Numerous firms — including BakerHostetler, DLA Piper, Dorsey, Fenwick, Pillsbury, Skadden, and White & Case — reported on the DOJ’s newly announced approach to enforcement of white-collar and corporate crime and noted the implications for companies’ corporate compliance programs. The new playbook resets the enforcement priorities; further incentivizes voluntary self-reporting; limits the circumstances that will give rise to corporate monitorships; and expands the scope of the corporate whistleblower program.
See also “Justice Dept. Promises More Declinations” (Radical Compliance”) and additional resources on our DOJ Compliance & Enforcement and Compliance & Ethics pages.
This post first appeared in the weekly Society Alert!