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On March 28, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (“the agencies”) jointly submitted a Statement of Interest on behalf of the United States in Cornish-Adebiyi v. Caesars...more
The Department of Justice is stepping up its focus on artificial intelligence (“AI”), with officials warning that harsher penalties could be in store for those who deliberately misuse the technology to commit white collar...more
Department of Justice (DOJ) Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco’s March 7, 2024, speech addressed the agency’s current enforcement stance towards AI. In the speech, Monaco reiterated that there are no AI exemptions to the...more
In the face of rapid technology changes, the Department of Justice usually has to play catch up. When cryptocurrency and blockchain entered the United States economy, the Justice Department played catch up. Fraudsters and...more
The 2002 blockbuster film “Catch Me If You Can” chronicles the exploits of notorious check-writing fraudster Frank Abagnale Jr., his narrow escapes from capture, and his eventual apprehension abroad by American law...more
In October, deputy attorney general Lisa Monaco made headlines when she announced a new leniency policy at the U.S. Justice Department for companies that disclose compliance violations discovered during mergers and...more
Antitrust compliance programs that are tailored to a company’s culture, line of business, and competitive conditions have long been worth their weight in gold. But as 2022 draws to a close, a looming economic slowdown and an...more
The Justice Department’s criminal investigation of the chicken producing industry continues to gain momentum. Pilgrim’s Pride is the first company to plead guilty and cooperate in the ongoing criminal investigation of the...more
Over the last twenty year (yes, 20 years), the Justice Department’s civil and criminal enforcement record has come under greater scrutiny. Whether you call it “Too Big To Jail” or “Too Big to Fail,” questions continue to...more
Shortly before announcing its comprehensive FCPA settlement with DOJ and the SEC, Pilgrim’s Pride agreed with the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division to plead guilty to price-fixing in the chicken processing industry....more
The Justice Department announced a major expansion of its ongoing investigation and prosecution of executives and employees in the boiler chicken price-fixing conspiracy....more
Compliance Today (August 2020) - On May 7, the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division announced a deferred prosecution agreement, in which Apotex Corp. agreed to pay a $24.1 million criminal penalty for...more
After a lengthy sentencing hearing in federal court in San Francisco, Bumble Bee CEO Chris Lischewski was sentenced to 40 months in prison for his involvement in a tuna price-fixing conspiracy. The judge rejected...more
The Antitrust Division’s recent indictment of the boiler chicken executives provided an important reminder to compliance officers on the importance of an effective antitrust compliance program....more
The recent indictment of four executives involved in a long-running price-fixing scheme among broiler chicken suppliers provides an important window into how such conspiracies work and evade detection....more
The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division recently announced the indictment in Colorado federal court of four executives from two chicken producer companies for participation in a long-running price-fixing and bid-rigging...more
The Department of Justice recently sent a stark message to medical providers (and other businesses) that agreements to allocate services, employees, and customers among competing providers will be prosecuted under criminal...more
The Justice Department and the FBI have acted to focus on fraudsters who are preying on the public panic in response to the pandemic. The Justice Department has alerted US Attorneys’ Offices, and federal, state and local...more
CEP Magazine (February 2020) - Chris Lischewski, former CEO of Bumble Bee Foods, was found guilty of price-fixing by a jury on Dec. 3. The conviction caps a years-long investigation into price-fixing by the canned tuna...more
Global companies are paying greater attention to criminal antitrust risks – and with good reason. We often dwell on the impact to a company of a major FCPA investigation. A global criminal antitrust investigation often in...more
On 9th December High Court heard one of the first applications to vary Company Director Disqualification Undertakings (“CDU”) given by two directors of a group of companies previously found guilty by the Competition & Markets...more
What a change in US criminal antitrust charging policy means for Taiwanese businesses. In July 2019, the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a new policy to encourage the implementation of...more
An effective antitrust compliance program is more valuable than ever, now that the Department of Justice has confirmed that such a program will influence government charging and sentencing decisions. On July 11, 2019,...more
Anti-corruption compliance programs are the rage now – is that a young person’s expression? Antitrust has been a forgotten stepchild, partly because of DOJ’s unwillingness to credit companies that maintain effective...more
If you ask any Chief Compliance Officer whether their compliance program includes antitrust laws, they will respond quickly and tell you – “Of course we do.” If you follow up you initial question and ask how do you ensure...more