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Chicago United States Attorney's Office Launches Pilot Program to Encourage Self-Disclosure

On September 16, the US Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois (NDIL) announced the launch of its Individual Self-Disclosure (ISD) Pilot Program. The program offers non-prosecution agreements to qualifying...more

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The Department of Justice Offers Individual Corporate Wrongdoers a “Get Out of Jail Free Card” in New Voluntary Self-Disclosure...

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The Department of Justice’s Criminal Division (DOJ) recently announced a Pilot Program on Voluntary Self-Disclosures for Individuals (the Individual VSD Pilot Program or Pilot Program), which allows certain individuals...more

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DOJ’s Criminal Division Announces Pilot Program on Voluntary Self-Disclosure for Individuals

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Drawing on a carrot and stick approach, Department of Justice (“DOJ” or the “Department”) guidance in 2023 focused heavily on incentivizing companies to voluntarily self-disclose their misconduct. This guidance included the...more

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DOJ Announces Pilot Program for Individual Voluntary Self-Disclosures

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On April 15, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) criminal division announced a new pilot program designed to reward individuals with non-prosecution agreements (NPAs) who voluntarily self-disclose "actionable, original...more

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EnforceMintz — DOJ’s Efforts in 2023 to Incentivize Voluntary Self-Disclosure

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2023 was a very active one for Department of Justice (DOJ or the “Department”) guidance, and that guidance had one clear theme: DOJ wants companies to voluntarily self-disclose their misconduct. To incentivize...more

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The SAP FCPA Enforcement Action-Part 4: The Fines: Self-Disclose, Self-Disclose, Self-Disclose

We continue our exploration of the SAP Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action. Today we go full geek in a look at the fine and penalty and most importantly what the fine and penalty communicate about what the...more

Troutman Pepper

The Stick and the Carrot: DOJ Continues to Eye Corporate Crimes, While Encouraging Prompt Self-Disclosures of Misconduct...

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On October 4, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco announced the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) new Safe Harbor Policy for voluntary self-disclosures made in connection with mergers and acquisitions (M&A). This policy is...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

DOJ Announces Extension of Voluntary Self-Disclosure Guidance for Misconduct Discovered Through M&A Due Diligence

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On October 4, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a uniform approach for the resolution of voluntary self-disclosure (VSD) of misconduct discovered during M&A due diligence. The Mergers & Acquisitions Safe...more

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Compelled Interviews Admissible in Criminal Prosecution Against Former Company President and Its General Counsel

A New Jersey federal court has ruled that a company’s self-disclosure of potential Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations did not render the company a state actor, allowing evidence obtained by its internal...more

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US Attorneys Emphasize Benefits of New Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy

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Assistant Attorney General (AAG) Kenneth A. Polite Jr. of the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) Criminal Division recently joined several high-profile, diverse US Attorneys at the inaugural Charlotte E. Ray Lecture and White...more

Hogan Lovells

DOJ’s Consumer Protection Branch rolls out new voluntary self-disclosure policy

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On March 3, 2023, the Consumer Protection Branch (CPB) of the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) publicly released a new voluntary self-disclosure policy (“CPB VSD Policy”). The CPB VSD Policy seeks to...more

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DOJ Implements Corporate Self-Disclosure Policy for Criminal Misconduct

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A new voluntary self-disclosure policy issued by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) provides incentives for companies that voluntarily report criminal misconduct by their employees or agents....more

Cranfill Sumner LLP

DOJ Announces Sweeping Voluntary Corporate Self-Disclosure Policy

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In late February, the United States Attorneys for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York announced a new “Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy” (VSD Policy), effective immediately, that applies to all United States...more

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DOJ Incentivizes Voluntary Self-Disclosure of Corporate Criminal Misconduct in Policy Directive to U.S. Attorneys’ Offices...

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On February 22, 2023, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that all 93 United States Attorneys’ Offices throughout the country are implementing, effective immediately, a Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (“Policy”) for...more

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DOJ Announces Major Corporate Enforcement Policies

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Monaco’s and Polite’s remarks, and the DOJ’s new policies and guidance, come amid the Department’s increasingly tough on corporate crime approach and emphasis on rewarding companies that have effective compliance programs...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Department of Justice Announces First-Ever Pilot Program on Compensation Incentives and Clawbacks, Revisions to Corporate Guidance...

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On March 2, 2023, in remarks delivered at the American Bar Association’s National Institute on White Collar Crime, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced a new policy creating incentives for companies to adopt...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

DOJ Releases New Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy

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On February 22, 2023, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released a new voluntary self-disclosure (“VSD”) policy (available here) that applies to all United States Attorney’s Offices (“USAO”). The policy details the...more

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Confession, Cooperation and Corporate Compliance DOJ Rolls Out Nationwide Standards and Incentives for Voluntary Self-Disclosure

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Last week, the Department of Justice (DOJ or the Department) announced the immediate implementation of a new Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (the Policy), setting a nationwide standard for how U.S Attorneys’ Offices will...more

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DOJ Announces Nationwide Voluntary Corporate Self-Disclosure Policy in Effort to Standardize and Incentivize Timely Self-Reporting

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On February 22, 2023, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (VSD Policy) to formalize DOJ’s efforts to incentivize companies to voluntarily self-report criminal misconduct to the...more

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DOJ Announces Corporate Criminal Self-Disclosure Policy for All U.S. Attorneys' Offices

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On Wednesday February 22, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a voluntary corporate self-disclosure policy for all U.S. Attorneys' Offices, effective immediately. The policy adopts a uniform standard for companies...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

DOJ Implements Nationwide “Voluntary Self-Disclosure” Program: All U.S. Attorneys’ Offices Instructed to Follow Updated Corporate...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) formally implemented a nationwide Voluntary Self-Disclosure policy (VSD policy) on February 22, 2023—effective immediately—that has been in the works for several years. The VSD policy...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: DOJ Expands the Reach of Its Policies on Self-Disclosure of Corporate Misconduct

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On February 22, 2023, the Department of Justice announced a new Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (the Disclosure Policy) that now governs corporate prosecutions by US Attorney’s Offices (USAOs) nationwide. Building on a 2022...more

Holland & Knight LLP

New DOJ Policy Sets High Standards, Offers Strong Incentives for Misconduct Self-Disclosure

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The U.S. Attorney's Offices (USAOs) Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy, announced on Feb. 22, 2023, sets forth a nationwide standard for how USAOs will define and credit corporate self-disclosures of misconduct by employees or...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Forewarned is Forearmed: DOJ’s Corporate Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday issued a new Voluntary Self-Disclosure (VSD) Policy for United States Attorney’s Offices, effective immediately. “The policy details circumstances under which a company will...more

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DOJ Announces Nationwide Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy for US Attorneys’ Offices

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The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced a new Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (the Policy) aimed at incentivizing companies to make a voluntary self-disclosure (VSD) of misconduct to any US Attorney’s Office (USAO)...more

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