The Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act
(ACPERA) incentivizes companies to self-report criminal antitrust
conduct under the Antitrust Division's (the Division) leniency
program by reducing civil liability for successful leniency
applicants that also cooperate with plaintiffs in related civil
litigation. ACPERA, however, will expire in 2020 unless Congress
reauthorizes it. As part of the reauthorization process, the
Division is considering proposing revisions to Congress. Last
month, the Division hosted a roundtable to gather comments and
insight into whether – and if so, how best – to revise
ACPERA. The Division invites additional comment on its forthcoming
revisions to Congress before 31 May.
