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Monitoring Against Whistleblower Retaliation

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Saves Lives, Prevents Major Crimes, and Accelerates Voluntary Self - Disclosures The U.S. Department of Justice (“DoJ”) recently spotlighted its Whistleblower Awards Program and Voluntary Self Disclosure (“VSDs”)...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Legal Update: Department of Justice National Security Division Announces First-of-Its-Kind Declination under Its Voluntary...

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On May 22, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the first-ever declination under the National Security Division’s recently updated Enforcement Policy for Business Organizations (NSD Policy). The NSD Policy offers...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

National Security Division’s Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy in Action: Exchanging Cooperation for Declination

Last month, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it would not charge MilliporeSigma, a life sciences company, even though one of its employees falsified export documents. The DOJ declined to prosecute...more

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NDCA’s New Whistleblower Pilot Program: A Unique Focus on Reporting Intellectual Property Theft

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On March 18, 2024, Ismail Ramsey (“Ramsey”), the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California (“NDCA”), announced the launch of NDCA Whistleblower Pilot Program (the “Pilot Program”), a significant new policy that...more

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DOJ National Security Division Updates Corporate Crime Enforcement Policy and Issues Whistleblower Policy

Executive Summary - - On March 7, 2024, the NSD of the DOJ issued an updated NSD Enforcement Policy to include a new section covering VSDs in connection with mergers and acquisitions. - These updates follow repeated...more

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In Continuing Efforts to Incentivize Self-Disclosures and Cooperation, DOJ Announces Pilot Program to Pay Criminal Whistleblowers

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Over the last few years, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has continuously announced significant policies and programs directed at encouraging and rewarding the timely reporting of corporate wrongdoing, incentivizing...more

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DOJ Spotlights Voluntary Self Disclosure in M&A as it Adapts to New National Security Threats

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The past few months have seen numerous high-profile enforcement actions highlighting an increasing trend, what Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco called “the biggest shift in corporate criminal enforcement that I’ve seen...more

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U.S. DOJ’s New Safe Harbor Policy: Conducting Enhanced M&A Due Diligence

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Last month, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco announced a new Safe Harbor Policy for voluntary self-disclosure (the “Policy”) made in connection with merger and acquisition activity. The Policy is intended to bring...more

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A Closer Look at the DOJ’s New M&A Safe Harbor Policy

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The Department of Justice announced for the first time a new safe harbor policy that will apply to mergers and acquisitions in cases where an acquiring company with an effective compliance program uncovers misconduct during...more

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DOJ Announces New Safe Harbor Policy for Reporting of Misconduct in Connection With M&A Transactions

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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

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DOJ Announces Safe Harbor Policy for Voluntary SelfDisclosure of Criminal Misconduct Uncovered in M&A

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The policy expands upon DOJ’s efforts to encourage self-reporting of criminal violations discovered during M&A and other transactions. On October 4, 2023, US Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced a new Department...more

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DOJ Announces Department-Wide Safe Harbor Policy for Voluntary Self-Disclosures Made in the Context of Mergers and Acquisitions

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In an important policy announcement aimed at rewarding robust due diligence and compliance programs, DOJ announced that acquiring companies that promptly and voluntarily disclose criminal misconduct discovered at the acquired...more

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Safe Harbor in the Coming Enforcement Storm? DOJ Announces New M&A Policy to Encourage Compliance

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On October 4, 2023, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco (the “DAG”) announced a new Mergers & Acquisitions (“M&A”) Safe Harbor Policy issued by the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) as part of her comments detailing increased...more

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DOJ’s National Security Division Places Corporate Crime in the Crosshairs

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The marriage of corporate enforcement and national security has been a defining feature of the DOJ under the Biden Administration. The Justice Department’s commitment to prosecuting corporate crimes that implicate national...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Tri-Seal Compliance Note: Voluntary Self-Disclosure of Potential Violations

On July 26, 2023, the departments of Commerce, Justice and the Treasury issued their second ever to date “Tri-Seal Compliance Note” (the “Note”). It describes expectations for the voluntary disclosure of sanctions, export,...more

Snell & Wilmer

Voluntary Self-Disclosures: Update on Federal Agencies’ Efforts to Incentivize Self-Reporting Violations

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United States international trade regulatory agencies have updated voluntary self-disclosure (“VSD”) policies and guidance in an effort to incentivize private sector companies and individuals to self-report violations of U.S....more

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DOJ Corporate Enforcement Policy Revisions Target Executive Compensation, Following Multi-Agency Trend

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On March 2, 2023 and March 3, 2023, in a pair of speeches by Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco and Criminal Division Assistant Attorney General (AAG) Kenneth Polite, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced...more

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DOJ Announces Significant Policy Changes Affecting Corporate Criminal Enforcement

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In back-to-back speeches to the American Bar Association's National Institute on White Collar Crime on March 2-3, 2023, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco and Assistant Attorney General...more

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Biden Department of Justice Implements New Corporate Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy for Criminal Investigations

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United States Attorney’s Offices across the country have announced the implementation of a new Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy to standardize how voluntary self-disclosure (VSD) of misconduct is defined and credited by USAOs...more

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DOJ Announces Major Changes to Corporate Compliance Program Evaluation Criteria

During speeches on March 2 and 3, 2023, at the American Bar Association (ABA) National Institute on White Collar Crime (the 2023 White Collar Conference), Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco, Assistant Attorney General...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

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DOJ Announces Significant Guidance on Compliance, Compensation, Communications and Cooperation

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On March 3, 2023, as part of the rollout of several updates to its guidance on corporate compliance programs, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released a new policy aimed at incentivizing compliance-driven compensation and...more

Goodwin

2021 Year in Review: FCPA

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A. Basic Overview of Statute - The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, 15 U.S.C. §§ 78dd-1, et seq. (FCPA), makes it unlawful for U.S. persons and entities and others who act within the jurisdiction of the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

MoForecast: Analyzing Recent Speeches Given by DOJ Leadership

In this episode of MoForecast, James Koukios, co-chair of the Securities Litigation, Enforcement, and White Collar Defense and the FCPA + Global Anti-Corruption Practice Groups, speaks with fellow MoFo partners Brandon L. Van...more

The Volkov Law Group

Here Comes DOJ – Corporate Crime Enforcement

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Lisa Monaco, the Deputy Attorney General (No. 2 in DOJ), delivered an important speech at the National Institute of White Collar Summit.  Lisa was part of the Enron Task Force years ago and has a strong professional...more

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