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Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Despite Reduced Enforcement Risks, Businesses Should Invest in Corporate Compliance

Some early actions by the Trump administration have led corporate legal departments to question the extent to which they need to invest in ethics and compliance at this time, based on a perceived reduction in enforcement...more

Alston & Bird

Enter the Matrix: CFTC’s New Framework for Self-Reporting, Cooperation, and Remediation

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Our White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations Group analyzes new enforcement guidance from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) that aims to incentivize self-reporting of potential violations....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

New CFTC Advisory Incentivizes Self-Reporting, Cooperation, and Remediation

The Advisory sets out factors that the Enforcement Division will use to rate self-reporting and cooperation. This rating places a company or individual within a “tier” used to determine the Mitigation Credit amount available....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

DOJ Launches Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program and Announces a New Incentive for Self-Reports

On August 1, 2024, the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division launched the Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (the Program), following up on its announcement in March 2024 of a plan to offer whistleblower awards....more

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DOJ Continues Focus on Corporate Crime with New Whistleblower Program

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On March 7, at the annual American Bar Association (ABA) National Institute on White Collar Crime, US Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco announced a new whistleblower program that will provide financial rewards to...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Double Jeopardy for Double Counting? CFTC and FTC Both Scrutinize Fraud in Carbon Markets

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have recently and aggressively signaled their intent to ramp up enforcement activity regarding the use of carbon offsets to make environmental...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Biden Administration Signals Its Intention To Be Tougher on Corporate Crime

Forecasting the enforcement priorities of the Department of Justice (DOJ) under a new administration is difficult at best. However, the Biden administration is widely expected to be tougher on corporate crime than its...more

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