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Carrots and Sticks: DAG Lisa Monaco Puts Her Stamp on DOJ'S Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies Image

Carrots and Sticks: DAG Lisa Monaco Puts Her Stamp on DOJ'S Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies

Harry Sandick & Hilarie Meyers

Going back many decades, each Deputy Attorney General (DAG) has promulgated revisions to the DOJ's corporate criminal enforcement policies, leaving behind eponymous policy memos that were carefully studied by defense attorneys. Like her predecessors, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco has been quick to announce a series of revisions to DOJ's corporate criminal enforcement policies and practices.

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The Great Pandemic Heist: PPP Loan Fraud Image

The Great Pandemic Heist: PPP Loan Fraud

Edward T. Kang

In the COVID-19 era, there has been a heist of great value, but it has not gone undetected. Prosecutors have called the heist the largest fraud in U.S. history, with the thieves stealing hundreds of billions of dollars in taxpayer money through fraudulently obtained Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.

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White Collar Crime and Professional Liability Policies

Andrew N. Bourne

Professional liability insurance policies may provide coverage for criminal proceedings, including defense costs incurred defending against criminal indictments. Corporate policyholders, and individuals covered under professional liability policies, should know exactly what type of claims are insured.

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New Fraud Section Chief Talks Corporate Compliance

Andrew Goudsward

After nearly nine years in the private sector, Glenn Leon returned to the U.S. Department of Justice to take over a section that has grown both in staff and in stature as it pursues some of the government's biggest white-collar cases.

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Pitfalls of the Attorney-Client Privilege

Jonathan S. Feld & Lisa M. Burnett

The attorney-client privilege is a critical component in the legal process but its protection is constantly being challenged in complicated corporate investigations. There are measures that attorneys should, where possible, take steps to mitigate the risk of losing the privilege.

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The Selective Prosecution Defense

Evan T. Barr

This article explores the law on selective prosecution and why, despite the long odds against success, it may still make sense from a defense perspective to assert the claim.

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FTC Looks to Focus On Data Privacy and Competition Image

FTC Looks to Focus On Data Privacy and Competition

Isha Marathe

The Federal Trade Commission, under its current chairperson Lina Khan, has released a flurry of press releases and blogs in recent months signaling at a focused commercial surveillance "crackdown."

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Former SEC Lawyers Dominate Payouts Under Agency's Whistleblower Program, Study Finds Image

Former SEC Lawyers Dominate Payouts Under Agency's Whistleblower Program, Study Finds

Andrew Goudsward

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's widely hailed whistleblower program has paid millions in recent years to former SEC lawyers who have come to dominate the market for representing tipsters seeking payouts through the program, a new study found.

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Join Board of Editors member Jacqueline Wolff and David Smith of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips on Oct. 13 as they delve into the new SEC disclosure rules on climate change risks.

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The Regulators Are at the Gates: Significant New AML Legislation Nears Passage Image

The Regulators Are at the Gates: Significant New AML Legislation Nears Passage

Patrick T. Campbell, Jonathan B. New & Francesca A. Rogo

Over the past few years, Congress and law enforcement have notably increased their scrutiny of companies' anti-money laundering compliance, and it appears that Congress is not yet finished with its drive for additional legislation and regulation.

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