News & Analysis as of

Non-Prosecution Agreements Cooperation Voluntary Disclosure

Carlton Fields

DOJ Policy Changes Have Made Internal Investigations More Important Than Ever

Carlton Fields on

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

Fenwick & West LLP

DOJ Announces Key Revisions to Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy

Fenwick & West LLP on

On May 12, 2025, the Head of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division, Matthew Galeotti, announced a new white collar enforcement plan in a memorandum entitled “Focus, Fairness, and Efficiency in the Fight Against...more

Holland & Knight LLP

DOJ Announces New Policies and Priorities in Prosecution of White Collar Crime

Holland & Knight LLP on

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ or Department) announced on May 12, 2025, new investigative and policy priorities, as well as changes to current DOJ guidance, that could have a significant impact on the prosecution of...more

BakerHostetler

7 More US Attorneys’ Offices Issue Whistleblower Non-Prosecution Pilot Programs

BakerHostetler on

There was a flurry of DOJ whistleblower program activity over the last two weeks as the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices for the Eastern District of New York (EDNY Program), District of New Jersey (DNJ Program), Southern District of...more

Snell & Wilmer

The Department of Justice Offers Individual Corporate Wrongdoers a “Get Out of Jail Free Card” in New Voluntary Self-Disclosure...

Snell & Wilmer on

The Department of Justice’s Criminal Division (DOJ) recently announced a Pilot Program on Voluntary Self-Disclosures for Individuals (the Individual VSD Pilot Program or Pilot Program), which allows certain individuals...more

The Volkov Law Group

DOJ Heralds New Voluntary Self-Disclosure Program for Individuals

The Volkov Law Group on

On April 15, 2023 Nicole Argentieri, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General and the Head of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (“DOJ’s”) Criminal Division, announced a new voluntary self-disclosure program for individuals...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Department of Justice Criminal Division Announces Voluntary Self-Disclosure Pilot Program for Culpable Individuals

Robinson & Cole LLP on

Last week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the Criminal Division’s Pilot Program on Voluntary Self-Disclosures for Individuals (the Program). Pursuant to the Program, “an individual who voluntarily self-discloses...more

Venable LLP

DOJ Announces Pilot Program for Individual Voluntary Self-Disclosures

Venable LLP on

On April 15, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) criminal division announced a new pilot program designed to reward individuals with non-prosecution agreements (NPAs) who voluntarily self-disclose "actionable, original...more

BakerHostetler

DOJ’s Criminal Division Announces New Pilot Program onVoluntary Self-Disclosure for Individuals

BakerHostetler on

Under the newly announced pilot program, individuals who fully cooperate and voluntarily provide the Criminal Division with information on certain types of corporate and white-collar offenses may receive an NPA in exchange...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

SDNY announces new whistleblower program, continuing Justice’s push for self-disclosure

“Call us before we call you.” With this message, on January 10, 2024, the Southern District of New York announced the SDNY Whistleblower Pilot Program (Pilot Program), which seeks to encourage individual participants in...more

BakerHostetler

SDNY Launches Whistleblower Program Aimed at Curbing Corporate and Public Corruption Crimes

BakerHostetler on

The newly announced whistleblower policy gives certain individuals who promptly and completely cooperate with prosecutors the opportunity to receive a non-prosecution agreement in exchange for their information....more

Holland & Knight LLP

Cooperation with SEC: Yielding More Benefits, but Lack of Predictability Remains

Holland & Knight LLP on

Although the SEC has long adhered to its Seaboard Report of Investigation to outline the analytical framework for the agency's cooperation program for companies, the exact benefits of self-policing, self-reporting,...more

Venable LLP

Honesty is Good for Your Bottom Line: Commerce, Treasury, and DOJ Tout the Benefits of Voluntary Self Disclosure in Tri-Seal...

Venable LLP on

Voluntary self-disclosure is a valuable remediation measure for companies who identify their own potential violations of U.S. sanctions, export controls, and other national security laws....more

Jones Day

DOJ Policy Increases Incentives for Self-Reporting of Potentially Willful Trade Violations

Jones Day on

The Situation: The U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") has issued guidance revising its 2016 voluntary disclosure policy to provide companies stronger incentives to voluntarily self-report apparent potentially willful trade...more

WilmerHale

Global Anti-Bribery Year-in-Review: 2016 Developments and Predictions for 2017

WilmerHale on

The past year was consequential for FCPA enforcement in numerous respects, including blockbuster penalties, new policy initiatives, and the SEC’s first DPA with an individual for FCPA violations. In April 2016, the DOJ’s...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

General Cable FCPA Enforcement Action – Part II: The Comeback

Yesterday I began an exploration of the General Cable Corporation (General Cable) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action. It was settled with the DOJ via a Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA) and the SEC via a...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

How to garner a NPA and Declination: Akamai and Nortek – Part I

It certainly did not take long for companies to see the benefit of the Department of Justice (DOJ) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Pilot Program around FCPA enforcement as this week there where two public declinations...more

Morgan Lewis

US Department Of Justice Targets Corporate Individuals

Morgan Lewis on

DOJ announces tough new approach to the investigation and prosecution of corporate officers and employees. On September 9, in a major change to its approach to the investigation of alleged corporate crime, the US...more

18 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide