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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Tell Us Something We Don’t Know: The DOJ Antitrust Division Is Now Rewarding Whistleblowers

- What is new: DOJ’s Antitrust Division announced its Whistleblower Rewards Program, which offers up to 30% of criminal fines over $1 million to individuals reporting original information about eligible antitrust and related...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

FTC Focus: Interlocking Directorate Enforcement May Persist

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This article is part of a monthly column that considers the significance of recent Federal Trade Commission antitrust announcements. In this installment, we discuss what to expect from the Trump administration's approach to...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Updated DOJ Antitrust Guidance Offers New Insights for Companies’ Compliance Programs

The Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced in November updates to its 2019 Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs in Criminal Antitrust Enforcement (Antitrust Guidance), which provides insights...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Agency Guidance for Avoiding “Interlocking” Directors and Officers

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (collectively, the U.S. Antitrust Agencies) have recently reinvigorated antitrust enforcement against company “interlocks”—i.e., when a director or...more

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Antitrust Corporate Compliance Programs: Late 2024 Changes Mean Companies Should Revisit Their Programs Early in 2025

The US Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ or Division) recently released a revised Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs in Criminal Antitrust Investigations (Guidance). The Guidance reflects how the Division...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

DOJ’s Updated Guidance for Corporate Compliance Programs Provides Insight on Criminal Antitrust Priorities

The Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice issued updated Guidance in November on the evaluation of corporate compliance programs in criminal antitrust investigations.  The 2024 Compliance Guidance continues to...more

Mayer Brown

DOJ Antitrust Division’s Latest Compliance Guidance: Now Covering Civil Implications, Whistleblowing, Ephemeral Messaging, and AI

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The US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division recently updated its guidance explaining how it currently evaluates, and will evaluate going forward, companies’ antitrust compliance programs when making criminal...more

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DOJ’s Updated Antitrust Compliance Guidance Focuses on AI, Ephemeral Messaging, and Whistleblower Protections

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The US Department of Justice (DOJ)'s Antitrust Division recently updated its guidance on the evaluation of corporate compliance programs for criminal antitrust violations (the Antitrust ECCP), which federal prosecutors use to...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Recent Federal Prosecution Highlights Risks of Receiving Competitors’ Confidential Information From a Customer

On September 30, 2024, the DOJ announced that Siemens Energy, Inc., pleaded guilty to a federal fraud charge and agreed to pay a $104 million fine for rigging a bid by using rivals’ bidding information wrongfully obtained...more

BakerHostetler

Update on Antitrust Enforcement and ESG Initiatives

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Last year, we wrote about the potential antitrust liability companies might face from participating in organizations seeking to advance environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) goals....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

DOJ Expects Corporate Compliance Programs to Keep Pace with Artificial Intelligence

Newly Updated Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (ECCP) Addresses AI for the First Time - On September 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) revised its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (ECCP)....more

McDermott Will & Emery

Heard at the 2024 Antitrust Law Section Spring Meeting: Part I

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The American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section’s annual Spring Meeting is underway in Washington, DC. The annual Spring Meeting features updates from federal, state and international antitrust enforcers and extensive...more

Torres Trade Law, PLLC

Trade Violations Under the False Claims Act

On February 7, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that settlements and judgements under the False Claims Act (FCA) exceeded $2 billion for the 2022 fiscal year. The 2022 fiscal year also had the second-highest...more

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ESG Litigation Update: Antitrust Claims

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Environment, social, and governance (ESG) considerations related to investment and corporate governance have made front-page news in recent months, as US elected officials debate whether industry-related ESG practices may...more

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Financial Daily Dose 10.8.2020 | Top Story: Feds fine Citi $400M over “Longstanding” Governance Failures

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Federal regulators—including the Federal Reserve and the OCC—have fined Citigroup $400 million over “longstanding” failures in the areas of risk management, data governance, and internal controls. In addition to the fine, the...more

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3 Ways to Apply New DOJ Guidance to Antitrust Compliance

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The Justice Department gave compliance officers a significant piece of guidance in June with its latest update to the evaluation of corporate compliance programs. The guidance begs the fundamental question: Is the compliance...more

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Global opportunities for Taiwanese companies and investors: How to take advantage of the new US antitrust compliance credit

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What a change in US criminal antitrust charging policy means for Taiwanese businesses. In July 2019, the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a new policy to encourage the implementation of...more

International Lawyers Network

New DOJ Antitrust Division Policy Incentivizes Robust Corporate Antitrust Compliance Programs

Last month the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division announced a landmark new policy to incentivize companies to develop robust antitrust compliance programs. For the first time, the Antitrust Division will now consider...more

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