We review key developments in anti-corruption and FCPA enforcement and look ahead at what to expect for the rest of the year. Topics include:Notable DOJ and SEC enforcement actions and tr...
DOJ recently announced that it will launch a pilot program to pay individual whistleblowers who report wrongdoing to the DOJ. The initiative supplements existing SEC, CFTC and other such ...
In January 2024, the SEC filed 16 actions and the CFTC filed two, against a combined total of 48 defendants and respondents. (These figures exclude follow-on actions, bars and suspensions...
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) announced the creation of a Whistleblower Pilot Program applying to individuals who provide information regarding...
SAP agreed to pay $220 million to resolve a long-standing foreign bribery investigation with the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission involving improper paymen...
The recently enacted Foreign Extortion Prevention Act, meant to serve as the mirror image of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, criminalizes the solicitation and receipt of bribes by fore...
In a recent speech, Acting Assistant Attorney General Nicole M. Argentieri laid out how the DOJ is increasing its use of data analytics to proactively identify FCPA cases, deepening its c...
On October 17, 2023, CFTC Director of Enforcement Ian McGinley signaled a more aggressive approach by the agency in new enforcement guidance addressing penalties, admissions, the impositi...
On Wednesday, Deputy Attorney General Monaco announced new DOJ guidance providing a safe harbor to avoid criminal prosecution for companies that identify and disclose misconduct that occu...
Davis Polk partners Dan Kahn and Tatiana Martins and counsel Jordan Leigh Smith authored “Best practices for conducting compliance risk assessments” in Latin Lawyer’s The Guide to C...
