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Sep. 16, 2015

DOJ shifts focus to individual misconduct

Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice announced an initiative to pursue individuals who perpetrate corporate wrongdoing.

Sara J. O'Connell

Covington & Burling LLP

Sara is a former assistant U.S. attorney.

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Late last week, the U.S. Department of Justice announced an initiative to pursue individuals who perpetrate corporate wrongdoing. This is the first major policy announcement by the new attorney general, Loretta Lynch, and her message is clear: the twin goals of punishment and deterrence will not be served unless individuals, as well as corporations themselves, are held accountable for corporate wrongdoing. The DOJ initiative took the form of speci...

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