United States: Corporate Crime

The goal of recent law reforms in many jurisdictions is to make it easier to hold businesses to account for offenses committed by their directors, employees, agents and other associated parties, a corporate criminal liability risk that has been developing over several years.

Corporate crime and investigations in 2026 continue to be shaped by national security and geopolitics, producing overlapping...

Leaders from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) joined white collar defense attorneys at the American Conference Institute's annual conference on Dec. 4, 2025.

The number of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)-related actions the SEC and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) reported in 2024 reflects that these cases remain a priority for both agencies.

2024 saw no change in the government's campaign to encourage self-reporting and cooperation. In the second installment of Season's Readings...

We recently gathered a group of attorneys from across Reed Smith to provide an overview of key changes we expect to see within the regulatory landscape following the U.S. presidential election.

White Collar Defense & Investigations partner Lee Cortes was recently quoted in the Anti-Corruption Report article, "DOJ's New VSD Program Offers NPAs to Individuals Who Can Help Catch Bigger Fish." The article...

Corporate fraud encompasses a range of illegal activities committed by individuals or companies with the aim of gaining an unfair advantage.

The Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a Pilot Program on Voluntary Self-Disclosures for Individuals (Pilot Program) on April 15, 2024.