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DOJ Overhauls Corporate Enforcement, Disclosure Policy, Offering Clearer Path to Leniency

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The decision for a company to self-disclose potential criminal misconduct to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is always complex. This is particularly true during periods of administration transitions when DOJ policies and...more

Carlton Fields

DOJ Policy Changes Have Made Internal Investigations More Important Than Ever

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Internal investigations have long been a valuable tool for companies and their executives to manage civil, regulatory, and criminal liability. By investigating potential corporate misconduct with the help of counsel, a...more

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DOJ Antitrust Division Issues Updated Guidance on Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs

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In recently released updated guidance, the Antitrust Division (“Antitrust Division”) of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) outlined how its prosecutors will assess corporate compliance programs when conducting criminal...more

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Petrobras Agrees to Pay More Than $1.8 Billion for Facilitating FCPA Violations

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• Four years ago, Brazilian authorities began Operation Car Wash, a wide-ranging and still ongoing corruption and money laundering investigation that has spanned 11 countries. • The fallout continues with a recent U.S....more

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Sally Yates’ was Already Famous for Changing the Focus of Compliance Investigations - The Yates Memorandum

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By now the whole world knows about Sally Yates. We are likely to see a lot more of her as a central figure in Congressional investigations. For some of us who deal with compliance investigations, Sally Yates was famous long...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

New FCPA Self-Reporting Pilot Program Formalizes Rewards but Relies on Discretionary Implementation

On April 5, 2016, the Department of Justice unveiled a one-year pilot program designed to encourage companies to self-report violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the FCPA). Built upon the Department’s September 9,...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Is Confession Good for the Corporate Soul?: DOJ announces new mitigation credit for self-disclosure of FCPA violations

On April 5, 2016, the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) Fraud Section Chief, Andrew Weissmann, issued a memo (the “Weissmann Memorandum”) announcing a one-year Pilot Program that offers a carrot and stick approach to...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

DOJ Fraud Section Offers Super Credit in FCPA Pilot Program

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This week, the Fraud Section of the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a pilot program that extends additional “mitigation credit” to qualifying companies that “fully cooperate” in matters involving the Foreign Corrupt...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Focus on China - October 2015

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Welcome to the third issue of Focus on China Compliance for 2015. According to the FCPA Blog’s October 2015 Corporate Investigations List, China leads the countries reported to be involved in FCPA investigations with 29...more

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