At a recent Practising Law Institute (PLI) webinar on antitrust, over 250 legal professionals joined to hear from three antitrust leaders: Nicole Castle, Zach Terwilliger, and Craig Seebald. In this Q&A, they explore what’s...more
6/24/2025
/ Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Compliance ,
Dawn Raids ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Government Agencies ,
Risk Management
On May 19, 2025, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memorandum announcing the creation of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Rights Fraud Initiative (the Initiative), which directs DOJ attorneys to utilize the...more
6/12/2025
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Colleges ,
Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Discrimination ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Executive Orders ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Funding ,
HUD ,
Qui Tam ,
Reverse Discrimination ,
Title IX ,
Title VI ,
Trump Administration ,
Universities ,
Whistleblowers
Among the drumbeats of rapid pronouncements and policy shifts since January 20, 2025, the Trump Administration recently issued a 180-day pause on new investigations and enforcement actions involving the U.S. Foreign Corrupt...more
On October 15, 2024, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) released its final rule (the “Final Rule”) formally establishing the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (“CMMC”) program, nearly three years after first...more
11/22/2024
/ Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) ,
Compliance ,
Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
DCMA ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
DFARS ,
Federal Contractors ,
NIST ,
Subcontractors
On September 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released an updated version of its guidance to prosecutors on the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (“ECCP”)....more
10/17/2024
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Emerging Technologies ,
Internal Reporting ,
Mergers ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Safe Harbors ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies
Deputy Attorney General Lisa A. Monaco’s September 15, 2022 memorandum (the “Memo”) clarified a series of Department of Justice (“DOJ”) objectives regarding corporate and individual responsibility that parallel recent...more
In announcing recent changes to its corporate criminal enforcement policies, the Department of Justice (“DOJ” or the “Department”) continued its forceful “tough on crime” initiatives to deter wrongdoing....more
9/27/2022
/ Clawbacks ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Investigations ,
Non-Prosecution Agreements ,
Recidivism ,
Self-Reporting ,
Transparency
When companies get into trouble, it’s common practice for the government to call on independent third parties to help clean up the mess.
Companies under investigation by the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) often agree to...more