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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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EnforceMintz — DOJ’s Efforts in 2023 to Incentivize Voluntary Self-Disclosure

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2023 was a very active one for Department of Justice (DOJ or the “Department”) guidance, and that guidance had one clear theme: DOJ wants companies to voluntarily self-disclose their misconduct. To incentivize...more

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Practical Implications of the Department of Justice’s M&A Safe Harbor Policy

In early October 2023, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco announced a “new” (but not new) Department of Justice (DoJ) policy intended to incentivize acquiring companies to voluntarily self-disclose criminal misconduct...more

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

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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

Quarles & Brady LLP

New DOJ Policy for M&A Transactions Promotes Thorough Due Diligence and Voluntary Self-Disclosures

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The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) recently made clear that acquiring entities involved in mergers and acquisitions must conduct thorough due diligence of acquired companies and, if relevant, undergo a voluntary...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

The Stick and the Carrot: DOJ Continues to Eye Corporate Crimes, While Encouraging Prompt Self-Disclosures of Misconduct...

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On October 4, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco announced the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) new Safe Harbor Policy for voluntary self-disclosures made in connection with mergers and acquisitions (M&A). This policy is...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Merge, Acquire . . . Voluntarily Self-Disclose?

Earlier this month, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco announced an important extension of DOJ’s voluntary self-disclosure policy aimed specifically at incentivizing companies engaged in mergers and acquisitions “to...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

DOJ Announces Extension of Voluntary Self-Disclosure Guidance for Misconduct Discovered Through M&A Due Diligence

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On October 4, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a uniform approach for the resolution of voluntary self-disclosure (VSD) of misconduct discovered during M&A due diligence. The Mergers & Acquisitions Safe...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

DOJ Encourages Self-Disclosure Of FCPA Violations Discovered Through M&A Activity

Deputy Assistant Attorney General Matthew Miner, head of the DOJ’s Fraud Section, recently discussed the DOJ’s efforts to address corruption discovered during mergers and acquisitions....more

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