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DOJ Leadership Discusses FCPA Enforcement Trends and Guidance

by Greg D. Andres, Uzo Asonye, Sidney Bashago, Martine M. Beamon, Robert A. Cohen, Daniel S. Kahn, Tatiana R. Martins, Fiona R. Moran, Paul J. Nathanson, and Patrick S. Sinclair

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Top left to right: Greg D. Andres, Uzo Asonye, Sidney Bashago, Martine M. Beamon, and Robert A. Cohen
Bottom left to right: Daniel S. Kahn, Tatiana R. Martins, Fiona R. Moran, Paul J. Nathanson, and Patrick S. Sinclair
(Photos courtesy of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP)

In a recent speech, Acting Assistant Attorney General Nicole M. Argentieri laid out how the DOJ is increasing its use of data analytics to proactively identify FCPA cases, deepening its cooperation with international counterparties, actioning its 2023 revisions to the Corporate Enforcement Policy concerning cooperation credit, and beginning to require forfeiture or disgorgement as part of all corporate resolutions.

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SEC Files Two More Actions Alleging Employee Severance Agreements Violated Whistleblower Protections

by Sidney Bashago, Angela T. Burgess, Adam Kaminsky, Emily Roberts, Veronica M. Wissel, Martine M. Beamon, Jennifer S. Conway, Kyoko Takahashi Lin, and Travis S. Triano

From top left to right: Sidney Bashago, Angela T. Burgess, Adam Kaminsky, Emily Roberts, and Veronica M. Wissel From bottom left to right: Martine M. Beamon, Jennifer S. Conway, Kyoko Takahashi Lin, and Travis S. Triano. (Photos courtesy of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP)

The SEC has announced settlement of enforcement actions against two companies stemming from each company’s use of separation agreements that allegedly violated Dodd-Frank whistleblower protection rules. The settled enforcement actions demonstrate that whistleblower protection remains a priority for the SEC’s Enforcement Division.

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