Criminal Prosecution, Corporate Liability, Department of Justice (DOJ)

Implications of EO 14157 and Recent “Foreign Terrorist Organization” and “Specially Designated Global Terrorist” Designations

WilmerHale on 4/23/2025

On January 20, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed Executive Order 14157, “Designating Cartels and Other Organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists” (EO 14157)....more

U.S. Attorney General Announces Task Force To Target Russian Sanctions And Additional Resources For White Collar Enforcement

A&O Shearman on 3/9/2022

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland made two announcements this week related to the enforcement of white-collar crime by both individuals and corporations. First, on March 2, 2022, Attorney General Garland announced the...more

Prosecuting Corporations that Benefit Financially from Human Trafficking

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 7/25/2019

As forced labor and sex trafficking prosecutions steadily increase, corporations may be exposed to criminal and civil corporate liability. The U.S. Department of Justice and state law enforcement are expected to...more

DOJ Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs - Government Enforcement Update

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 5/9/2019

On April 30, 2019, the Department of Justice (DOJ), Criminal Division released a new guidance document intended to assist prosecutors in evaluating corporate compliance programs and guide corporations in creating them. The...more

Health Care Fraud Prosecutions: Strong Seas and High Winds Ahead for Individuals and Corporations

Baker Donelson on 7/18/2016

During the past nine months, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has made several significant policy pronouncements that impact health care organizations and individual providers. These directives and initiatives reflect...more

Who's Going Under the Bus? Federal Policy on Individual Responsibility for Corporate Wrongdoing - Corridors January 2016

Poyner Spruill LLP on 1/12/2016

In a wake-up call to health care corporate officers and managers, Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates earlier this fall announced a new, tougher U.S. Department of Justice policy regarding individual responsibility for...more

DOJ: Companies, Serve Up Your Executives!

Bracewell LLP on 9/11/2015

On September 9, 2015, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued an internal memorandum regarding individual accountability for corporate wrongdoing. The memo, authored by Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates, is aimed...more

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