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In recent months, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has raised expectations for companies to use data analytics to monitor the effectiveness of their compliance programs and to identify potential misconduct. By its terms, data analytics is the process of analyzing raw data in order to discover useful information to inform conclusions and decision-making. The DOJ has increasingly used data analytics to identify potential wrongdoing and has recently sent the message that it expects companies to follow suit and incorporate data analytics in their compliance programs. In June 2020, the Criminal Division of the DOJ issued revised guidance (June 2020 Guidance) about how it will evaluate corporate compliance programs, and it included specific references to the use of data analytics. U.S. Dep’t of Justice, Criminal Div., Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (June 2020).
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Not-So-Incidental Byproducts of 'Kelly'
By Gary Stein
Early returns are in, and they indicate that the Supreme Court’s decision in the so-called “Bridgegate” case will be an effective tool for pruning the wild overgrowth that has built up around the federal fraud statutes.
Second Circuit Ruling on Personal Benefit Test Widens Scope of Criminal Insider Trading
By Robert J. Anello and Richard F. Albert
The holding in Blaszczak significantly widens the scope of criminal insider trading. It also creates the anomaly of extending the criminal law beyond the SEC’s civil enforcement authority.
Equal Justice Should Apply to All, Including the President’s Friends
By Harry Sandick and Jacob Tuttle Newman
This article considers certain positions taken by DOJ in cases involving Roger Stone, Michael Flynn and the subpoenas duces tecum issued by the New York District Attorney’s Office in connection with its investigation into the Trump Organization.
Defending Attorneys Against Extortion Charges Presents Unique Challenges
By Bradley A. Marcus
Although the criminal prosecution of lawyer misconduct is nothing new, the recent indictment of a plaintiffs’ lawyer in Maryland and sentencing of two plaintiffs’ lawyers in Virginia illustrate the particular danger to attorneys who arguably cross the line during negotiations with potential litigation counterparties.
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