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In remarks to the American Bar Association (ABA) Institute on White Collar Crime on March 3, 2022, Attorney General Merrick Garland underscored the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) renewed emphasis...

In their March 3, 2022, speeches to the 37th American Bar Association (ABA) National Institute on White Collar Crime, Attorney General Merrick Garland and Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite Jr. both emphasized the...

With developments in the investigations field, including the ongoing expansion of this field internationally, companies face an unprecedented level of scrutiny from outside parties,...

On September 15, 2022, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced a series of policy revisions to the U.S. Department of Justice's approach to criminal enforcement actions against corporations.

On Sept. 9, 2015, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced new measures to fortify its pursuit of corporate wrongdoing in criminal and civil matters.

InsightsDOJ Criminal Division announces Revised Corporate Enforcement PolicyDate: 01/17/2023On January 17, 2023, Assistant Attorney General (AAG) for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division Kenneth Polite announced the "first significant changes" to the Criminal Division's Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP) since 2017.

The U.S. Department of Justice's National Fraud Enforcement Division has issued new corporate enforcement priorities targeting healthcare fraud, government contract fraud, tax evasion, and tariff violations. What factors will prosecutors now weigh most heavily when deciding whether to charge corporations, and how might expanded whistleblower incentives reshape corporate compliance strategies?

On April 30, 2026, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) National Fraud Enforcement Division (the Division) announced the launch of a new West Coast Strike Force, a multi-district enforcement...

On March 10, 2026, the Department of Justice (“DOJ” or the “Department”) announced its first-ever Department-wide Corporate Enforcement Policy (“CEP”). This marks another significant step...

The Department of Justice's National Fraud Enforcement Division has released new corporate fraud investigation priorities and enforcement guidelines that emphasize management accountability, voluntary disclosure, and aggressive prosecution across healthcare, government contracts, tax evasion, and trade fraud.

Companies with no physical presence in the United States may be subjected to prosecution.

In "Strategic Diversity, Inc. v. Alchemix Corp.", an opinion marked for publication, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that for federal securities fraud claims, the statute of limitations begins to run when a reasonably diligent plaintiff would have "discovered" the underlying violations, and not from when a reasonably diligent plaintiff should have begun investigating the potential violations.

While there is no debate that the act of bribing an employee or agent of a foreign governmental agency or department, such as Mexico’s Department of Taxation and Revenue, would fall within the ambit of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), it is not so clear whether the statute’s definition of a "foreign official" encompasses officers or employees of state-owned corporations. Nor, until recently, has there been any authoritative case law on this issue.

Corporate fraud encompasses a range of illegal activities committed by individuals or companies with the aim of gaining an unfair advantage.

The criminal prosecution of several 7-Eleven franchisees highlights the need for franchisors to take proactive steps to ensure they and their franchisees are in compliance with labor laws.

Today the Supreme Court issued one decision, described below, of interest to the business community.

On 1 July 2011, the long delayed and much talked about Bribery Act 2010 (Act) came into force in the UK.

At a September 15, 2022, speech at New York University School of Law, US Deputy Attorney General (Deputy AG) Lisa Monaco announced several new policies intended to further the aggressive stance...