One of the factors that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) considers in deciding whether to bring charges against a corporation is the existence and effectiveness of the corporation’s pre-existing compliance program. On...more
11/5/2015
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Bribery ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Fraud ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Government Investigations ,
White Collar Crimes
On September 9, 2015, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ” or the “Department”) issued a memorandum to its staff revising the principles guiding criminal and, indeed, civil enforcement in corporate criminal investigations...more