On June 9, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memorandum entitled “Guidelines for Investigations and Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA),” which establishes guidelines to ensure that FCPA...more
6/13/2025
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What in the world is happening with enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)? And what does the recent executive order (EO) and Department of Justice (DOJ) guidance mean for U.S. and global companies? Our view...more
2/13/2025
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Earlier this year, as described in a previous client alert, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Criminal Division announced a landmark pilot program to pay monetary awards to whistleblowers (the “Program”). At that time, Deputy...more
8/9/2024
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On March 7, 2024, Deputy Attorney General (“DAG”) Lisa Monaco announced a new Department of Justice (“DOJ”) pilot program to pay whistleblower rewards (“the Program”) for individuals who report corporate misconduct. As the...more
On January 10, 2024, Damian Williams, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York (“SDNY”), announced the launch of the SDNY Whistleblower Pilot Program (the “Pilot Program”), a significant new policy that...more
On November 28–30, 2023, the American Conference Institute’s 40th International Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”), held in Washington, D.C., brought together prosecutors, regulators, corporate...more
12/6/2023
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On January 17, 2023, Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. (“AAG Polite”) announced several key revisions to the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Criminal Division’s Corporate Enforcement Policy (the “CEP”) governing...more