"Subject: Individual Accountability for Corporate Wrongdoing"

9/15/15: That’s the subject line in a recent memo from DOJ to federal prosecutors.  The memo spells out a new policy for aggressively investigating and prosecuting individuals involved in corporate crimes. In a notable shift from DOJ’s traditional focus on prosecuting corporations, the memo sets...out six steps intended to move that new goal forward. A news alert put out by law firm Beverige & Diamond PC gives a good overview of the memo’s main points and likely impact on upcoming DOJ investigations.