Edward A. Imperatore

Nov 4, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Edward A. Imperatore |Haimavathi Marlier |Laura Miller

As election season peaks, derivatives trading platforms are listing “election contracts,” which enable purchasers to bet fiat and crypto on the outcome of U.S. presidential and other elections. Election contracts are a type of political “event contract,” or a binary options contract, where the payoff is based on a binary outcome of a contingent event. The CFTC regulates such contracts as a type of derivative.

Sep 26, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Adam L. Braverman |Charles Duross |Edward A. Imperatore

Key Takeaways On September 23, 2024, the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) revised its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs or ECCP (the “September 2024 ECCP”).

Sep 26, 2024 | lexology.com | Adam L. Braverman |Charles Duross |Edward A. Imperatore |Brian K. Kidd |James Koukios |Brian Michael | +1 more

Key TakeawaysOn September 23, 2024, the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) revised its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs or ECCP (the “September 2024 ECCP”).

Aug 7, 2024 | lexology.com | Deborah Connor |James Koukios |Edward A. Imperatore |Carrie Cohen |Peter Skinner |Elizabeth Shaw | +1 more

On August 1, 2024, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced the launch of DOJ’s Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (Pilot Program). The Pilot Program, previewed by Monaco in March 2024, provides another avenue for individuals to disclose allegations of corporate wrongdoing directly to the government. Key TakeawaysThe Pilot Program seeks to incentivize individuals to report allegations of misconduct to DOJ’s Criminal Division.

Apr 29, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Carrie Cohen |Charles Duross |Edward A. Imperatore

On April 15, 2024, the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a new pilot program setting forth the circumstances in which it will offer non-prosecution agreements (NPAs) to individuals who voluntarily disclose original information about criminal misconduct (Pilot Program).