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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Tell Us Something We Don’t Know: The DOJ Antitrust Division Is Now Rewarding Whistleblowers

- What is new: DOJ’s Antitrust Division announced its Whistleblower Rewards Program, which offers up to 30% of criminal fines over $1 million to individuals reporting original information about eligible antitrust and related...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

SEC Enforcement Leadership Discusses New Priorities and Expectations

On May 20, 2025, as part of the annual “SEC Speaks” program, the leadership of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Enforcement publicly discussed the enforcement priorities under new Chairman Paul...more

DarrowEverett LLP

The DOJ’s New White-Collar Agenda: Implications for Businesses

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On May 12, 2025, the Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) released its criminal—and, more specifically, white collar crime enforcement—initiatives under the current administration. This is typical each time new leadership...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

DOJ's New White-Collar Enforcement Plan Signals Strategic Shift in Corporate Investigations

This week the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its new approach to corporate criminal enforcement, "Focus, Fairness, and Efficiency in the Fight Against White Collar Crime."...more

Carlton Fields

Is SEC Whistleblower Program Topping Out?

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Since its establishment more than a dozen years ago, the SEC’s whistleblower program has grown substantially — in terms of the number of whistleblower tips received by the SEC, as well as the number and dollar amount of...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Compliance Tip Of the Day: Using AI to Transform Whistleblower Response

Welcome to “Compliance Tip of the Day,” the podcast where we bring you daily insights and practical advice on navigating the ever-evolving landscape of compliance and regulatory requirements. Whether you’re a seasoned...more

Hogan Lovells

Whistle While You Work: Are You Ready for the ADGM’s New Protection Regulations?

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On 5 July 2024, the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) brought into force enhanced protections for whistleblowers. Under the Whistleblower Protection Regulations 2024 (the “Protection Regulations”), ADGM employers must implement...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

New Whistleblower Reward Schemes Would Dramatically Increase Enforcement Risk for UK Corporates and Regulated Firms

Quick read - It is all but inevitable that UK enforcement agencies will start paying for information about organisational misconduct.  In the US, whistleblower reward schemes have generated tens of billions of dollars in...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Litigation 2024 Year in Review and 2025 Outlook: A view of the landscape in Europe and the UK

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Welcome to our Litigation 2024 Year in Review and 2025 Outlook. In this report, we examine the legal trends that have shaped the commercial landscape in Europe and the UK and explore how these developments are likely to...more

A&O Shearman

Whistleblowing: ensure programs are fit for 2025

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Whistleblowing has become an increasingly critical aspect of corporate governance and compliance, especially for multinational companies operating across diverse legal and regulatory landscapes. We see increased efforts by...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Whistle While You Work: Whistleblowers File More False Claims Act Suits in 2024 Than Ever Before

Individual employees helped the government secure another successful year in False Claims Act (FCA) litigation, as both plaintiffs (whistleblowers) and individual defendants. The government collected more than $2.9 billion in...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Navigating Cross Border Whistleblower Investigations: A EU/UK Perspective

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"The truth is rarely pure and never simple," said Oscar Wilde, and nowhere is this more evident than in the complex and ever-evolving world of whistleblowing investigations. In the wake of high-profile scandals and the #MeToo...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Private-pay “crime stoppers”: Digesting the Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program

The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division launched its Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (“Criminal Whistleblower Program”) in August of 2024 to encourage tips for various types of fraud, including...more

A&O Shearman

White-collar crime developments in Italy: trends and developments

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There has been an increase in enforcement action and strategies relating to cybercrimes, supply-chain related offenses, VAT fraud, corruption, and money laundering. A significant shift has been prompted by the EU Corporate...more

NAVEX

[Webinar] Top 10 Risk & Compliance Trends for 2025 - January 29th, 10:30 am PST

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We’re approaching another year filled with evolving regulatory demands, emerging risks and growing stakeholder expectations. Staying ahead of the curve is no longer an advantage – it’s a necessity. Join our webinar to...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

The Desk: January Issue

So, we’ll start off with our familiar and cherished Enforcement Roundup, touch on emergency funding for the CFTC’s Whistleblower Program, talk about the CFTC’s advisory on artificial intelligence, get you ready for updates to...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

250 Whistleblower Tips: DOJ Official Discusses New Programs with Incentives for Dropping a Dime on Corporate Crime

On December 6, 2024, Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Marshall Miller provided an update on the Justice Department’s (DOJ) corporate criminal enforcement efforts during his keynote address at the Practicing Law...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

Turning the SEC Enforcement Results into Opportunity: Historic Penalties Signal a Compliance Shift

The SEC’s fiscal year 2024 enforcement results signal a pivotal moment for U.S. capital markets. Despite a 26% decline in the total number of enforcement actions compared to 2023 (sitting at a total of 583 for this year), the...more

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DOJ Antitrust Division’s Latest Compliance Guidance: Now Covering Civil Implications, Whistleblowing, Ephemeral Messaging, and AI

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The US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division recently updated its guidance explaining how it currently evaluates, and will evaluate going forward, companies’ antitrust compliance programs when making criminal...more

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DOJ’s Updated Antitrust Compliance Guidance Focuses on AI, Ephemeral Messaging, and Whistleblower Protections

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The US Department of Justice (DOJ)'s Antitrust Division recently updated its guidance on the evaluation of corporate compliance programs for criminal antitrust violations (the Antitrust ECCP), which federal prosecutors use to...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Whistleblower Language in Separation Agreements Results in Large Settlements with SEC

On September 9, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced settlements with seven public companies relating to their use of separation agreements that the SEC says violate whistleblower protection rules by...more

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DOJ Announces Changes to Corporate Compliance Guidance Focused on Artificial Intelligence, Access to Data, and Whistleblowing...

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently updated the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (ECCP), which prosecutors use to assess the effectiveness of a corporation’s compliance program, in large part to address...more

White & Case LLP

DOJ to Evaluate AI Risk Management and Whistleblower Protections in Corporate Compliance Programs

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Over the past year, the Department of Justice ("DOJ") has warned that it will seek stiffer sentences for offenses made significantly more dangerous by the misuse of artificial intelligence ("AI") and has asked the US...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Key Updates to the DOJs Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs

On September 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) updated its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (ECCP) guidance. First published in 2017, the ECCP sets out factors that DOJ Criminal Division prosecutors...more

K&L Gates LLP

AI, Whistleblowers, and Data Analytics - Updated DOJ Compliance Guidance

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On 23 September 2024, the DOJ announced another significant round of updates to its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (ECCP) – the guidance document Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors use to evaluate the...more

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