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DOJ Voluntary Safe Harbor Policy

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DOJ Voluntary Safe Harbor Policy

Background DOJ has previously addressed voluntary self-disclosure in the context of mergers and acquisitions transactions. In 2008, the DOJ’s Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Unit published a Notice of Procedural Opinion Regarding Halliburton (Halliburton Release), an energy company, in which the Department said it does not intend to take any enforcement action against Halliburton for its … Read more

US DOJ’s new safe harbor policy

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US DOJ's new safe harbor policy

On October 4, 2023, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco announced the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) new Safe Harbor for Voluntary Disclosure of Information Related to Purchasing mergers and acquisitions (M&A).first Under the new policy, companies that promptly and voluntarily self-disclose criminal misconduct discovered during pre-acquisition due diligence or during the merger of a … Read more