Author: Adam Lurie

U.S. DOJ Clarifies Policies for Holding Individuals Accountable for Corporate Wrongdoing: Reflects DOJ Practice in Criminal Cases; Grants More Discretion in Civil Cases.

On November 29, 2018, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced changes to the U.S. Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) policies concerning individual accountability in corporate enforcement cases.[1] These changes reflect the culmination of a review process initiated last year to consider input from DOJ attorneys, law enforcement agents, and the private sector to improve the DOJ’s policies. With respect to criminal cases, companies now only need to provide the DOJ with information abo