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[Virtual Event] Compliance & Ethics Essentials Workshop - December 2nd - 5th, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm CT

Learn the key principles of compliance - no travel required! If you’re new to or have minimal experience in compliance management don’t miss this opportunity to build the foundational knowledge you need! SCCE’s four-day...more

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A New Frontier in Corporate Accountability: The DOJ’s Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program

On August 1, 2024, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division introduced its Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (Program), which, like a modern-day Western posse, aims to bring justice to the wild frontier...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Legal Update: DOJ Issues Final Guidance on New Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program, Placing Premium on Prompt and Detailed...

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On August 1, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued final guidance on its Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (Program), offering financial incentives to qualifying individuals who report certain criminal...more

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DOJ Criminal Division Launches New Corporate Whistleblower Award Program

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On March 7, 2024, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced the Department of Justice (DOJ) would release a new whistleblower rewards program for civil and criminal forfeitures. On August 1, 2024, DOJ did just that—as the...more

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“No One Wants to Be Second”: The DOJ’s New Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program

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The DOJ’s much-anticipated corporate whistleblower program is here, making multimillion-dollar financial awards available to eligible individuals who report corporate misconduct. There’s lots in it to digest, and our White...more

Mayer Brown

On the Rise: Employment Investigations

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WHAT IS AN EMPLOYMENT INVESTIGATION? Employment (or workplace) investigations can take many forms, and can be instigated by an employer, an employee or a third party; for example, investigations that form part of...more

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Before Doing Your Own Workplace Investigation—a Cautionary Tale

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A few years ago, a friend of mine was part of an organization that received complaints about one of its leaders, which led to questions about whether the leader should be fired. The organization debated internally about what...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

[Virtual Event] Compliance & Ethics Essentials Workshop - August 5th - 8th, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm CT

Learn the key principles of compliance - no travel required! If you’re new to or have minimal experience in compliance management don’t miss this opportunity to build the foundational knowledge you need! SCCE’s four-day...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Decoding AFA’s Guide: A Comparison of Sponsorship and Charitable Donations in France, the US and the UK

On March 26, 2024, the French Anti-Corruption Agency (AFA) published a guide on how to engage in corporate sponsorship and charitable donation activities while appropriately mitigating corruption risks (the Guide)...more

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INDEPTH FEATURE: Corporate Fraud & Corruption 2024

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To what extent are boards and senior executives in your country of focus taking proactive steps to reduce incidences of fraud and corruption from surfacing within their company? Over the past several years, there has been...more

The Volkov Law Group

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Whistleblowing Laws (Part II of II)

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Challenges may arise when conducting an internal investigation related to an underlying disclosure by a whistleblower pursuant to the EU Directive, because companies must strictly comply with the GDPR. Failure to comply with...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

[Virtual Event] Compliance & Ethics Essentials Workshop - May 13th - 16th, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm CT

SCCE’s four-day Compliance & Ethics Essentials Workshop provides comprehensive education on the core elements of a compliance program in a convenient virtual format. The curriculum is ideal for those new to or with little...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The Close-Out Debrief

Investigations are stressful for an organization’s leadership. But what is often overlooked is that they are stressful for an organization’s employees as well. The need-to-know nature of internal investigations usually...more

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Carrots Aren’t Just for Companies: The SDNY’s New Whistleblower Pilot Program

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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) is taking aim at corporate criminal wrongdoing with a new whistleblower initiative. Our White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations Team breaks...more

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Belgian investigations trends and developments in white collar crime

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We continue to see increased investigation and prosecution of corruption, fraud, modern slavery and workplace misconduct, especially in the construction, transportation and financial sectors. Investigations are boosted by...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Managing Outside Investigators – Best Practices for Employers

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When workplace misconduct, whistleblowing or harassment is at issue, employers commonly turn to outside investigators to help ensure an unbiased investigation that will withstand challenge in future litigation. Engaging an...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Should my Company Self-Disclose Major Fraud? The Answer is Now Clear

After conducting a thorough and privileged internal investigation, it becomes evident that your Company has overcharged the government over $50 million, and that the fraud was directed by a high-level manager. What do you do...more

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To Self-Report or Not to Self-Report: With New M&A Safe Harbor Policy, DOJ Tries to Answer the Question

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It is one of the hardest questions a company can face: after discovering criminal conduct inside your company, do you self-report to the government or not? If you can quickly and quietly fix the problem, then you may be able...more

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Overcoming eDiscovery-related chat data challenges: Part 3: during an investigation

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This post provides tips from our eDiscovery experts on the identification and preservation of chat data during an investigation - Chat data will inevitably need to be collected for review if an investigation or dispute...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Requiring Employees to Discover Source of Alleged Fraud Does Not Violate Sarbanes-Oxley

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) protects employees of public corporations who report alleged financial misconduct from retaliation by their employers. Last week, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that an employee’s...more

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Non-Financial Misconduct: Will The Crispin Odey Case Reshape Investigations Into Behavioral Misconduct for the Financial Services...

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It has been a summer of revelations leaving the financial services sector facing uncertainty and increased scrutiny on how allegations of behavioral misconduct might be managed going forward. This came after multiple...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

[Virtual Event] Compliance & Ethics Essentials Workshop - December 4th - 7th, 9:00 am - 3:30 pm CT

SCCE’s four-day Compliance & Ethics Essentials Workshop provides comprehensive education on the core elements of a compliance program. The curriculum is ideal for those new to or with little experience in compliance, as well...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Considering Voluntary Self-Disclosure After the Federal Government’s Tri-Seal Compliance Note

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A perennial debate exists in the white-collar space: do the benefits of self-disclosure outweigh the risks associated with providing the government with a road map to the company’s purported violation? Consistently, the...more

King & Spalding

Recent Developments in Coburn: Walking the Tightrope of Cooperating with DOJ while Maintaining an Independent Investigation

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In February 2022, a District of New Jersey court in United States v. Coburn took the surprising step of compelling a private company to produce internal investigation materials to two of its former executives, who were...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Investigations for Self-Disclosure Should Be Independent of DOJ To Avoid Fifth Amendment Issues

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has long encouraged companies to disclose to the DOJ potential violations of federal law, investigate themselves and report their findings in detail. The DOJ often depends on those self-reports...more

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