Tag: Leniency
Remediation, Compliance, and Restitution Under The New Leniency Policy
In April 2022, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice announced revisions to its leniency policy which incentivizes voluntary self-disclosure of criminal...
Disconnect Between DOJ Antitrust Division Prosecutors and Criminal Antitrust Bar Results...
Experienced criminal antitrust lawyers in the last few years have observed major changes in policies and procedures at the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust...
Antitrust Division Updates: Enhancing Accessibility
In April of this year, the Antitrust Division announced changes to its Corporate Leniency Policy as well as updates to that policy’s FAQs. The...
Cartel Enforcement and Challenges in Europe
The European Commission has in recent times adopted a number of decisions and imposed significant fines against cartels. The landscape of cartel enforcement is,...
UK Public Procurement – Increasing Risks for Cartel Participants
Risks are increasing for those involved in cartel activity in the UK and in particular bid-rigging in public procurement. The UK Government has recently...
Recent Developments in Cartel Enforcement in Germany – Fewer Cases but...
The article looks into German cartel enforcement trends based on case statistics as well as recent cases. It also describes how the German Federal...
Competition Law in Latin America Is Facing New Challenges
By Julián Peña1
In recent years, the Latin America region has seen and will continue to see a process that has brought big changes. Competition...
Antitrust Compliance and the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act
The Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act of 2019 (“CAARA”) provides protections for employees, contractors, and agents who notify their employers or the federal government of...
Crediting Corporate Compliance Programs in Criminal Antitrust Cases: How Strong a...
This article examines the U.S. DOJ’s 2019 revision to the Principles of Federal Prosecution of Business Organizations related to antitrust compliance programs, concerns about the revision’s...
Competition Compliance: The Path Travelled and the Way to Go…The CNMC’s...
Compliance is every effort an authority does to increase awareness on the importance of competition law, its benefits, and the consequences of infringements. The main...