Last week, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Head of the Criminal Division Matthew R. Galeotti announced key changes to the DOJ’s enforcement priorities during his keynote address at the Securities Industry and Financial...more
On March 10, 2025, U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff of the Southern District of New York issued a decision in the case of United States v. Tavberidze, finding Section 3E1.1(b) of the United States Sentencing Guidelines in...more
The Trump administration has taken significant action this week to overhaul the executive branch’s long-standing policy toward the prosecution of white collar offenses. First, a memo issued by newly confirmed U.S. Attorney...more
2/12/2025
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On February 22, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a nationwide Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (VSD Policy), which goes into effect immediately and which is meant to strongly encourage self-disclosures. The...more
On January 17, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ), Criminal Division, announced it has reassessed and strengthened its Corporate Enforcement Policy, which applies to all corporate criminal matters (including Foreign...more
On September 15, 2022, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced several important changes to its policies for prosecuting corporate crime. Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco, who made the announcement in a speech at...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit's Jan. 27 reversal of the convictions of two former Deutsche Bank AG traders accused of rigging Libor in U.S. v. Connolly was rightfully big news in the white collar...more
Theranos, Trump Organization, Operation Varsity Blues, DEI, ESG and More: Experts Expect SEC and DOJ Actions to Ramp Up in 2022-
2022 will likely be a lot like 2021, only more so. With most key federal positions filled,...more
1/4/2022
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The Department of Justice (DOJ or Department), under the leadership of Attorney General Merrick Garland, has expressed that one of its top priorities in corporate criminal matters is “to prosecute the individuals who commit...more
On March 3, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced its examination priorities for 2021, providing a much-anticipated glimpse into the Biden administration's overall priorities for white collar criminal...more
3/15/2021
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As the country begins on the path toward reopening in the current economic climate, white collar defense practitioners will need to become experts in an unfamiliar area of the law: bankruptcy.
Because there will be an...more