Partner Justin Weitz is quoted in The National Law Journal discussing a new policy from the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to incentivize acquiring companies to disclose misconduct revealed during the merger and acquisition process.
“The new policy is reasonably detailed, but ultimately the devil will be in the details of how this is applied by different DOJ components, especially as DOJ offices that previously did less corporate work, such as the National Security Division, are increasing their corporate enforcement footprint,” Justin said. “Still, this guidance will be helpful to corporations and the defense in deciding how to handle misconduct discovered during or after an acquisition.”
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