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DOJ Releases AI-Related Compliance Guidance

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On September 23, 2024, the Department of Justice updated its guidance on the Evaluation of Corporation Compliance Programs to include questions specifically focused on companies’ use and implementation of artificial...more

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Legal Update: DOJ Issues Final Guidance on New Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program, Placing Premium on Prompt and Detailed...

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On August 1, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued final guidance on its Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (Program), offering financial incentives to qualifying individuals who report certain criminal...more

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EnforceMintz — DOJ and OIG Guidance Emphasizes the Importance of a Robust and Dynamic Compliance Program

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2023 was a busy year across several federal agencies in terms of issuing compliance guidance for corporations, including health care companies. For example, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued significant compliance...more

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FCPA Opinion Release Provides Guidance on Payment of Travel and Other Expenses for Foreign Government Officials

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The Justice Department’s Opinion Release procedure has provided important guidance over the years.  The library of Opinion Release letters is well-organized and accessible to the legal and compliance community....more

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Three Things to Consider After DOJ’s Announcement on New Corporate Messaging Policy

The Department of Justice recently announced new policy changes relating to its evaluation of corporate communication policies. The DOJ’s new guidance makes clear that, when evaluating the adequacy of corporate compliance...more

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DOJ Issues New Guidance on Use of Personal Devices and Third-Party Messaging Applications

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced significant new guidance on March 3, 2023, regarding the use of personal devices and the retention of corporate communications. The DOJ’s concern regarding the use of personal...more

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Annual ABA White Collar Conference Brings Additional Updates to DOJ Corporate Enforcement Policy

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Last week at the American Bar Association’s annual National Institute on White Collar Crime in Miami, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco and Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite highlighted several new facets of the...more

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Individual Accountability Expanded: DOJ Launches Corporate Compliance Pilot Program Focused on Compensation System and Clawbacks

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday a three-year pilot program related to its continued efforts to hold individuals directly accountable for corporate wrongdoing. The two-pronged program incentivizes...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

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Part 1: Cooperation in Government Investigations and Voluntary Self-Disclosure: What to Expect After DOJ’s Latest Guidance

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​​​​​​​On September 15, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco issued a department-wide memorandum containing revisions to the Justice Department’s (DOJ) corporate criminal enforcement policies (“the Memorandum”), including...more

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Criminal Division AAG Polite Reinforces New DOJ Corporate Enforcement Policy (Part IV of IV)

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The Justice Department is putting every business on notice — aggressive white collar criminal enforcement is here to stay. In a one-two punch, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced a revised Corporate Enforcement...more

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DOJ’s Revised Corporate Enforcement Policy Expands on Previous Factors: History of Misconduct; Voluntary Self-Disclosure; and...

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The Lisa Monaco Memo is a new and important restatement of the Justice Department’s approach to corporate crime.  It is a worthy read and it sets out a number of new requirements and procedures for DOJ prosecutors...more

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DOJ Announces Revisions to Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies

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Earlier this month, DOJ announced additional revisions to the Department’s existing policies and practices governing corporate criminal enforcement. Each of these revisions will soon find its way into DOJ’s Justice Manual....more

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New DOJ Guidance Tightens Corporate Enforcement Strategy

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Join Troutman Pepper White Collar and Government Investigation Partners Callan Stein, Miranda Hooker, and Allison DeLaurentis for a podcast discussion on the DOJ’s updated guidelines regarding corporate criminal enforcement....more

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DOJ Officials Announce New Priorities to Combat Corporate Crime with Additional Details Provided at Government Enforcement...

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On Thursday, September 15, 2022, Deputy Attorney General Lisa A. Monaco outlined new steps the Department of Justice will be taking in its ongoing efforts to police corporate crime. The next day, Assistant Attorney General...more

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Deputy AG Announces Significant Changes to DOJ Policies Regarding Corporate Investigations

Key Points - On September 15, 2022, Deputy AG Lisa O. Monaco released a Memorandum and provided remarks announcing several DOJ policy changes to prioritize and strengthen the Department’s prosecution of corporate crime. ...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco Announces New Policies on Corporate Criminal Enforcement

On Sept. 15, 2022, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco spoke at New York University Law School outlining the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) priorities and policies on corporate criminal enforcement....more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Monaco Memo – A Jolt for Compliance: Part 4 – New Factors in Selecting Monitors

Today, we continue our exploration of the Monaco Memo by considering the sections relating to the evaluation of cooperation during the pendency of the investigation and the evaluation of a company’s compliance program at the...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Monaco Memo: A Jolt for Compliance: Part 3 – Cooperation and Compliance Program Evaluation

Today, we continue our exploration of the Monaco Memo by considering the sections relating to the evaluation of cooperation during the pendency of the investigation and the evaluation of a company’s compliance program at the...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Monaco Memo and Polite Speech – A Jolt for Compliance: Part 2 – Swiftly and Without Delay

Today, we continue our exploration of the Monaco Memo by considering the section entitled “Timely Disclosures and Prioritization of Individual Investigations”. This portion of the Monaco Memo re-emphasized the reinstitution...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Monaco Memo and Polite Speech – A Jolt for Compliance: Part 1 – Introduction

Last seek saw the announcement of two significant and related releases of information from the Department of Justice (DOJ) around Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement and corporate compliance programs. They were...more

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DOJ Expands Framework for Cracking Down on Corporate Crime

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In a speech to prosecutors, policymakers and academics on Sept. 15, 2022, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) would no longer "accept business as usual" when it...more

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Measure Twice, Cut Once: New DOJ Compliance Certifications Put CEOs and CCOs at Risk of Individual Criminal Liability

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Key Takeaways - As DOJ senior leadership signaled it would do since March, DOJ has now officially required as part of resolving a corporate enforcement action, that a Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) and Chief Executive...more

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DOJ Announces New Policies Addressing White Collar Criminal Enforcement

Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced the Department of Justice’s new approach to prosecuting corporate crime, including policy changes that will reduce constraints on prosecutors and increase scrutiny on companies,...more

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“New” Guidance from Acting Attorney General on Prosecutorial Discretion

If you thought there would be no news coming out of President Biden’s Department of Justice, since his pick for Attorney General has yet to be confirmed, you would be wrong. Just over a week after Biden’s inauguration, the...more

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