The Yates Memo: How Does it Actually Affect Criminal Antitrust Enforcement?
The “Yates Memo,” authored by then-Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates, is an effort to fundamentally change the way a company and outside…
September 05, 2017 at 08:14 AM
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The “Yates Memo,” authored by then-Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates, is an effort to fundamentally change the way a company and outside counsel approach enforcement matters. It puts great effort on transparency, cooperation, and doing it the government way, rather than the historical approach of representing and protecting the company in investigations in return for potential reduction of penalties.
Although prosecuting individuals responsible for criminal antitrust violations has been longstanding U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) policy, the DOJ's tools and practices for investigating and prosecuting both individuals and corporations suspected of criminal antitrust violations have evolved. In particular, the DOJ's focus on individuals increasingly early in investigations poses challenges that counsel must manage proactively.
Yates Memo Overview
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