Sarah Walters

Jan 30, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Edward Diskant |Sarah Walters

January 30, 2024 February 7th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: February 7th, 2024 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EST We’re looking forward to another year of our Enforcement Outlook webinar series, which we’ve designed to keep you up to date on the enforcement trends that might impact your organization’s compliance strategy. To kick off the series, our first episode will cover: Key takeaways from 2023 enforcement efforts Corporate responses to the US...

Jan 24, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Bradley Cohen |Edward Diskant |Sarah Walters

On January 10, 2024, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) announced a new whistleblower pilot program designed to encourage voluntary self-disclosure of certain, nonviolent criminal misconduct. In announcing the pilot program, US Attorney Damian Williams noted that SDNY seeks to “incentivize individuals and their counsel to provide actionable and timely information” regarding criminal misconduct.

Apr 10, 2023 | corpgov.law.harvard.edu | Justin Murphy |Julian André |Sarah Walters

Justin P. Murphy, Julian L. André, and Sarah E. Walters are partners at McDermott Will & Emery LLP. This post is based on their MWE memorandum. During speeches on March 2 and 3, 2023, at the American Bar Association (ABA) National Institute on White Collar Crime (the 2023 White Collar Conference), Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco, Assistant Attorney General (AAG) for the Criminal Division Kenneth A.

Mar 23, 2023 | corpgov.law.harvard.edu | Sarah Walters |Edward Diskant |Jennifer E. Levengood

On February 24, 2023, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) rolled out a corporate self-disclosure policy (the Policy) to be applied by all 93 US Attorneys’ Offices throughout the country. The details of the Policy—which formalizes and defines what will be required for companies seeking credit for a “voluntary self-disclosure”—have been drawn from existing policies within other components of DOJ, including, notably, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Unit and Antitrust Division.

Feb 27, 2023 | lexology.com | Edward Diskant |Sarah Walters |Julian André |Justin Murphy |Jennifer E. Levengood

On February 24, 2023, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) rolled out a corporate self-disclosure policy (the Policy) to be applied by all 93 US Attorneys’ Offices throughout the country. The details of the Policy—which formalizes and defines what will be required for companies seeking credit for a “voluntary self-disclosure”—have been drawn from existing policies within other components of DOJ, including, notably, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Unit and Antitrust Division.