more Compliance Capabilities to Receive Consideration from Prosecutors On September 15, 2022, Deputy Attorney General (“DAG”) Lisa Monaco spoke at New York...more

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DOJ’s Revised Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies Encourage Voluntary Disclosure and Focus on Compensation

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On September 15, 2022, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco announced new Department of Justice (“DOJ”) policies on corporate criminal enforcement. DOJ designed the new policies based on recommendations by the Corporate...more

Bracewell LLP

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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DOJ Announces Substantial Revisions to Corporate Enforcement Policy

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Late last week, the Department of Justice’s Deputy Attorney General, Lisa Monaco, announced several new guidelines for prosecutors to use when determining how to assess and treat corporate offenders....more

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U.S. Attorney General Announces Task Force To Target Russian Sanctions And Additional Resources For White Collar Enforcement

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U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland made two announcements this week related to the enforcement of white-collar crime by both individuals and corporations. First, on March 2, 2022, Attorney General Garland announced the...more

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US Department of Justice adopts “bold” approach to prosecuting corporate crime and will engage in “rigorous enforcement”

On October 28, 2021, Deputy Attorney General (Deputy AG) Lisa O. Monaco gave remarks explicitly warning companies that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) intends to increase its efforts and devote additional resources to...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

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Need For Discretion In Civil DOJ Cases Drives Rosenstein To Modify Yates Memorandum Individual Accountability Policy

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In federal criminal investigations, corporate health care providers have faced a Department of Justice increasingly focused on individuals, one that has limited or foreclosed cooperation credit for corporations not providing...more

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In announcing changes to individual accountability policy, DOJ reaffirms that cooperating companies must name responsible...

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On November 29, 2018, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced changes to the Department of Justice’s policy concerning individual accountability in corporate cases, stating that “pursuing individuals responsible for...more

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US Department of Justice relaxes Yates Memorandum’s requirements for earning cooperation credit

On November 29, 2018, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) modified prior guidance on individual liability for corporate misconduct by affording federal prosecutors discretion to focus on “individuals who play significant roles...more

Holland & Knight LLP

DOJ Announces Changes to Policy on Individual Accountability in Corporate Cases

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In 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) initiated a review of its 2015 policy concerning individual accountability in corporate cases (known as the "Yates Memo"). In the course of that review, the DOJ considered...more

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Infusing Corporate Culture with Accountability

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If you are a fan of Simon Sinek, you will understand and probably agree with the thrust of this posting. Sinek is a great motivational and business speaker. Many of his observations are spot-on and I would urge you to review...more

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The Spring Meeting Confronts the Yates Memo: Execs in the Front Lines of Corporate Criminal Responsibility; Presentation of the...

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The Business Law Section’s Director and Officer Liability Committee conducted a program at the Section’s Spring Meeting in Montréal. The program focused on the recent Yates memorandum of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ),...more

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Conflicts Of Interest After the Yates Memorandum

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As we continue to operate under the Yates Memorandum, a number of interesting and difficult issues are sure to develop surrounding internal investigations and individual culpability. Corporate internal investigations have to...more

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A Fair Assessment of the Impact of the Yates Memorandum

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Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience. – Mark Twain If only Mark Twain were alive today, he would have many opportunities to articulate his wisdom,...more

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10 Takeaways from Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates’ Remarks at the 2016 New York City Bar Association White Collar Crime...

This week, Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates delivered remarks at the New York City Bar Association reflecting on the eight months since the release of the “Yates Memo,” or as Deputy AG Yates prefers, the “Individual...more

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ABA Antitrust Section’s Spring Meeting—What You Need to Know

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The American Bar Association held its 64th annual Antitrust Law Spring Meeting April 5–8, 2016, in Washington, D.C. Over 3,000 practitioners, enforcers, economists and academics from around the world came together to discuss...more

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