Department Of Justice Issues Updated Guidelines For Corporate Prosecution
Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 12.27.06
U.S. Deputy Attorney General Paul J. McNulty announced yesterday that the Department of Justice has superseded the recently embattled “Thompson Memo” setting forth “Principles of Federal Prosecution of Business Organizations.” The new guidelines, embodied in a document already branded the “McNulty Memo,” depart from the Thompson Memo in two important areas: (i) waivers of attorney-client privilege and work-product protections; and (ii) advancement of legal fees to employees under investigation and indictment."
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Client Alert | 4 min read | 02.21.25
Amidst a flurry of executive cost-cutting, the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program—often known just as “CMMC”— appears to be defying the odds and only picking up steam. Marking the first CMMC developments under the new administration, the DoD has published guidance that previews what to expect once CMMC is finalized. These developments suggest that the current administration intends to pick up where it left off, having first introduced the CMMC program during President Trump’s first term.
Client Alert | 8 min read | 02.21.25
Cartels, Foreign Terrorist Organizations, and the High Stakes for Businesses
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Council on Environmental Quality Withdraws NEPA Regulations and Issues Interim Guidance to Agencies
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