On May 19, 2025, the U.S. Deputy Attorney General issued a memorandum (the “Memo”) announcing a Civil Rights Fraud Initiative (the “Initiative”) and instructing the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) to pursue False Claims...more
5/22/2025
/ Affirmative Action ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Universities ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
On August 1, 2024, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced the launch of DOJ’s Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (Pilot Program). The Pilot Program, previewed by Monaco in March 2024, provides another avenue...more
8/7/2024
/ BSA/AML ,
CFTC ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
FinCEN ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Pilot Programs ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
On March 7, 2024, during her keynote remarks at the American Bar Association’s 39th National Institute on White Collar Crime, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced a new Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division...more
3/19/2024
/ Asset Recovery ,
CFTC ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
FinCEN ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Money Laundering ,
Non-Prosecution Agreements ,
Pilot Programs ,
Self-Reporting ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption law and enforcement developments from the past...more
5/17/2023
/ 1MDB ,
Africa ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disgorgement ,
Forgery ,
Misappropriation ,
Money Laundering ,
Olympics ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Swiss Banks ,
Venezuela ,
Whistleblowers