Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco Delivers Remarks on Corporate Criminal Enforcement

“Last October, I announced immediate steps the Justice Department would take to tackle corporate crime,” said Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco. “I also formed the Corporate Crime Advisory Group, a group of DOJ experts tasked with a top-to-bottom review of our corporate enforcement efforts. ”

The Deputy Attorney General remarked on how the Department of Justice is strengthening their prosecutions related to corporate crime. The Department is namely prioritizing individual accountability, re-evaluating corporate recidivism, highlighting voluntary self-disclosures, selecting compliance monitors where appropriate, and encouraging companies to shape financial compensation around promoting compliance to avoid improperly risky behavior.

Dean Troy McKenzie of New York University’s School of Law introduced Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco to the stage after naming her vast experience of public service at the Department of Justice and elsewhere in the executive branch.

In attendance were line prosecutors, agents, and investigative analysts as well as U.S. Attorneys (pictured from left to right) Damian Williams for the Southern District of New York, Vanessa Roberts Avery for the District of Connecticut, and Breon Peace for the Eastern District of New York.

Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco stands with Dean McKenzie of NYU’s School of Law as well as other NYU Law professors for a photo.