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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. has launched a new Corporate Crime and Antitrust Task Force to investigate complex fraud, antitrust violations, and corporate misconduct. The Task Force will leverage financial intelligence data and experienced prosecutors to pursue criminal accountability for corporations and their executives, marking a significant expansion of state-level white collar enforcement. Companies operating in or through Manhattan now face heightened scrutiny across antitrust compl

On August 23, 2024, the US Attorney's Office for the Central District of California, which is the largest judicial district in the United States, announced a new Voluntary Self-Disclosure and Whistleblower Pilot Program.

On February 11, Margaret McGuire, Vice Chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Financial Reporting and Audit Task Force (Task Force), participated in a DC Bar panel discussion to review the objectives, administration and early initiatives of the Task Force since its formation was announced by the SEC last July.

Salman's brother-in-law, Maher Kara, was an investment banker who dealt with highly confidential information about mergers and acquisitions involving his firm's clients.

On January 17, 2023, Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite, Jr., delivered a speech announcing several important revisions to the Department of Justice Criminal Division's Corporate Enforcement Policy.

On July 17, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Nordam Group, Inc. admitted that a subsidiary and an affiliate violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

On Sept. 15, 2022, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco spoke at New York University Law School outlining the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) priorities and policies on corporate...

The Department of Justice has been touting revisions to its corporate criminal enforcement policies and signaling increased action for nearly a year.

Today, "[d]ue to the unique issues presented in FCPA matters," Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced a new FCPA corporate enforcement policy published in a revision to the United States Attorneys' Manual.

Under the one-year pilot program, companies that uncover foreign bribery will receive specific mitigation credit if they meet certain requirements.

The DOJ is creating a new compliance counsel position in the Criminal Division's Fraud Section to scrutinize the compliance programs of companies under investigation for possible Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations.

The Department of Justice's National Fraud Enforcement Division has issued new guidance outlining aggressive enforcement priorities targeting corporate fraud schemes. The directive emphasizes heightened scrutiny of healthcare fraud, government contract violations, revenue evasion, and tariff-related misconduct, while establishing specific criteria that will trigger more severe charging decisions.

On Jan. 17, 2023, the head of the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice, Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite, announced revisions to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA")...

The Department of Justice's National Fraud Enforcement Division has issued new corporate enforcement guidance establishing four priority investigation areas and mandating heightened scrutiny of fraud schemes affecting government programs and taxpayer funds. Companies operating in healthcare, government contracting, revenue collection, and international trade sectors face increased enforcement activity as prosecutors must now report corporate investigations to a centralized Corporate Enforcement Section and

On March 29, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the settlement of what appeared to be a routine insider trading case involving two traders.

This week, a federal judge ruled that the Department of Justice's "encouragement" of firms to cooperate in the investigation of their employees cannot include forcing those corporations to cut off their employees' legal fees.

On October 5, 2016, the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit remanded a "reverse" False Claims Act (FCA) case to the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for further proceedings.