Deskbook on Internal Investigations, Corporate Compliance, and White Collar Issues is a vital reference for attorneys, executives, compliance officers, securities professionals, and regulators that examines the regulatory and criminal issues that can arise in a corporate setting. It offers guidance on how to build a comprehensive compliance program that can prevent legal missteps, carry out internal investigations to identify and remediate legal problems, protect the rights of employees when they are subject to investigation or prosecution, and cooperate with government investigators in ways that help reduce legal and financial damage if wrongdoing is proved.

All chapters are updated to reflect the most recent trends and specific high-profile DOJ investigations, settlements, and actions. Highlights of the new release include:

• Filter Teams: A new section discusses the government’s use of “filter teams” to review seized records that may contain attorney-client privileged communications and/or work product. Courts have issued disparate opinions on whether the practice is proper (see § 2:8).
• DPAs: A new section presents likely changes within the Biden administration regarding the use of DPAs based on activities and statements of President Biden, Attorney General Garland, and several other recent DOJ appointees (see § 9:3.3). Another new section discusses recent congressional activity pertaining to DPAs, specifically the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act and the VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act of 2021 (see § 9:3.4).
• Antitrust Investigations: New subsections discuss additional current ongoing Antitrust Division investigations: collusion in the broiler chicken industry as part of the Division’s larger interest in how conspiracy affects household staples (see § 12:4.3[B]); matters, both domestic and international, pursued by the DOJ’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force (see § 12:4.3[C]); and labor market prosecutions involving agreements among employers that constrain the terms of hiring or employment in violation of the Sherman Act (see § 12:4.3[D]).

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