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On Jan. 29, 2014, Brazil’s new Clean Companies Act came into effect, bringing with it a new wave of anti-corruption implications for companies operating in one of the largest economies in the world.

On September 15, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)'s Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced new guidance and policies regulating corporate criminal enforcement.

On April 5, 2016, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) Fraud Section issued a nine-page memorandum describing a one-year pilot program designed to entice companies to voluntarily self-report FCPA violations and cooperate with the DOJ.

On August 28, 2008 the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued revised guidelines that govern the investigation and prosecution of corporate crimes.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last week announced a settlement with Oracle Corporation (Oracle) in which the California software company agreed to pay a $2 million penalty to settle charges that it violated the books and records and internal controls provisions of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)

On December 10, 2014, in United States v. Newman, the Second Circuit reversed the insider trading convictions of defendants Todd Newman and Anthony Chiasson.

In United States v. DiMasi, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, with Associate Justice (Ret.) David H. Souter sitting by designation, affirmed the bribery conviction of former speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Salvatore DiMasi.

The UK's Bribery Act 2010 will have far-reaching implications for every company doing business in the UK. In many ways it creates a platform for what could be the toughest enforcement regime in any jurisdiction.

After a decline in recent years of the use of external monitors to oversee post-resolution remediation, 2016 saw a marked uptick in their use.

Transparency International released on 29 January the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for the year 2018.

In a situation where the Department of Justice found no reason to challenge a merger on substantive antitrust grounds, the buyer was forced to pay a $1.8 million penalty because it had contractually given itself the right to approve basic, day-to-day business dealings of the seller during the merger waiting period.

I work for a Member of the House, and one of my responsibilities is to help her gather information for her annual financial disclosure statement.

You may have heard of the Yates Memorandum, which sets forth current Justice Department policy on corporate cooperation with criminal investigations.

The Securities & Exchange Commission ("SEC") announced last week that it charged The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company ("Goodyear") with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA")...

For any company, the risk that employees or agents may engage in criminal conduct in connection with their work and thereby potentially expose the company (or at least the responsible individuals)...

Recent language from the Department of Justice makes it clear that U.S. Attorneys are implementing stricter corporate criminal enforcement policies with a focus on individual accountability.

In late February, the United States Attorneys for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York announced a new "Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy", effective immediately, that applies to all United States Attorney's Offices.

The internal investigation does not occur in a vacuum, but rather takes place in conjunction with the Criminal Division’s investigation.