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10 Common Mistakes When Dealing With DOJ Antitrust Criminal Prosecutors

Eric M. Meiring

Corporate counsel should be aware of the following 10 common mistakes that practitioners make when representing clients in criminal antitrust matters.

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Confronting the Company: Corporate Guilty Pleas as Evidence in Criminal Trials

William F. Johnson

This article reviews the history of the admission of individual co-conspirator plea allocutions in criminal cases and discuss why the admission of a corporate guilty plea, despite the opportunity to cross-examine a corporate employee who signed the plea agreement, does not provide the type of cross-examination guaranteed by the Confrontation Clause.

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Business Crimes Hotline

Colleen Snow

Changes to Yates Memo Announced

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In the Courts

Colleen Snow

Sentencing for Two Bankers in Zürcher Kantonalbank of Switzerland Case

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Conducting Due Diligence Today

Ryan McConnell & Stephanie Bustamante

There is no one-size-fits-all approach to due diligence, but some methods are significantly cheaper and more aligned to the business than others.

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Robbing a Locked Bank Vault from Home: Legal Issues Raised by Cryptocurrency Frauds 

Chris Ott

Cryptocurrency theft remains a major concern for traders and investors given that billions of dollars of cryptocurrency are stolen every year. These cutting-edge problems intersect in interesting ways with companies' existing fraud and anti-money laundering concerns, but it all starts with the cryptocurrency "wallet."

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The Supreme Court's Criminal Law Decisions in 2018

Harry Sandick & Jacqueline Bonneau

<b><i>Part Two of a Two-Part Article</b></i><p>The U.S. Supreme Court last year continued to express concern about government overreach, and otherwise handed down decisions favorable to defendants. Although the Court rendered only one major criminal law decision in that term, many other cases it decided hold important lessons for defense counsel.

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Case Note

Janice Inman

'Clerical Error' Must Be Altered to Reflect the Plea, Not the Indictment

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Business Crimes Hotline

Colleen Snow

New Department of Justice Guidance for Compliance Monitorships

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In the Courts

Colleen Snow

High Court Rules Against SFO in Barclays Appeal

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