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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

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

DOJ Issues New Guidance on White-Collar Prosecutions and Corporate Monitors

On May 12, 2025, the current head of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division issued fresh guidance to all personnel under his purview with new two memoranda....more

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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

StoneTurn

Meeting DOJ and SEC Post-Settlement Obligations: A Practical Guide

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No Longer Just a Matter of Paying the Fine and Moving On. Corporate settlement agreements used to be straightforward—pay the penalty and move on. Now, these resolutions rival complex business transactions, including...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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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

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

DOJ Signals Increased Use of Corporate Monitors

On October 28, 2021, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced revised Department of Justice (DOJ) guidance on corporate monitors. Going forward, prosecutors are free to require the imposition of a corporate monitor when...more

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Deputy AG Lisa Monaco Suggests Major Changes to the DOJ’s Corporate Enforcement Efforts

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On October 28, 2021, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco—a veteran of government service in previous Administrations and a champion of corporate accountability—announced several significant changes to current...more

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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

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Speed to Knowledge: Critical in White Collar Cases.

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With the impact of COVID-19 increasing the likelihood of white collar crime, corporate vigilance and a quick response can mitigate downside consequences.   There has been a notable uptick in white collar matters the past...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Ericsson Agrees To Pay Over USD $1 Billion To Settle FCPA Charges

On December 6, 2019, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Ericsson or the Company), resolved long-running investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) into the...more

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Board Members Should Take Note — Delaware Supreme Court Issues Important Decision on Caremark Compliance Standard

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I have long predicted that corporate board members are in for a rude awakening. Corporate boards have to improve their ability and knowledge surrounding supervision and monitoring of a company’s ethics and compliance...more

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Justice Department Recalibrates Corporate Monitors and DOJ Compliance Position

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In a recent speech, Brian Benczkowski, the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division outlined the Justice Department’s new policy governing imposition of a corporate compliance monitor. ...more

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DOJ Issues New Guidance on Necessity and Selection of Corporate Monitors

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• Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski's recent Memorandum on "Selection of Monitors in Criminal Division Matters" provides new direction to U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors regarding when to require...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Second Circuit Upholds Prosecutorial Discretion in Deferred Prosecution Agreements

On July 12, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled in United States v. HSBC Bank USA, N.A. that a federal district court does not have the authority to supervise the implementation of a deferred...more

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Day 16 of One Month to More Effective Continuous Improvement-Voluntary Monitoring

There are multiple areas in the Department of Justice’s Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs which intersect with the area of continuous improvement. In addition to Prong 9. Continuous Improvement, Periodic Testing and...more

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