The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ or Department) announced on May 12, 2025, new investigative and policy priorities, as well as changes to current DOJ guidance, that could have a significant impact on the prosecution of...more
5/15/2025
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White Collar Crimes
2024 saw no change in the government's campaign to encourage self-reporting and cooperation. In the second installment of Season's Readings, we take a quick look at how the SEC treats self-reporting and how that differs...more
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
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), through Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite Jr., announced on Jan. 17, 2023, "the first significant changes" to its Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP) since 2017. The revisions...more
1/23/2023
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White Collar Crimes
New Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco on October 28, 2021, previewed the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) enhanced stance on corporate crime. Monaco announced the formation of a Corporate Crime Advisory Group, which will...more