Corporate
Apr. 27, 2016
DPA, NPA deals are not up to the judge
A recently issued and strongly worded opinion by a federal court of appeals held that the district court "significantly overstepped its authority" when it rejected a deferred prosecution agreement. By Jim Bowman, Maggie Carter and David Kirman
In the past 10 years, a number of federal district judges have balked at accepting the types of deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs) routinely entered into by corporations and the Department of Justice because of disagreements with the terms of the agreement. This has caused anxiety on both sides of the aisle, as companies and prosecutors continue to rely on DPAs and non-prosecution agreements (NPAs)...
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