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UK Serious Fraud Office Releases New Guidance on Self-Reporting, Cooperation and Deferred Prosecution Agreements

On 24 April 2025, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) released new guidance on corporate self-reporting, cooperation and deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs)....more

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A step towards transparency or the devil is in the detail? Analysing the effectiveness of the SFO’s new Corporate Guidance

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More than a decade ago, the concept of the Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) became part of UK law. Ever since, there has been considerable uncertainty as to exactly what conditions a company needs to meet in order to be...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

UK Serious Fraud Office Issues New Guidance on Corporate Cooperation and Enforcement

On 24 April 2025, the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) published new guidance for companies on cooperation and enforcement in relation to corporate criminal offending (Guidance). The Guidance outlines the SFO’s key...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Key Takeaways From the SFO’s New Corporate Guidance

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The updated guidance puts a heavy emphasis on self-reporting and clarifies how corporates under investigation can earn cooperation credit from UK prosecutors....more

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CFTC Director of Enforcement Provides Insight on Recent Advisory

On March 27, 2025, the Futures Industry Association hosted a webinar with Brian Young, the director of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Division of Enforcement. Although he noted that the opinions...more

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CFTC Unveils Replacement Penalty Mitigation Policy Focused on Self-Reporting, Cooperation, and Remediation

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), an independent U.S. government agency that regulates the U.S. derivatives markets, including futures, options, and swaps, has announced a new policy for mitigating potential...more

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The CFTC Announces a New System To Incentivize Self-Reporting, Cooperation, and Remediation

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On February 25, 2025, the CFTC released an Enforcement Advisory on Self-Reporting, Cooperation, and Remediation, introducing metrics the Division will use to evaluate a company’s or individual’s conduct before and leading up...more

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Client Alert: CFTC Issues New Enforcement Advisory Aiming to Incentivize Self-Reporting and Cooperation

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On February 25, 2025, the Division of Enforcement (the “Division”) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC” or “Commission”) issued an Enforcement Advisory which quantifies the monetary credit that entities can...more

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New CFTC Cooperation, Self-Reporting, and Remediation Enforcement Advisory Introduces Major Changes

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's ("CFTC") new enforcement advisory introduces several major changes in policy and a matrix helping those facing potential or actual CFTC investigations quantify the extent to which...more

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The CFTC’s New Advisory on Self-Reporting, Cooperation and Remediation

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In an advisory announced February 25, 2025, the Division of Enforcement of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) announced a new regime for assessing cooperation credit in determining fines in the...more

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CFTC Issues Enforcement Advisory Adopting New Approach for Consideration of Self-Reporting, Cooperation, and Remediation

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On February 25th, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) adopted a new approach for how the Division of Enforcement (Division) will assess self-reporting, cooperation, and remediation efforts when...more

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Do You Hear What I Hear? DOJ, SEC Continue Promoting Merits of Self-Reporting in 2024

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2024 saw no change in the government's campaign to encourage self-reporting and cooperation. In the second installment of Season's Readings, we take a quick look at how the SEC treats self-reporting and how that differs...more

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SEC Brings Charges for Failure to File Forms 13F (Investment Manager Share Positions) and 13H (Large Trader Registration)

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The SEC’s September 17, 2024, actions signal its commitment to penalize non-compliance, while encouraging market participants to self-report violations. On September 17, 2024, the US Securities and Exchange Commission...more

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SEC Outlines “Effective Cooperation” Standard

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The Securities and Exchange Commission is catching up to DOJ.  Not in enforcement but in transparency. After years of criticism, the Justice Department has set the gold standard for transparency and providing guidance on...more

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Is Your Compliance Program Active or Passive? It Matters.

The SEC's Director of the Division of Enforcement, Gurbir S. Grewal, outlined five principles of effective cooperation with the SEC during his keynote address at the Securities Enforcement Forum West 2024 conference...more

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SEC Enforcement Director Outlines His View of Effective Cooperation

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In February 2024, we published an alert discussing the significant benefits of prompt self-reporting and cooperation during a US Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") investigation. This past week, during his keynote...more

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Collaboration Station: Director Grewal Touts Benefits and Efficiency of Cooperation

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In recent remarks at the Securities Enforcement Forum West 2024, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Director of the Division of Enforcement Gurbir Grewal extolled the benefits of and expounded on the elements of...more

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SEC Enforcement Director Grewal Doubles Down on Encouraging Self-Reporting

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In a recent interview with Law360, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Enforcement Director Gurbir Grewal reiterated the agency’s commitment to the encouragement of voluntary self-reporting, going as far as to say that...more

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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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Workplace Law Update: 10 Essential Items on Your April To-Do List

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. In order to ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan...more

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Feds Encourage Companies to Come Clean on Criminal Conduct and Reward Whistleblowers for Reporting Wrongdoing: Key Takeaways for...

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Federal prosecutors are exploring new ways to encourage business leaders to invest in their corporate compliance programs. Indeed, a Department of Justice official recently announced several new programs incentivizing...more

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Global Anti-Bribery Year-in-Review: 2023 Developments and Predictions for 2024

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Publicly announced Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement activity in 2023 did not return to the levels seen a few years ago, as indicated by both the total number of cases against corporate and individual...more

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SEC Cryptocurrency Enforcement Report Summary

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Cryptocurrency enforcement continues to be a high priority for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In 2023, the SEC administration under Chair Gary Gensler brought a total of 46 cryptocurrency-related...more

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Encouraging and Managing Employee Self-Reporting

We spend a lot of time in compliance discussing how to encourage employees to come forward and report any wrongdoing they see around them. Considerably less time, though, is spent on how to handle employees who report their...more

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[Webinar] 2023 Enforcement Outlook Series | SEC Enforcement: Recent Trends and What to Expect - October 26th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm...

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As we enter the final quarter of 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues to maintain an aggressive enforcement agenda. Looking ahead to 2024, companies should expect more of the same. In this webinar,...more

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