When it comes to antitrust criminal enforcement, 2023 will be remembered as the year when the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division redefined and tested the outer boundaries of its authority. This report looks...more
2/9/2024
/ Antitrust Division ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Antitrust Litigation ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Investigations ,
National Security ,
Procurement Collusion Strike Force ,
Technology Sector ,
Wage-Fixing
At a September 15, 2022, speech at New York University School of Law, US Deputy Attorney General (Deputy AG) Lisa Monaco announced several new policies intended to further the aggressive stance the US Department of Justice...more
9/19/2022
/ Cooperation ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
White Collar Crimes
EUROPEAN COMMISSION ADOPTED A PROPOSAL DIRECTIVE ON CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY DUE DILIGENCE -
On 23 February 2022, the European Commission (EC) adopted a proposal for a directive on corporate sustainability due diligence...more
6/6/2022
/ American Bar Association (ABA) ,
Compliance ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
GILTI tax ,
Investigations ,
Member State ,
Model Rules ,
OECD ,
Pillar 2 ,
Sustainability ,
Tax Rates ,
White Collar Crimes
In March 3, 2022, speeches at the American Bar Association’s Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime (ABA White Collar Institute), US Attorney General (AG) Merrick Garland and US Assistant Attorney General for the...more
At an October 28, 2021, speech before the American Bar Association’s Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime, US Deputy Attorney General (Deputy AG) Lisa Monaco re-emphasized the priority placed by current leadership...more
The Second Circuit’s decision in United States v. Ng Lap Seng is a win for the government, because it reinforces the broad reach and scope of the Justice Department’s enforcement of the FCPA. When adopting and implementing an...more
8/21/2019
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Appeals ,
Bribery ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Official ,
Official Act ,
White Collar Crimes
The European Commission adopted a “New Deal for Consumers” aimed at strengthening existing consumer protection measures, including in data falsification matters. The New Deal will introduce a “European-style class action”...more