This week the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its new approach to corporate criminal enforcement, "Focus, Fairness, and Efficiency in the Fight Against White Collar Crime."...more
5/19/2025
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Corporate Governance ,
Declination ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Financial Crimes ,
Fraud ,
National Security ,
Popular ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
Welcome back to the last installment of our three-part series for Data Privacy Week. We previously discussed the foundations of data privacy law and the current state of privacy landscape for companies, and we will now turn...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently updated its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (ECCP), which prosecutors consider when investigating, charging, and negotiating plea or other agreements with...more
11/8/2024
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
New Guidance ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
Compliance assessments can be a valuable tool during the mergers and acquisitions process, but the Department of Justice (DOJ) is incentivizing due diligence reviews under a newly announced policy.
Deputy Attorney...more
10/27/2023
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Compliance ,
Cooperation ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
Mergers ,
Policy Statement ,
Safe Harbors ,
Voluntary Disclosure
Previously relegated to purely civil enforcement, in the last year the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has increased its focus on pursuing criminal charges for anti-poach agreements between companies that attempt to...more
5/5/2023
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Antitrust Violations ,
Competition ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Home Health Agencies ,
No-Poaching ,
Price-Fixing ,
Restraint of Trade ,
Wage-Fixing
The U.S. Justice Department, the Federal Trade Commission, and other federal agencies recently announced their 2018 increases for civil penalties. As the costs of violations continue rising, it is imperative that companies...more
5/1/2018
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Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Nuclear Regulatory Commission ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
In 2016, we let you know about the redundantly titled “Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015,” which required that heads of government agencies adjust civil penalties yearly to account for...more
6/15/2017
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Risk Management