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Morrison & Foerster LLP

DOJ Issues First-Ever Declination Under Corporate Disclosure M&A Policy

On June 16, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) National Security Division (NSD) announced that it declined to charge private equity firm White Deer Management LLC (“White Deer”) and its affiliates after the company...more

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DOJ Announces White Collar Enforcement Priorities and Revisions to Related Policies

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On May 12, 2025, Matthew Galeotti, the Head of the Criminal Division at the Department of Justice ("DOJ") issued a new white collar enforcement plan (“Enforcement Plan”) titled “Focus, Fairness, and Efficiency in the Fight...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Keep Calm and Carry On: Thoughts on Recent Orders on FCPA Enforcement

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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

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Crime-Fraud Exception Destroys Privilege for Communications Between Former CEO of Public Company and His Outside Lawyer

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On February 7, 2025, the Second Circuit ruled that the crime-fraud exception would prevent the  former CEO of a public company from invoking attorney-client privilege to prevent an outside lawyer and his law firm from...more

Foley Hoag LLP - White Collar Law &...

Anticorruption and FCPA Enforcement: Takeaways and Lessons Heading into 2025

This is the second in our 2025 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. We will be posting further installments in the series throughout the next several...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for December 2024

Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption law and enforcement developments from the past...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

DOJ Unveils Details of Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program

On August 1, 2024, the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division, Nicole Argentieri, unveiled the highly anticipated details of DOJ’s Corporate Whistleblower...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

DOJ Previews M&A-Focused Guidance on Voluntary Self-Disclosure of Corporate Misconduct

In recent remarks, Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General (PADAG) Marshall Miller of the Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed that Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco will soon announce new voluntary self-disclosure...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

DOJ Formalizes Framework for Corporate Cooperation Credit

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a new voluntary self-disclosure policy February 22, 2023, that sets uniform criteria for how and when prosecutors should reward corporate cooperation in criminal investigations. The...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

CEP Magazine - December 2022. Good things happen when enforcement listens

CEP Magazine - December 2022 - In September, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco announced new guidelines the department will use in connection with criminal enforcement. Those...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

[Virtual Event] Compliance & Ethics Essentials Workshop - February 6th - 9th, 8:55 am - 3:30 pm CT

SCCE’s four-day Compliance & Ethics Essentials Workshop provides comprehensive education on the core elements of a compliance program. The curriculum is ideal for those new to or with little experience in compliance, as well...more

A&O Shearman

Delaware Court Of Chancery Denies Motion To Dismiss Breach Of Fiduciary Duty Claim Against Director Who Abstained From Merger Vote

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On May 25, 2022, Vice Chancellor Sam Glasscock III of the Delaware Court of Chancery denied a motion to dismiss a stockholder derivative claim against a director of Fat Brands Inc. (the “Corporation”) for alleged breach of...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

[Virtual Event] Compliance & Ethics Essentials Workshop - February 14th - 17th, 8:55 am - 2:30 pm CST

SCCE’s Compliance & Ethics Essentials Workshop provides a comprehensive introduction to the elements of a compliance program to enable attendees to be a more effective member of the compliance team. The workshop is ideal for...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] Healthcare Compliance Essentials Workshop - December 6th - 9th, 8:55 am - 2:45 pm CST

HCCA’s Healthcare Compliance Essentials Workshop is a four-day virtual event for those who are new to the compliance profession. The content is designed to help you develop and improve your compliance skills. Our instructors...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

[Virtual Event] Compliance & Ethics Essentials Workshop - December 6th - 9th, 8:55 am - 2:30 pm CST

SCCE’s Compliance & Ethics Essentials Workshop provides a comprehensive introduction to the elements of a compliance program to enable attendees to be a more effective member of the compliance team. The workshop is ideal for...more

Proskauer - Corporate Defense and Disputes

Second Circuit Holds that Accurately Reported Financial Statements Are Not Actionable and that Materiality Has a Half-Life

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held earlier this week that a company’s accurately reported financial statements are not misleading simply because they do not disclose that alleged misconduct might have...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

[Virtual Event] Compliance & Ethics Essentials Workshop - November 1st - 4th, 11:55 am - 5:30 pm CET

SCCE’s Compliance & Ethics Essentials Workshop provides a comprehensive introduction to the elements of a compliance program to enable attendees to be a more effective member of the compliance team. The workshop is ideal for...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

[Virtual Event] Compliance & Ethics Essentials Workshop - October 18th - 21st, 8:55 am - 2:30 pm CST

SCCE’s Compliance & Ethics Essentials Workshop provides a comprehensive introduction to the elements of a compliance program to enable attendees to be a more effective member of the compliance team. The workshop is ideal for...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

[Virtual Event] Compliance & Ethics Essentials Workshop - June 8th - 11th, 8:55 am - 2:30 pm SGT

SCCE’s Compliance & Ethics Essentials Workshop provides a comprehensive introduction to the elements of a compliance program to enable attendees to be a more effective member of the compliance team. The workshop is ideal for...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Beware the “ESGs of March” as ESG Regulatory Change Is Afoot

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Three recent developments in relation to ESG related disclosures are of note: (1) on March 10th, the US Department of Labor announced it would not enforce its own rules related to ESG investing, (2) on the same day the EU’s...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

[Virtual Event] Compliance & Ethics Essentials Workshop - May 10th - 13th, 8:55 am - 3:30 pm CDT

SCCE’s Compliance & Ethics Essentials Workshop provides a comprehensive introduction to the elements of a compliance program to enable attendees to be a more effective member of the compliance team. The workshop is ideal for...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

[Virtual Event] Compliance & Ethics Essentials Workshop - March 1st - 4th, 8:55 am - 3:15 pm CST

SCCE’s Compliance & Ethics Essentials Workshop provides a comprehensive introduction to the elements of a compliance program to enable attendees to be a more effective member of the compliance team. The workshop is ideal for...more

Foley Hoag LLP

SEC Brings First Enforcement Action Against Issuer for Disclosures About Financial Effects of COVID-19

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On December 4, 2020, the SEC brought its first case charging a public company, The Cheesecake Factory, with making misleading disclosures about the effects of COVID-19 on its business operations and financial condition. The...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

[Virtual Event] Compliance & Ethics Essentials Workshop - December 14th - 17th, 8:50 am - 4:00 pm CST

SCCE’s Compliance & Ethics Essentials Workshop provides a comprehensive introduction to the elements of a compliance program to enable attendees to be a more effective member of the compliance team. The workshop is ideal for...more

Jones Day

The Future Direction of Corporate Criminal Responsibility in Australia

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On 31 August 2020, the Australian Law Reform Commission's Final Report on Corporate Criminal Responsibility was tabled in Parliament. The Final Report makes significant recommendations for reform of corporate criminal...more

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