On Oct. 4, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco (DAG Monaco) announced a new safe harbor policy for voluntary self-disclosures made in connection with mergers and acquisitions (the Safe Harbor Policy). At the outset of her...more
On January 17, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ), Criminal Division, announced it has reassessed and strengthened its Corporate Enforcement Policy, which applies to all corporate criminal matters (including Foreign...more
The arduous process of FCPA compliance requires risk teams to digest and cross-reference a morass of information – from internal data analysis to human representatives collecting interviews on the ground. Diligence failures...more
1/13/2022
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Compliance ,
Confidential Information ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Liability ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Parent Corporation ,
Risk Assessment ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Subsidiaries ,
Successor Liability ,
Supply Chain ,
Third-Party
On Wednesday, May 12, 2021, Swedish telecommunications manufacturer Ericsson announced that it had reached an €80 million ($96.66 million) settlement with one of its competitors to compensate for commercial damages the...more
5/14/2021
/ Bribery ,
Compliance ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Ericsson ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
White Collar Crimes