Self-reporting requires companies to manage a deft balancing act, says Gibson Dunn’s Patrick Doris
International co-operation between white-collar criminal enforcement agencies is an increasing feature of the regulation of global corporate activity. In mid-2010, Lanny Breuer (pictured), assistant attorney-general of the criminal division of the US Department of Justice, said: “We are actively working with our foreign counterparts in various areas to ensure that country borders won’t limit our ability to fight fraud… US-EU agreements on mutual legal assistance and extradition… offer significant new tools that will streamline cross-border investigations and allow for even greater co-operation with our counterparts abroad.”
