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DOJ Declines to Prosecute Private Equity Firm After Self-Disclosure Related to Acquired Company

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Last year, the Department of Justice (DOJ) National Security Division (NSD) updated its Enforcement Policy for Business Organizations to include guidance related to voluntary self-disclosures in connection with acquisitions....more

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Monitoring Against Whistleblower Retaliation

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Saves Lives, Prevents Major Crimes, and Accelerates Voluntary Self - Disclosures The U.S. Department of Justice (“DoJ”) recently spotlighted its Whistleblower Awards Program and Voluntary Self Disclosure (“VSDs”)...more

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First Ever Targeted Guidance On Financial Institutions’ Compliance With Export Administration Regulations

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On 9 October 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published its first ever unilateral guidance specifically addressed to financial institutions (FIs). The Guidance to Financial...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

FCPA, Export Controls, and Sanctions Enforcement: Adjusting Compliance Strategies for the New Normal

As the interplay between export controls, trade sanctions, and anticorruption enforcement continues to intensify, multinational companies must remain vigilant in ensuring that their compliance programs address the many...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

3 Key Factors in Safeguarding National Security: Economic Sanctions, Voluntary Self-Disclosures, and Whistleblower Retaliation

Companies and their executives can reduce Department of Justice (DoJ), OFAC, and Commerce Department risks (and liability) by understanding and respecting the relationship between economic sanctions, voluntary...more

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“Export Controls Are the New Sanctions” and Other Enforcement Trends for 2024

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2023 was a banner year in the sanctions space and regulators seem primed to continue that performance in 2024. In December 2023, numerous government officials and industry experts convened at the New York Forum on Economic...more

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U.S. DOJ’s New Safe Harbor Policy: Conducting Enhanced M&A Due Diligence

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Last month, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco announced a new Safe Harbor Policy for voluntary self-disclosure (the “Policy”) made in connection with merger and acquisition activity. The Policy is intended to bring...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

Navigating U.S. Sanctions and Export Control Restrictions

Over the last several months, companies have become entangled in an increasingly complex web of new and expanded sanctions and export control restrictions related to Russia in response to its war on Ukraine. The current...more

The Volkov Law Group

Episode 289 -- Justice, Commerce and Treasury Issue Joint Notice on Voluntary Disclosure

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In another significant step notifying global businesses of the new realities – companies are about to face aggressive coordinated prosecutions for sanctions and export control violations.  The last piece in launching this new...more

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DOJ, BIS, and OFAC Issue Tri-Seal Compliance Note Consolidating Information Regarding Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policies

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published their second Tri-Seal...more

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Tri-Seal Compliance Note Encourages Voluntary Self-Disclosure of Potential Violations of Sanctions and Export Control Laws to DOJ,...

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The ascending importance of rigorous and compliance with U.S. national security laws, including sanctions and export controls, was underscored on July 26, 2023 with the release of a Department of Commerce, Department of the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

US Authorities Hammer Home the Importance of Self-Disclosing Sanctions and Export Control Violations

On July 26, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) National Security Division (NSD), the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Tri-Seal Compliance Note on Voluntary Self-Disclosure Released by Departments of Commerce, Justice, and Treasury

On July 26, the Department of Commerce, Department of the Treasury, and Department of Justice released a Tri-Seal Compliance Note (July Note) providing guidance on voluntary self-disclosure of potential violations of U.S....more

Fenwick & West LLP

New Official Guidance on Voluntary Self-Disclosure of Trade Control Violations

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On July 26, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released joint...more

Torres Trade Law, PLLC

Trade Alert: Justice, Commerce, and Treasury Departments Issue a Tri-Seal Compliance Note on Voluntary Self-Disclosures

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On July 26, 2023, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”), and the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) published their second...more

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DOJ Corporate Enforcement Policy Revisions Target Executive Compensation, Following Multi-Agency Trend

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On March 2, 2023 and March 3, 2023, in a pair of speeches by Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco and Criminal Division Assistant Attorney General (AAG) Kenneth Polite, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

DOJ Reinforces Its Focus on Affirmative Corporate Accountability at the ABA’s 38th Annual White Collar Conference

Earlier this month, at the American Bar Association’s (ABA) 38th National Institute on White Collar Crime, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco and Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. highlighted the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

DOJ Focuses on Corporate Crime Involving Sanctions Evasion, Export Controls Violations and Similar Economic Crimes

Key Points - On March 2, 2023, DOJ announced that its NSD would hire more than 25 new prosecutors to investigate and prosecute sanctions evasion, export controls violations and similar economic crimes. Consistent with...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Biden Department of Justice Implements New Corporate Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy for Criminal Investigations

United States Attorney’s Offices across the country have announced the implementation of a new Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy to standardize how voluntary self-disclosure (VSD) of misconduct is defined and credited by USAOs...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

DOJ Announces Major Changes to Corporate Compliance Program Evaluation Criteria

During speeches on March 2 and 3, 2023, at the American Bar Association (ABA) National Institute on White Collar Crime (the 2023 White Collar Conference), Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco, Assistant Attorney General...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Department of Justice Announces First-Ever Pilot Program on Compensation Incentives and Clawbacks, Revisions to Corporate Guidance...

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On March 2, 2023, in remarks delivered at the American Bar Association’s National Institute on White Collar Crime, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced a new policy creating incentives for companies to adopt...more

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