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Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

FCPA Compliance Report: 10 Core Principles for Effective Internal Investigations with Michelle Peirce

Welcome to the award-winning FCPA Compliance Report, the longest-running podcast in compliance. In this episode, Tom Fox welcomes Michelle Peirce from Hinckley Allen, where she co-chairs the White Collar and Government...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Should my Company Self-Disclose Major Fraud? The Answer is Now Clear

After conducting a thorough and privileged internal investigation, it becomes evident that your Company has overcharged the government over $50 million, and that the fraud was directed by a high-level manager. What do you do...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 40th International Conference on the FCPA - November 28th - 30th, National Harbor, MD

Hosted by American Conference Institute, the 40th International Conference on the FCPA returns for another exciting year with curated programming that shines a global spotlight on anti-corruption compliance challenges,...more

King & Spalding

Recent Developments in Coburn: Walking the Tightrope of Cooperating with DOJ while Maintaining an Independent Investigation

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In February 2022, a District of New Jersey court in United States v. Coburn took the surprising step of compelling a private company to produce internal investigation materials to two of its former executives, who were...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Investigations for Self-Disclosure Should Be Independent of DOJ To Avoid Fifth Amendment Issues

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has long encouraged companies to disclose to the DOJ potential violations of federal law, investigate themselves and report their findings in detail. The DOJ often depends on those self-reports...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

Compelled Interviews Admissible in Criminal Prosecution Against Former Company President and Its General Counsel

A New Jersey federal court has ruled that a company’s self-disclosure of potential Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations did not render the company a state actor, allowing evidence obtained by its internal...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] 2023 Healthcare Enforcement Compliance Conference - November 5th - 7th, Washington, DC

Hear directly from the enforcement community - Want to gain insight into properly monitoring, detecting, investigating, and managing violations? Join us at HCCA’s Annual Healthcare Enforcement Compliance Conference to...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - January 27th, Lake Buena Vista, FL

Looking for compliance education and networking in your area? HCCA’s Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences offer practitioners convenient, local compliance education, including updates on the latest news in regulatory...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 11th Summit on Anti-Corruption Brazil - May 25th - 26th, São Paulo - State of São Paulo, Brazil

Brazil’s Anti-Corruption and Compliance Community Will Gather for Large, 1:1 and Smaller-Group Discussion! As the longest-standing anti-corruption and compliance gathering in Brazil, Summit on Anti-Corruption Brazil is...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - January 28th, Orlando, FL

Looking for compliance training and networking in your area? HCCA’s Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences offer practitioners convenient, local compliance training, including updates on the latest news in regulatory...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] 2021 Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - Orlando, FL - January 29th, 8:25 am - 5:30 pm EST

Our Virtual Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences provide updates on the latest news in regulatory requirement, compliance enforcement, and strategies to develop effective compliance programs. Watch, listen, and ask...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

DOJ Emphasizes Transparency and Encourages Cooperation

In 2019, the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) continued its efforts, begun a few years prior, to enhance transparency with respect to the DOJ's prosecutorial decision-making. In public statements, DOJ...more

King & Spalding

DOJ Releases Updated Export Control and Sanctions Voluntary Disclosure Policy

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On December 13, 2019, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released an updated Export Control and Sanctions Enforcement Policy for Business Organizations (“Policy”), revising the prior policy governing voluntary self-disclosures...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

DOJ Issues Guidelines for Cooperation Credit Specifically as to False Claims Act Matters

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued new guidelines regarding cooperation and credit for self-disclosure specifically in False Claims Act matters. Such guidelines provide an overview of factors to be...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

DOJ Identifies And Clarifies How To Obtain Credit For Cooperation In False Claims Act Cases

On May 7, 2019, the United States Department of Justice’s Civil Division further clarified the standards and circumstances under which the Department will award credit to defendants who cooperate with the Department during a...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

DOJ Issues Formal Guidance on Credit for Cooperation in False Claims Act Investigations

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On May 7, 2019, the Department of Justice announced the release of formal guidance on how it will credit defendants that cooperate with False Claims Act investigations. The guidance, which takes the form of an update to the...more

Alston & Bird

DOJ Issues Guidance on Earning Credit to Reduce False Claims Act Liability

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Our White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations Team examines the newest guidance from the Department of Justice on earning credit to reduce False Claims Act liability....more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Day 29 of 31 Days to a More Effective Compliance Program

One new and different item was laid out in the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Program, supplementing the Ten Hallmarks of an Effective Compliance Program from the 2012 FCPA Guidance. This was the performance of a root...more

Ruder Ware

Sally Yates’ was Already Famous for Changing the Focus of Compliance Investigations - The Yates Memorandum

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By now the whole world knows about Sally Yates. We are likely to see a lot more of her as a central figure in Congressional investigations. For some of us who deal with compliance investigations, Sally Yates was famous long...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

New FCPA Self-Reporting Pilot Program Formalizes Rewards but Relies on Discretionary Implementation

On April 5, 2016, the Department of Justice unveiled a one-year pilot program designed to encourage companies to self-report violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the FCPA). Built upon the Department’s September 9,...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Is Confession Good for the Corporate Soul?: DOJ announces new mitigation credit for self-disclosure of FCPA violations

On April 5, 2016, the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) Fraud Section Chief, Andrew Weissmann, issued a memo (the “Weissmann Memorandum”) announcing a one-year Pilot Program that offers a carrot and stick approach to...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

DOJ Fraud Section Offers Super Credit in FCPA Pilot Program

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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

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Lessons from DOJ’s FCPA Resolution with PTC China: No Partial Self-Disclosure Credit

In 2015, the Department of Justice (DOJ) made more news for the corporate Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) cases that it did not bring than for the two that it did bring: Nine times last year, DOJ declined to join...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Pay Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain: DOJ Memorandum Adds Further Weight to CPSC Enforcement Efforts Against Corporate...

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) recently issued a memorandum to various enforcement agencies. The memorandum, available here, focuses on holding individuals accountable for corporate fraud and misconduct. The...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

KBR And Maintaining Privilege Throughout Investigations

Last month, for the second time, the D.C. Circuit in In re Kellogg Brown & Root Inc., No. 14-5319, slip op. (D.C. Cir. Aug. 11, 2015), granted a writ of mandamus sought by KBR and vacated a series of district court orders...more

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