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Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

FCPA Compliance Report: Fraud Risk Management - Insights and Experiences with Peter Schablik

Welcome to the award-winning FCPA Compliance Report, the longest-running podcast in compliance. Today, Tom Fox welcomes Peter Schablik, a seasoned professional in risk consulting and fraud detection. Peter shares his...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

All Things Investigations: Navigating New DOJ Directives - Declinations, Cooperation, and Whistleblower Programs with Mike...

Welcome to the Hughes Hubbard Anti-Corruption & Internal Investigations Practice Group’s podcast, All Things Investigation. In this podcast, host Tom Fox is joined by HHR lawyers Mike DeBernardis and Katherine Taylor about...more

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Investigations Newsletter: DOJ Criminal Division Head Details White-Collar Enforcement Priorities and Related Policy Revisions

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DOJ Criminal Division Head Details White-Collar Enforcement Priorities and Related Policy Revisions - On June 10, the head of the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division, Matthew R. Galeotti, gave a speech...more

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Client Alert: Department of Justice’s New White Collar Crime Focus

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The Department of Justice’s Focus, Fairness, and Efficiency in the Fight Against White-Collar Crime memorandum released on May 12, 2025, signals a shift in DOJ corporate criminal enforcement. The memorandum signals a shift...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

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

"Focus, Fairness, and Efficiency in the Fight Against White-Collar Crime": DOJ Revises Policies on White-Collar Criminal...

On May 12, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division unveiled an overhaul of its white-collar enforcement policies in a memo issued by Matthew Galeotti, head of the Criminal Division. The memo, titled “Focus,...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Department of Justice Outlines New White-Collar Crime Enforcement Priorities: Part One

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On May 12, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division released a new guidance memo on white-collar enforcement priorities in the Trump Administration entitled “Focus, Fairness, and Efficiency in the Fight...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

UK Serious Fraud Office Issues Significant New Guidance on Corporate Self-Reporting – What It Means for Your Business

On 24 April 2025, the SFO published new guidance1 for companies in relation to self-reporting, co-operation, and when they can expect to be invited to engage in negotiations for a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) as an...more

Wiley Rein LLP

What the FCPA Criminal Enforcement Pause Means for Companies

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Late on February 10, President Trump ordered Attorney General Pam Bondi to “pause” new Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement for 180 days while the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) refocuses criminal enforcement of...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

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments: 2024 Year in Review

Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this special edition of our award-winning monthly Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments newsletter summarizes the most...more

A&O Shearman

UK FCA proposals to publicise enforcement investigations: Unanswered questions remain

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Last week, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) unveiled a 'Part 2' consultation paper detailing a revised version of its controversial proposals to publicly name firms under enforcement investigation. This development...more

Mayer Brown

UK Corporate Criminal Liability: Guidance issued on New Failure to Prevent Fraud Offence

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INTRODUCTION - On 26 October 2023, the UK Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (the "Act") received royal assent and became law. The Act introduces a new strict liability corporate criminal offence of failure...more

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Due process in internal investigations in Belgium: mixed signals given by the Supreme Court and the legislator.

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Last month, the Belgian Supreme Court ruled in a case concerning a former employee who, following an internal investigation, had been first dismissed by her employer for and subsequently convicted of several criminal...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 – Key Developments

On 26 October 2023, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (the Act) became law in the UK. The Act represents a major overhaul of the UK government’s framework for tackling financial crime and has brought into...more

Torres Trade Law, PLLC

Trade Violations Under the False Claims Act

On February 7, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that settlements and judgements under the False Claims Act (FCA) exceeded $2 billion for the 2022 fiscal year. The 2022 fiscal year also had the second-highest...more

A&O Shearman

How ESG, deferred prosecution and tax enforcement shape the French corporate crime landscape

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Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) litigation continues to be a hot topic, before both the French commercial and criminal courts. The number of French-style deferred prosecution agreements (Convention Judiciaire...more

White & Case LLP

Thoughts on the new Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act - A New Era for Corporate Criminal Liability in the UK

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The long-awaited Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act received Royal Assent on 26 October. This represents a significant turning point for the law on corporate criminal liability in the UK, and has been welcomed by...more

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The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act: A New Era for Corporate Prosecutions?

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The Situation: After a year of debate, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (the "Act") was passed into law on 26 October 2023....more

A&O Shearman

New UK 'failure to prevent' fraud corporate criminal offence published - Update

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The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 was granted Royal Assent on 26 October 2023. It contains a new ‘failure to prevent fraud’ corporate criminal offence which will render large companies liable for fraud...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

DOJ Formalizes Guidelines, Incentives for Corporate Self-Disclosure Through New Policy Directive for US Attorneys’ Offices

On February 24, 2023, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) rolled out a corporate self-disclosure policy (the Policy) to be applied by all 93 US Attorneys’ Offices throughout the country. The details of the Policy—which...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

DOJ Formalizes Framework for Corporate Cooperation Credit

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a new voluntary self-disclosure policy February 22, 2023, that sets uniform criteria for how and when prosecutors should reward corporate cooperation in criminal investigations. The...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

DOJ Doubles Down on Efforts To Incentivize Early Self-Reporting and Cooperation

On January 17, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced revisions to the Criminal Division’s Corporate Enforcement Policy. The revisions follow Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco’s September 2022...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

A Day Late and a Dollar Short: AAG Polite Warns That Corporate Leaders Who Fail to Invest in Compliance “Early and Often” Do So...

On September 28, 2022, the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) joined the Inspector General for the United States Department of Health and Human Services...more

Brooks Pierce

COVID’s Long-Term Impact: Six Unique Legal Issues Facing Businesses in 2022

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The legal landscape is ever-changing, as new laws are passed or existing laws are interpreted or enforced differently. Brooks Pierce attorneys have identified some of the biggest potential legal issues that businesses need to...more

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