On June 9, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) unveiled new guidelines for enforcing the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), marking a pivotal shift in how corruption cases are pursued.
The guidelines seek to...more
On May 12, 2025, Matthew R. Galeotti, the head of the DOJ’s Criminal Division, gave a speech at SIFMA’s Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Conference that previewed subsequently issued policy changes impacting the Criminal...more
5/16/2025
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Corporate Culture ,
Corporate Governance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Crimes ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on March 3, 2023, unveiled a new pilot program and announced several important updates to its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (ECCP) regarding corporate compensation incentives...more
3/21/2023
/ Clawbacks ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Compensation ,
Guidance Update ,
Incentives ,
Pilot Programs ,
White Collar Crimes
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) obtained more than $2.2 billion in civil False Claims Act (FCA) judgments and settlements in fiscal year (FY) 2022, the lowest such annual total since 2008 and a significant drop from a...more
2/10/2023
/ Business Litigation ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare ,
Qui Tam ,
Relators ,
Settlement ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes