Helen V. Cantwell is Co-Chair of the White Collar & Regulatory Defense Group and a litigation partner with extensive trial experience. Her practice ...
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DOJ Antitrust Compliance Guidance
5 December 2024
Helen V. Cantwell
, Josh A. Cohen
, Tim Cornell
, Ted Hassi
, David A. O'Neil
, David Sarratt
, Michael Schaper
, Erica S. Weisgerber
, Erich O. Grosz
, Adam C. Saunders
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FCPA Update November 2024
4 December 2024
Helen V. Cantwell
, Andrew M. Levine
, Winston M. Paes
, Jane Shvets
, Douglas S. Zolkind
, Erich O. Grosz
, Andreas A. Glimenakis
, Ricardo Hughes
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DOJ Revises Policy to Incentivize Companies to Self-Report Even If They Cannot Meet All Voluntary Self-Disclosure Requirements
25 November 2024
Helen V. Cantwell
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Andrew M. Levine
, David A. O'Neil
, Winston M. Paes
, Jane Shvets
, Douglas S. Zolkind
, Erich O. Grosz
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FCPA Update September 2024
2 October 2024
Helen V. Cantwell
, Avi Gesser
, Andrew M. Levine
, David A. O'Neil
, Winston M. Paes
, Jane Shvets
, Douglas S. Zolkind
, Erich O. Grosz
, Andreas A. Glimenakis
, Elizabeth R. White
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DOJ Updates Guidance on Corporate Compliance Programs to Include AI Risk Management
25 September 2024
Helen V. Cantwell
, Avi Gesser
, Andrew M. Levine
, David A. O'Neil
, Winston M. Paes
, Jane Shvets
, Douglas S. Zolkind
, Erich O. Grosz
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DOJ Launches Program Offering Financial Awards to White-Collar Whistleblowers
5 August 2024
Helen V. Cantwell
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Arian M. June
, Andrew M. Levine
, David A. O'Neil
, Winston M. Paes
, Jane Shvets
, Mary Jo White
, Bruce E. Yannett
, Douglas S. Zolkind
, Philip Rohlik
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Tougher Banking Agency Examination Guidelines—The Less Publicized Ramification of the 2023 Bank Failures
9 April 2024
Helen V. Cantwell
, Courtney M. Dankworth
, Satish M. Kini
, Gregory J. Lyons
, Caroline N. Swett
, Alexandra N. Mogul
, Elliott Werner
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FCPA Update March 2024
1 April 2024
Helen V. Cantwell
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Arian M. June
, David A. O'Neil
, Karolos Seeger
, Jane Shvets
, Mary Jo White
, Douglas S. Zolkind
, Erich O. Grosz
, Andrew H.W. Lee
, Sophie Michalski
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Complying with New York’s Recently Adopted Employee Privacy Law
28 March 2024
Helen V. Cantwell
, Charu A. Chandrasekhar
, Jyotin Hamid
, Arian M. June
, Tricia Bozyk Sherno
, Johanna N. Skrzypczyk
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Increased FCA Enforcement Targeting PE Firms Expected in 2024
11 March 2024
Helen V. Cantwell
, Courtney M. Dankworth
, Mark P. Goodman
, Maura Kathleen Monaghan
, Winston M. Paes
, Shannon Rose Selden
, Jacob W. Stahl
, Adam Aukland-Peck
, Kaitlyn McGill
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DOJ Announces Whistleblower Rewards Pilot Program
8 March 2024
Helen V. Cantwell
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Arian M. June
, David A. O'Neil
, Jane Shvets
, Mary Jo White
, Douglas S. Zolkind
, Erich O. Grosz
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DOJ Announces Initiative to Combat AI-Assisted Crime
15 February 2024
Helen V. Cantwell
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Avi Gesser
, Andrew M. Levine
, David A. O'Neil
, Winston M. Paes
, Jane Shvets
, Bruce E. Yannett
, Douglas S. Zolkind
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SDNY Whistleblower Pilot Program Incentivizes Self-Disclosure and Cooperation
16 January 2024
Helen V. Cantwell
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Andrew M. Levine
, David A. O'Neil
, Winston M. Paes
, Jane Shvets
, Bruce E. Yannett
, Douglas S. Zolkind
, Erich O. Grosz
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OCC Issues Revised TCPA Examination Procedures: What Bank Compliance Personnel Should Know
15 November 2023
Helen V. Cantwell
, Courtney M. Dankworth
, Maura Kathleen Monaghan
, Caroline N. Swett
, Jacob W. Stahl
, Emma Macfarlane
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NYU Compliance & Enforcement: Seven Steps to Mitigate Hazing Risks
9 October 2023
NYU Compliance & Enforcement
Helen V. Cantwell
, Mary Beth Hogan
, Arian M. June
, Daniel Alford
, Omid Golmohammadi
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DOJ Announces Six-Month “Safe Harbor” Policy for Acquisition-Related Disclosures
6 October 2023
Kara Brockmeyer
, Helen V. Cantwell
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Josh A. Cohen
, Andrew M. Levine
, David A. O'Neil
, Winston M. Paes
, David Sarratt
, Jane Shvets
, Mary Jo White
, Bruce E. Yannett
, Douglas S. Zolkind
, Erich O. Grosz
, Philip Rohlik
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Seven Steps to Mitigate Hazing Risks
26 September 2023
Helen V. Cantwell
, Mary Beth Hogan
, Arian M. June
, Daniel Alford
, Omid Golmohammadi
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NYU Compliance & Enforcement: Supreme Court Repudiates “Right-to-Control” Theory Under the Federal Wire Fraud Statute
23 May 2023
NYU Compliance & Enforcement
Helen V. Cantwell
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Courtney M. Dankworth
, John Gleeson
, David A. O'Neil
, Winston M. Paes
, Bruce E. Yannett
, Douglas S. Zolkind
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Supreme Court Repudiates “Right-to-Control” Theory Under the Federal Wire Fraud Statute
15 May 2023
Helen V. Cantwell
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Courtney M. Dankworth
, John Gleeson
, David A. O'Neil
, Winston M. Paes
, Bruce E. Yannett
, Douglas S. Zolkind
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New York’s Adult Survivors Act to Take Effect on November 24, 2022
22 November 2022
Helen V. Cantwell
, Mark P. Goodman
, Jyotin Hamid
, Mary Beth Hogan
, Arian M. June
, Tricia Bozyk Sherno
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DOJ Offers Additional Guidance on Corporate Criminal Enforcement
19 September 2022
Kara Brockmeyer
, Helen V. Cantwell
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, John Gleeson
, Andrew M. Levine
, David A. O'Neil
, Winston M. Paes
, David Sarratt
, Jane Shvets
, Mary Jo White
, Bruce E. Yannett
, Philip Rohlik
, Douglas S. Zolkind
, Andreas A. Glimenakis
, Lorena Rodriguez
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DOJ Revises Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies
1 November 2021
Kara Brockmeyer
, Helen V. Cantwell
, John Gleeson
, Andrew M. Levine
, Winston M. Paes
, David Sarratt
, Jane Shvets
, Mary Jo White
, Bruce E. Yannett
, Philip Rohlik
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Debevoise Insight: Round-up of Recent Anti-Money Laundering Developments
14 April 2021
Helen V. Cantwell
, Satish M. Kini
, Winston M. Paes
, Robert T. Dura
, Jonathan R. Wong
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Federal Banking Agencies and FinCEN Seek to Clarify BSA/AML Enforcement
28 August 2020
Helen V. Cantwell
, Satish M. Kini
, David Sarratt
, Bruce E. Yannett
, Noelle E. Lyle
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U.S. Enforcement Agencies Release Second Edition of FCPA Resource Guide
8 July 2020
Kara Brockmeyer
, Helen V. Cantwell
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Andrew M. Levine
, David A. O'Neil
, Winston M. Paes
, David Sarratt
, Jane Shvets
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Mary Jo White
, Bruce E. Yannett
, Philip Rohlik
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District Court Opinion Criticizes Government “Outsourcing” of Investigations
6 May 2019
Helen V. Cantwell
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, David A. O'Neil
, Mary Beth Hogan
, Mary Jo White
, Bruce E. Yannett
, Erich O. Grosz
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DOJ Updates Guidance on Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs
3 May 2019
Kara Brockmeyer
, Helen V. Cantwell
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Andrew M. Levine
, David A. O'Neil
, David Sarratt
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Mary Jo White
, Bruce E. Yannett
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The Review of Banking and Financial Services: Anti-Money Laundering Enforcement at the U.S. DOJ: Emphasizing Individual Accountability
23 April 2019
The Review of Banking and Financial Services
Helen V. Cantwell
, Elizabeth Costello
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2018/2019 Anti-Money Laundering Review and Outlook
5 February 2019
Helen V. Cantwell
, Satish M. Kini
, David A. O'Neil
, David Sarratt
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Imminent New Laws to Combat Sexual Harassment in New York
16 April 2018
Lawrence K. Cagney
, Helen V. Cantwell
, Jyotin Hamid
, Mary Beth Hogan
, Elizabeth Pagel Serebransky
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2017 Anti-Money Laundering Year in Review and 2018 Outlook
2 February 2018
Helen V. Cantwell
, Satish M. Kini
, David A. O'Neil
, David Sarratt
, Bruce E. Yannett
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Federal Reserve Proposes Guidance on Effective Management
11 January 2018
Helen V. Cantwell
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Satish M. Kini
, Gregory J. Lyons
, Caroline N. Swett
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Trends in U.S. Regulatory Enforcement and Their Impact on Japanese Companies
22 September 2017
Business Law Journal
Ezra Borut
, Helen V. Cantwell
, Mary Jo White
, Naomi Aoyama
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Yates Memo - Risks for Employees, Officers and Directors to be Prosecuted for the Company’s Misconducts in the U.S.
November 2016
Business Law Journal
Helen V. Cantwell
, Naomi Aoyama
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A Walk in the Park Shouldn’t Lead to Jail Time: Recent Decisions Explain Why Incarceration Is Never Appropriate for ‘Responsible Corporate Officers’ Who Lack Criminal Intent
7 October 2016
Bloomberg BNA Pharmaceutical Law & Industry Report
Mark P. Goodman
, Maura Kathleen Monaghan
, Helen V. Cantwell
, Kristin D. Kiehn
, Jacob W. Stahl
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NYDFS Issues Final Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions Rule
6 July 2016
Helen V. Cantwell
, Eric Dinallo
, Satish M. Kini
, David A. O'Neil
, Paul L. Lee
, Robert T. Dura
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Debevoise Publishes Spring 2016 Edition of UK, US and Hong Kong Banking Litigation, Regulatory and Competition Law Update
April 2016
Lord Goldsmith KC
, Karolos Seeger
, Christopher Boyne
, Robert Maddox
, Paul R. Berger
, Helen V. Cantwell
, Courtney M. Dankworth
, Eric Dinallo
, Mary Beth Hogan
, Robert B. Kaplan
, David A. O'Neil
, Jim Pastore
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Bruce E. Yannett
, Mark Johnson
, Philip Rohlik
, Emily Lam
, Timothy McIver
, Anne-Mette Heemsoth
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NYDFS Proposes New Anti-Money Laundering Requirements, Liability for Compliance Officers
7 December 2015
Helen V. Cantwell
, Eric Dinallo
, Satish M. Kini
, David A. O'Neil
, Paul L. Lee
, Robert T. Dura
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The “Yates Memorandum”: Has DOJ Really Changed Its Approach To White Collar Criminal Investigations and Individual Prosecutions?
15 September 2015
Helen V. Cantwell
, Matthew E. Fishbein
, Bruce E. Yannett
, David A. O'Neil
, Paul R. Berger
, Courtney M. Dankworth
, Eric Dinallo
, Mark P. Goodman
, Mary Beth Hogan
, Robert B. Kaplan
, Satish M. Kini
, Andrew M. Levine
, Michael B. Mukasey
, Jim Pastore
, Colby A. Smith
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Erich O. Grosz
, David Sarratt
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Debevoise Publishes UK, U.S. and Hong Kong Banking Litigation, Regulatory and Competition Law Update
3 August 2015
Mark Johnson
, Courtney M. Dankworth
, David A. O'Neil
, Tony Dymond
, Lord Goldsmith KC
, Christopher Boyne
, Helen V. Cantwell
, Eric Dinallo
, Mary Beth Hogan
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Bruce E. Yannett
, Karolos Seeger
, Robert Maddox
, Timothy McIver
, Anne-Mette Heemsoth
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Second Circuit Restores Teeth to Insider Trading Personal Benefit Requirement
11 December 2014
Paul R. Berger
, Helen V. Cantwell
, Eric Dinallo
, Matthew E. Fishbein
, Mark P. Goodman
, Matthew E. Kaplan
, Robert B. Kaplan
, Andrew M. Levine
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Bruce E. Yannett
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Food For Thought: Corporate Executives On Notice That DOJ Will Seek To Hold Them Criminally Liable for Contaminated Food Outbreaks And Product Failures
14 November 2014
Bloomberg BNA’s White Collar Crime Report
Helen V. Cantwell
, Mark P. Goodman
, Maura Kathleen Monaghan
, Jacob W. Stahl
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DOJ Proposal Shows Focus on Individuals in Corporate Crime
30 September 2014
Law360
Helen V. Cantwell
, Matthew E. Fishbein
, Mark P. Goodman
, Mary Beth Hogan
, Andrew M. Levine
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Bruce E. Yannett
, Kristin D. Kiehn
, David Sarratt
, Jacob W. Stahl
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CFPB Proposes Auto Finance Larger Participant Rule, Releases Fair Lending Supervisory Report and Proxy Methodology
22 September 2014
Helen V. Cantwell
, Courtney M. Dankworth
, Eric Dinallo
, Mary Beth Hogan
, Satish M. Kini
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Provocative DOJ Proposal Aims to Hold Financial Services Executives Criminally Liable, Even Absent Criminal Intent
22 September 2014
Bruce E. Yannett
, Mary Beth Hogan
, Helen V. Cantwell
, Matthew E. Fishbein
, Mark P. Goodman
, Andrew M. Levine
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Kristin D. Kiehn
, Jacob W. Stahl
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FCPA Update
July 2014, Vol. 5, No. 12
Helen V. Cantwell
, Andrew M. Levine
, Colby A. Smith
, Bruce E. Yannett
, Alan Kartashkin
, Dmitri V. Nikiforov
, Jane Shvets
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D.C. Circuit Upholds Privilege Protections in Compliance Investigations
3 July 2014
Helen V. Cantwell
, Mary Beth Hogan
, Andrew M. Levine
, Bruce E. Yannett
, Paul R. Berger
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
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Effect of New SEC Settlement Policies on Internal Investigation Strategies
11 October 2013
New York Law Journal
Michael B. Mukasey
, Helen V. Cantwell
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Managing Parallel Internal and Government Investigations
12 July 2013
New York Law Journal
Michael B. Mukasey
, Helen V. Cantwell
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Internal Investigations: Encouraging Employee Cooperation in Internal Investigations
15 April 2013
New York Law Journal
Michael B. Mukasey
, Helen V. Cantwell
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New York Court of Appeals Holds That Martin Act Does Not Preempt Private Common-law Causes of Action
23 December 2011
Helen V. Cantwell
, Eric Dinallo
, Mary Beth Hogan
, Erich O. Grosz
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U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Investigate Massive Insider Trading Ring
22 November 2010
Mark P. Goodman
, Anne E. Cohen
, Helen V. Cantwell
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
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