DPAs and Corporate Monitors: What are the Ethical Upsides and Downsides?

Peter Jaffe, Counsel, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Deferred prosecution agreements are increasingly used by federal prosecutors to resolve corporate investigations.  Whether your company is subject to a DPA today or not, understanding the consequences of a DPA is critical to designing an effective corporate ethics and compliance program now. 

Independent monitors are an increasingly common part of such agreements.  Should they be feared or are they misunderstood?  Is the monitor more likely to be your critic, or is it possible to make her your ally in strengthening your ethics and compliance program?

Peter Jaffe has negotiated DPAs for multinational corporations, managed an independent monitorship, and advised corporations subject to such oversight.  Join us for a critical discussion of deferred prosecution agreements and independent monitors.