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Have Corporate DPAs Become Less Certain and Beneficial After Boeing?

Corporate deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs) have become a key part of white-collar criminal enforcement. Once seen as an efficient and definite way to resolve an investigation, have corporate DPAs become less certain and beneficial over time?

11 minute read February 01, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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Elkan Abramowitz and Jonathan Sack
Have Corporate DPAs Become Less Certain and Beneficial After Boeing?

Corporate deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs) have become a key part of white-collar criminal enforcement. With a DPA, a company can resolve a criminal investigation without a guilty plea, while the government gets remediation of misconduct and a corporate admission of wrongdoing.

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