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Not Your Everyday Top Ten List

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On May 12, 2025, the head of the United States Department of Justice’s Criminal Division, Matthew Galeotti, issued a Memorandum to all division personnel outlining the division’s updated enforcement priorities.  The stated...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Legal Update: DOJ Announces Long-Awaited Corporate Enforcement Priorities

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On May 12, 2025, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division issued a much-anticipated memorandum outlining its enforcement priorities and policies for prosecuting corporate and white-collar crimes. The memorandum,...more

DarrowEverett LLP

The DOJ’s New White-Collar Agenda: Implications for Businesses

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On May 12, 2025, the Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) released its criminal—and, more specifically, white collar crime enforcement—initiatives under the current administration. This is typical each time new leadership...more

McCarter & English, LLP

DOJ Criminal Division Announces White Collar Enforcement Priorities and Policy Changes to White Collar Investigations

Earlier this week, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) released a new white collar enforcement plan (Enforcement Plan) outlining changes to the Criminal Division’s white collar enforcement priorities to align more closely with...more

Bracewell LLP

DOJ Alert: New White-Collar Priorities and Stronger Incentives to Self-Report

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DOJ sets out new enforcement priorities for corporate and white-collar crime and emphasizes “focus, fairness and efficiency.”...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

In a New Memo, DOJ Outlines White Collar Crime Focus Areas and Prosecutorial Guidance

Key Points - - A new memo suggests DOJ will continue to prosecute white collar fraud and crimes. - DOJ identified 10 “high-impact” areas of focus, prioritizing crimes that cause harm to government programs, citizens, and...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Attorney General Bondi Overhauls Justice Priorities

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The new administration has signaled that the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) will significantly shift its approach to criminal corporate enforcement. Specifically, on February 5, 2025, newly-confirmed United States Attorney...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

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5 Trends Shaping Whistleblower Regulations in 2025

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In 2025, whistleblower regulations are poised for major evolution, reflecting a renewed commitment to transparency and accountability. The Ethics and Compliance Initiative (ECI) 2023 survey revealed a startling statistic:...more

Holland & Hart LLP

Key Compliance Takeaways for Companies from the DOJ's New Corporate Whistleblower Program

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On August 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced its new “Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program” (“DOJ Program”), a three-year initiative managed by DOJ’s Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section....more

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DOJ Announces Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program

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The Development: On August 1, 2024, the Department of Justice's ("DOJ") Criminal Division announced its Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program ("Pilot Program"), designed to reward whistleblowers who report information...more

The Volkov Law Group

DOJ Implements New Corporate Whistleblower Plan to Accelerate Corporate Criminal Enforcement (Part I of II)

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DOJ is feeling the heat.  Corporate criminal enforcement numbers are down. in fairness, DOJ has been pushing individual criminal enforcement as an effective deterrent to corporate misconduct.  Criminal prosecutions, when done...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Off to the Races: DOJ Offers New Incentives for Whistleblowers and Companies to Report Misconduct

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Earlier this year, as described in a previous client alert, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Criminal Division announced a landmark pilot program to pay monetary awards to whistleblowers (the “Program”). At that time, Deputy...more

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US Department of Justice Whistleblower Award Program Goes Live

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On August 1, 2024, the US Department of Justice (“DOJ” or “Department”) released highly anticipated details of its new Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (“Pilot Program”), with Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

DOJ Says You Can Put the Fire Out From Inside the House: New Voluntary Self-Disclosure Program Seeks to Root Out Corporate Crime...

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Introduction: On April 15, 2024, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division announced a new Pilot Program on Voluntary Self-Disclosure for Individuals. Under this program, individuals who voluntarily disclose certain...more

Alston & Bird

The Race is On: DOJ's Criminal Division the Latest to Offer Non-Prosecution Deals to Whistleblowers

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Our White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations Group investigates the latest federal whistleblower program, which offers individuals yet another avenue to report corporate misconduct....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

DOJ to Pay Whistleblowers

On March 7, 2024, during her keynote remarks at the American Bar Association’s 39th National Institute on White Collar Crime, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced a new Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division...more

The Volkov Law Group

Gunvor Falls Under FCPA Axe and Agrees to Pay Criminal Penalty of $661 Million (Part I of III)

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You have to give the Justice Department credit — after two slow enforcement years, DOJ is starting off 2024 with a relative “bang;” first, DOJ reached a large settlement with SAP in January, and now, DOJ has reached a...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

DOJ Pilot Program for Whistleblower Rewards: The Latest Unveiling from the ABA’s National Institute on White Collar Crime

While most legal conferences may not be newsworthy, the American Bar Association’s National Institute on White Collar Crime is an exception. Indeed, the federal government’s chief law enforcers seem to treat this particular...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

DOJ Announces Launch of New “Gap-Filling” Whistleblower Program

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On March 7, 2024, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco delivered the keynote remarks at the American Bar Association’s 39th National Institute on White Collar Crime. In her address, she announced a new, nationwide...more

Cranfill Sumner LLP

DOJ Announces New Whistleblower Reward Program for Individuals to Combat Significant Corporate or Financial Misconduct

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During a March 7, 2024, speech at the American Bar Association’s 39th National Institute on White Collar Crime, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced that the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) is launching a...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

DOJ Announces Plan To Offer Monetary Rewards for Whistleblowers

On March 7, 2024, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco announced that the Department of Justice (DOJ) will soon launch a new monetary reward program for people who provide information about corporate or financial...more

White & Case LLP

A View from Abroad: Unpacking DOJ’s M&A Safe Harbor Policy, Part II

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On October 4, 2023, United States Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco announced a new Department of Justice (DOJ) Mergers & Acquisitions Safe Harbor policy that encourages companies to self-disclose criminal misconduct...more

Goodwin

2021 Year in Review: FCPA

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A. Basic Overview of Statute - The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, 15 U.S.C. §§ 78dd-1, et seq. (FCPA), makes it unlawful for U.S. persons and entities and others who act within the jurisdiction of the...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

The Hoskins conviction and the implications of the DOJ’s success in using the money laundering statute to police bribery

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is increasingly using the money laundering statute to prosecute individuals in corruption and bribery cases. The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is the primary statute prohibiting...more

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