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? The reality is that when faced with the question of self-reporting, most companies generally believe it would be unwise to voluntarily self-report criminal conduct. Recent statements by senior Department of Justice (“DOJ”) officials, however, strongly suggest that significant policy changes are afoot in the mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) space that will create a formal “safe harbor” and significant new incentives.

In this program, our panel of white collar attorneys will discuss:

• The DOJ’s Evolving Steps Toward Incentivizing Self-Reports
• New Incentives in DOJ’s M&A Safe Harbor Policy
• The Significant Disincentives that May Still Exist, Despite These Changes
• Key Takeaways for Companies