As we approach Inauguration Day on January 20, 2025, one question among anticorruption practitioners is how the Trump administration will handle enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”). In the meantime, we...more
12/23/2024
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Government Investigations ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Trump Administration
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
9/27/2022
/ Clawbacks ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Investigations ,
Non-Prosecution Agreements ,
Recidivism ,
Self-Reporting ,
Transparency
When companies get into trouble, it’s common practice for the government to call on independent third parties to help clean up the mess.
Companies under investigation by the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) often agree to...more
On January 17, 2020, the United Kingdom’s Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”) published new guidance regarding how the office assesses the compliance programs of organizations that are under investigation.
“Evaluating a Compliance...more
2/1/2020
/ Compliance ,
Corporate Investigations ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Federal Prosecutors ,
Financial Crimes ,
New Guidance ,
Prosecutorial Discretion ,
Sentencing Factors ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
SFO Operational Handbook ,
UK ,
UK Bribery Act ,
White Collar Crimes