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In December 2019, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced a new Export Control and Sanctions Enforcement Policy for Business Organizations (the “Policy”) regarding voluntary self-disclosures of potentially criminal violations of export control and sanctions laws…

Despite never paying any of the compensation at issue and without admitting or denying the allegations, the Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (“Nissan”) agreed to pay the Securities and Exchange Commission…

The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced this month its latest initiative to incentivize companies to voluntarily self-disclose potential False Claims Act (“FCA”) violations and to cooperate…

A recent decision by a district judge in the Southern District of New York demonstrates that when a company’s outside counsel conducts an investigation in connection with a government investigation…

On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice released perhaps the most comprehensive guidance to date on how prosecutors evaluate the design, implementation, and effectiveness of corporate compliance…

Last week, the DOJ updated its guidance to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) and in doing so tweaked its de-confliction advice.

Last week, the Department of Justice (“DOJ” or “Department”) made a series of changes to the 2017 FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy (“Policy”) contained in the Justice Manual (until last year, known…

Department of Justice prosecutors face new scrutiny concerning their role in Deutsche Bank’s internal investigation as an employee recently convicted of wire fraud for improper efforts to affect the…

The government ( yet again ) avoided having a district court rule that it had turned a private company into an arm of the state.

On October 26, Walmart announced a $160 million settlement with a class of shareholders who sued the company for disclosing too little too late about possible FCPA violations.

Two former traders of Deutsche Bank AG, Gavin Black and Matthew Connolly, were recently convicted of wire fraud and conspiracy for submitting fraudulent rates to the London Interbank Offer Rate…