Akin Gump has issued an alert on corporate compliance programs in criminal antitrust investigations. Effectively, The Department of Justice (DOJ) will now evaluate corporate compliance programs as a factor in determining whether to bring criminal antitrust charges and new guidance also clarifies how compliance programs factor into the DOJ sentencing recommendations.
Corporate Compliance Programs Now Even More Important in Criminal Antitrust Investigations
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