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[Podcast] Signed, Sealed, Prosecuted: The UK Post Office Scandal

Wiley Rein LLP on 6/30/2025

Join hosts Tatiana Sainati and Diana Shaw as they unravel one of the most shocking corruption scandals in modern British history – the UK Post Office Horizon debacle. From a centuries-old institution to a catastrophic IT...more

FCPA Enforcement Is Back with a New Enhanced Focus on Protecting US Business Abroad, National Security, Individuals and (of...

BakerHostetler on 6/13/2025

U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memorandum on June 9 (the Memo), announcing DOJ will resume enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) after its brief hiatus....more

DOJ Streamlines Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy for More Favorable Corporate Criminal Resolutions

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 6/4/2025

When a company detects potential criminal misconduct, it must decide whether to self-disclose the misconduct to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). This decision—while always complicated—is even more difficult during...more

DOJ Unveils New Plan for White-Collar Crime and Corporate Enforcement

McDermott Will & Schulte on 5/15/2025

The US Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) current approach to corporate criminal enforcement has come into focus with the issuance of a new White-Collar Enforcement Plan and several revised policy documents. The changes, which...more

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for December 2024

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 1/14/2025

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

DOJ’s New Whistleblower Program: Filling in the Gaps and Encouraging Tips (Part II of II)

The Volkov Law Group on 8/21/2024

DOJ is joining the whistleblower reward sweepstakes in a big way. While the SEC has been grabbing headlines for its whistleblower reward program since 2010, DOJ now wants a piece of the action. DOJ cited gaps that exist...more

Transforming Culture: Part 1-From Merger to Culture Toxicity

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 5/6/2024

Boeing is not the first company to find itself amid a massive scandal. You can think of Siemens’ bribery and corruption scandal, the VW emissions-testing scandal, the Wells Fargo fraudulent accounts scandal, or any other...more

"Please Pay No Attention to the Microphone:” DOJ Announces New Program Offering Protections to Criminal Whistleblowers

Polsinelli on 5/2/2024

On April 15, 2024, the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released new guidance relating to a Pilot Program on Voluntary Self-Disclosures for Individuals, promising to offer protection from criminal...more

DOJ launches whistleblower pilot program and cracks down on artificial intelligence misuse

Ballard Spahr LLP on 3/19/2024

Following a year of new DOJ policies and guidance designed to incentivize companies to self-report misconduct and to cooperate with government investigations, the DOJ has added a new pilot whistleblower rewards program. In...more

DOJ Announces New Programs, Continued Focus on Corporate Conduct & Other Highlights from the ABA 39th Annual National Institute on...

Vedder Price on 3/15/2024

Fireside Chat with Attorney General Merrick Garland - A highlight of the conference was a fireside chat with Attorney General Merrick Garland. AG Garland first discussed the important lead the United States has with...more

How DOJ's Safe Harbor Policy Rewards Honesty Within M&A Deals

DarrowEverett LLP on 1/23/2024

Be you a merger and acquisition attorney, corporate compliance officer, or counsel to an acquiring entity or target entity, you should review the Department of Justice’s new Merger and Acquisition Safe Harbor Policy...more

Three Things to Consider After DOJ’s Announcement on New Corporate Messaging Policy

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 3/17/2023

The Department of Justice recently announced new policy changes relating to its evaluation of corporate communication policies. The DOJ’s new guidance makes clear that, when evaluating the adequacy of corporate compliance...more

Second Circuit Presents U.S. Companies Historic Opportunity to Defend Against FCPA Liability

Alston & Bird on 9/9/2022

The Second Circuit has made the government’s formerly straightforward task of assigning vicarious liability to a corporate principal under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act considerably harder. Our White Collar, Government &...more

A Look Ahead into Corporate Enforcement in the Biden Administration

WilmerHale on 11/10/2021

Just one year after President Biden’s election, senior administration officials have signaled in public remarks that the federal government will amplify enforcement pressure on corporations and their employees through...more

The Goldman Sachs 1MDB Scandal: The Doctrine of Respondeat Superior

The Volkov Law Group on 11/13/2018

As Goldman Sachs continues to navigate its way through the 1MDB investigation and prosecution, there is no question that the media is beginning to focus on who at Goldman Sachs knew about the bribery activity (or should have...more

Goldman Sachs and the 1MDB Criminal Prosecutions

The Volkov Law Group on 11/6/2018

The 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal (“1MDB scandal”) has been making headlines for the past few years. The turning point for US prosecutors was the cooperation of Malaysian law enforcement and the corruption allegations...more

CEO Falls to SEC FCPA Settlement

The Volkov Law Group on 10/9/2018

Companies have definitely matured in the development and implementation of their ethics and compliance programs. Whether the pace has been rapid enough or is too slow, that is a debatable issue. A good litmus test for a...more

Day 16 of One Month to More Effective Continuous Improvement-Voluntary Monitoring

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 8/22/2017

There are multiple areas in the Department of Justice’s Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs which intersect with the area of continuous improvement. In addition to Prong 9. Continuous Improvement, Periodic Testing and...more

Is Your Company At-Risk for a Government Enforcement Action?

The Volkov Law Group on 7/24/2017

For some reason, I have always believed that picking successful stocks should not be very difficult. Unfortunately, my record in the stock market does not back up my self-assessment. On the other hand, when it comes to...more

Lessons Learned from the FCPA Pilot Program's First Six Months

Troutman Pepper Locke on 10/7/2016

The guidance issued by the DOJ in connection with the Pilot Program and recent declinations state that disclosure, remediation and cooperation are essential to any favorable resolution with the government. Six months...more

DOJ Fraud Section Offers Super Credit in FCPA Pilot Program

Foley & Lardner LLP on 4/9/2016

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

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