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Voluntary Disclosure of Export Control Violations is Critical for Settling Criminal Liability, DOJ Action Shows

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The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) recent announcement that it would decline to prosecute a self-reported criminal export control violation demonstrates the continuing importance of prompt, voluntary self-disclosure (VSD) and...more

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CFTC issues new enforcement advisory on self-reporting, cooperation, and remediation

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC, or Commission) has issued an enforcement advisory detailing how its Division of Enforcement (Division) will evaluate self-reporting, cooperation, and remediation from companies...more

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CFTC Enforcement Division Releases Mitigation Credit Matrix for Self-Reporting, Cooperation, and Remediation

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On February 25, 2025, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) signaled a shift in its enforcement approach by releasing new guidance on the role self-reporting and cooperation play in its assessment of penalties. The...more

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CFTC Advisory on Self-Reporting, Cooperation and Remediation: A Game-Changer for the Industry

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This week, the CFTC released an Enforcement Advisory setting forth concrete guidelines for self-reporting, cooperation and remediation that will reshape how market participants report and defend potential violations....more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - November 1st, Scottsdale, AZ

Looking for compliance education and networking in your area? HCCA’s Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences offer practitioners convenient, local compliance education on a wide variety of current and emerging topics...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Securing Integrity: The SEC and DOJ’s Unified Front and Pursuit of Novel Legal Tactics Against Insider Trading and Corporate...

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and Department of Justice (“DOJ”) have been working increasingly collaboratively to combat unlawful trading practices and hold wrongdoers accountable, demonstrating...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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

2024 Insights: Enforcement and Litigation

Expert Allegations Could Become More Frequent in Securities Fraud Complaints and Possibly Erode Pleading Standards - A Ninth Circuit panel ruling that plaintiffs could use expert analysis to bolster securities fraud claims...more

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OFSI Encourages Self-Reporting of Sanctions Breaches

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Companies faced with the decision of whether to voluntarily self-report sanctions breaches to law enforcement or sanctions enforcement agencies in the UK and the US can take some measure of comfort from recent comments made...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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DOJ Touts Emerging Results from New Corporate Crime Self-Reporting Initiatives

The Department of Justice’s recent criminal self-reporting policy changes are beginning to show results, according to Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite Jr. Speaking at the New York City Bar Association’s White Collar...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

[Virtual Event] Corporate Compliance Enforcement Conference - July 25th, 9:00 am - 4:45 pm CT

Is Your Compliance Program Designed for the Current Enforcement Landscape? Data protection, anti-corruption, antitrust, supply chains, economic sanctions and even the software employees use to communicate are all subjects...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

“Sanctions Are The New FCPA”: DOJ Increases Focus on Sanctions and Export Control Enforcement

On March 2, 2023, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco delivered remarks to the ABA’s National Institute on White Collar Crime. Unsurprisingly, her remarks focused heavily on inspiring a culture of compliance – including...more

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Companies Take Heed: DOJ Announces Key Updates and Corporate Compliance Guidance

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On March 3, 2023, Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite delivered the keynote speech at the 38th Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime of the American Bar Association (ABA) in Miami, Florida. AAG Polite's speech...more

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In Like a Lion: DOJ Enters March with a Flurry of Corporate Criminal Enforcement Activity

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Our White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations Team highlights key components of the Department of Justice’s recent corporate enforcement policy announcements....more

McDermott Will & Emery

DOJ Announces Major Changes to Corporate Compliance Program Evaluation Criteria

During speeches on March 2 and 3, 2023, at the American Bar Association (ABA) National Institute on White Collar Crime (the 2023 White Collar Conference), Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco, Assistant Attorney General...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Government Investigations Team Insights - February 2023

AGG’s Government Investigations Team Insights provides periodic updates covering legal and regulatory topics. Our team, which includes former federal prosecutors, SEC enforcement attorneys, and federal agency attorneys, has...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

New DOJ Corporate Enforcement Policy Places Still More Pressure on Companies to Cooperate and Self-Report

Last month in a speech at Georgetown University Law Center, Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr., announced revisions to the Department of Justice’s Corporate Enforcement Policy, to apply to all corporate...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Corporate Voluntary Self-Disclosure (VSD) of Criminal Activity: More of the Same or a Real Sea Change?

On February 22, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a new nation-wide policy to incentivize companies to self-report criminal activity. Among the cited benefits of self-reporting are discounts on fines and...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

DOJ Doubles Down on Efforts To Incentivize Early Self-Reporting and Cooperation

On January 17, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced revisions to the Criminal Division’s Corporate Enforcement Policy. The revisions follow Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco’s September 2022...more

Alston & Bird

More Carrot, Less Stick: DOJ Announces Corporate Enforcement Policy Revisions

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Our White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations Team breaks down how the Department of Justice is adjusting its enforcement policies to provide more incentives for corporate self-reporting and cooperation....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

DOJ Announces Formal Expansion of Corporate Enforcement Policy to Incentivize More Self-Reporting

On January 17, 2023, Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite announced revisions to the Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division’s Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP), expanding the availability of a potential full...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

DOJ Chooses Sticks Over Carrots: Three Reasons Why Changes to DOJ’s Corporate Enforcement Policy May Chill Cooperation by...

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In announcing recent changes to its corporate criminal enforcement policies, the Department of Justice (“DOJ” or the “Department”) continued its forceful “tough on crime” initiatives to deter wrongdoing....more

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DOJ's New Policies Encourage Voluntary Self-Disclosure, Compensation Tied to Compliance

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In a speech given at NYU on September 15, 2022, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco reviewed new and enhanced Department of Justice (DOJ) policies regarding criminal enforcement related to corporate entities. Assistant...more

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DOJ Reveals New Corporate Enforcement Strategy

Takeaway: Changes in DOJ corporate compliance programs focus on prompt reporting and self-disclosure, and individual accountability. Companies can protect their interests by creating a diligent, comprehensive risk-based...more

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