DOJ’s Antitrust Division Announces New Policy for Crediting Corporate Compliance Programs (Part I of II)
In yet another major compliance development, the Justice Department announced the adoption of a new policy to credit effective compliance programs in resolving criminal cartel prosecutions against corporations. Since the 1990s, the Antitrust Division’s policy regarding corporate compliance programs was generally fixed given the ability of companies to seek benefits under the leniency program. In this respect, the first reporting company would earn immunity and...