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DOJ Overhauls Corporate Enforcement, Disclosure Policy, Offering Clearer Path to Leniency

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The decision for a company to self-disclose potential criminal misconduct to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is always complex. This is particularly true during periods of administration transitions when DOJ policies and...more

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The Exception, Not the Rule: DOJ’s Updated Corporate Compliance Monitorship Guidance

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On May 12, 2025, the United States Department of Justice’s Criminal Division published a series of memoranda outlining updated white-collar enforcement priorities. ...more

Morgan Lewis

DOJ Revises Corporate Monitor Policy with New Cost and Oversight Rules

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On May 12, 2025, the US Department of Justice’s Criminal Division published a set of memoranda outlining white collar enforcement priorities and an updated outlook on the imposition and selection of corporate monitors. The...more

Ice Miller

The DOJ’s Evolving Policies: White-Collar Enforcement Under President Trump

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On May 12, 2025, the head of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division, Matthew R. Galeotti, outlined the Trump Administration’s enforcement framework for white collar crime. ...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Think Compliance Got Easier? Think Again—DOJ’s New Era in White-Collar Enforcement (Part 3)

In our prior two posts, we’ve delved into the memorandum issued by the Head of the Department of Justice’s (Department) Criminal Division, Matthew R. Galeotti—"Focus, Fairness, and Efficiency in the Fight Against White-Collar...more

Cooley LLP

The DOJ’s Policy Shift to Incentivize Self-Reporting

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Earlier this week, the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division released three new documents on corporate misconduct, whistleblowers, compliance monitors, and enforcement priorities that outline significant changes to the...more

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The DOJ Announces Administration’s Revised Corporate Enforcement Strategy

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On May 12, 2025, Matthew Galeotti, Head of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division, unveiled a comprehensive white collar enforcement strategy titled “Focus, Fairness, and Efficiency in the Fight Against...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

DOJ Announces Key Corporate Enforcement Changes & White-Collar Priorities

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DOJ recently announced white-collar crime enforcement priorities and significant changes to its corporate enforcement policies (here and here). “[O]verbroad and unchecked corporate and white-collar enforcement burdens U.S....more

DLA Piper

DOJ's Revised ECCP Signals Expectations of a Data-driven Compliance Program

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On September 23, 2024, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Nicole M. Argentieri announced much-anticipated revisions to the US Department of Justice (DOJ)’s Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (Revised ECCP)...more

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INDEPTH FEATURE: Corporate Fraud & Corruption 2024

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To what extent are boards and senior executives in your country of focus taking proactive steps to reduce incidences of fraud and corruption from surfacing within their company? Over the past several years, there has been...more

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DOJ to Corporations - “Knock on Our Door Before We Knock on Yours”

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At last week’s ABA National White Collar Crime Institute, the leadership of the Department of Justice (the DOJ or the Department), including Attorney General Merrick Garland and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, made clear...more

Holland & Knight LLP

DOJ Announces Significant Policy Changes Affecting Corporate Criminal Enforcement

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In back-to-back speeches to the American Bar Association's National Institute on White Collar Crime on March 2-3, 2023, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco and Assistant Attorney General...more

McDermott Will & Emery

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

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DOJ Announces Updates to Corporate Enforcement Policy

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Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. Announces Changes to Department of Justice Criminal Division’s Corporate Enforcement Policy - On January 17, 2023, Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

DOJ Raises Stakes on Corporate Compliance: How to Respond

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Even at companies with separate legal and compliance departments, Department of Justice-enforced compliance is a key concern for in-house counsel. Those pressures only will increase in the near future and are rapidly...more

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The DOJ Reinforces And Updates Corporate Criminal Enforcement Priorities With Speech By Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco

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On September 15, 2022, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco delivered remarks on the Department of Justice’s corporate prosecution priorities at New York University, at the invitation of the University’s Project on...more

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DOJ Issues New Guidance on the Investigation and Prosecution of Corporations and Corporate Officers

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On September 15, 2022, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced significant revisions to the Department of Justice’s corporate criminal enforcement policies. Monaco’s remarks, delivered in a speech at New York...more

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Deputy AG Lisa Monaco Announces Tough-on-Corporate-Crime Updates to DOJ Policies

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In prepared remarks delivered at New York University School of Law on Sept. 15, Deputy AG Monaco announced significant updates to the DOJ’s corporate criminal enforcement policies. Deputy AG Monaco’s announcement...more

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The Corporate Crime Advisory Group Has Spoken: DOJ Revises Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies

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On September 15, 2022, the Department of Justice (Department) released a memorandum revising several key aspects of its corporate criminal enforcement policies. The new policy, titled Further Revisions to Corporate Criminal...more

The Volkov Law Group

Compliance Program Monitoring, Testing, Audits, Assessments and Continuous Improvement (Part I of IV)

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Chief compliance officers have a lot of issues to balance on their plate.  Experienced CCOs know that it is not possible to complete every objective, balance every changing risk, and continuously improve their respective...more

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DOJ Announces New Guidance for Prosecuting Corporate Crime in Speech by Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco

Late last month, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco delivered a keynote speech at the ABA’s National Institute on White Collar Crime event in Washington, DC.  Her remarks outlined observed trends in white collar crime as...more

WilmerHale

A Look Ahead into Corporate Enforcement in the Biden Administration

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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

Latham & Watkins LLP

Senior US DOJ Official Sets Forth New Priorities for Pursuing Corporate Crime

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The priorities will impact non-US companies who may face a US DOJ with a renewed emphasis on combating corporate crime. In a recent speech that has garnered significant attention, the Deputy Attorney General of the...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Webinar] Compliance AI + Smart Lawyering: Maximizing Data to Stay Ahead of the DOJ’s Key Enforcement Areas - July 20th, 12:00 pm...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) now has more ammunition and resources than ever to use data analytics in their investigations. The convergence of better technology, increasingly usable data sets, and the ripe combination...more

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DOJ Updates Its Guidance On Corporate Compliance Programs

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In a little-noticed move yesterday, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ” or “Department”) quietly amended its most important guidance document on corporate compliance. While the updates are far from a dramatic overhaul, they...more

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