By Andrea Gordon, Sarah Paul and Ron Zdrojeski, Eversheds Sutherland
The Department of Justice’s recent move back to the 2015 “Yates memo” and its emphasis on individual accountability is in focus for the attorneys in Eversheds Sutherland’s Corporate Crime and Investigations practice. The new guidance, as announced by Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco on September 15, 2022, continues the Department’s tradition of providing a framework for federal prosecutors to use while assessing charges to bring in corporate criminal matters. In fact, it goes farther than the Yates memo by requiring corporations to produce facts and evidence about individual misconduct on a timely basis to earn cooperation credit. To learn about the impact of that change and to read other insights from the firm, see The DOJ’s new guidance on corporate criminal enforcement—and what it means for your business.