Comment: DOJ, with new antitrust policy, continues to shy away from making companies the villain

By Richard Vanderford ( July 16, 2019, 20:20 GMT | Comment) -- The US Justice Department, with a move this week to offer more lenient treatment to antitrust-law violators, has solidified its view of companies — and especially their compliance teams — as being closer to DOJ partners than DOJ targets. The department, broadly speaking, seems eager to let companies off the hook if they operate in good faith when they discover wrongdoing.The US Justice Department, with a move this week to offer more lenient treatment to antitrust law violators, has solidified its view of companies — and especially their compliance teams — as being closer to DOJ partners than DOJ targets. The department, broadly speaking, seems eager to let companies off the hook if they operate in good faith when they discover wrongdoing....

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Comment: DOJ, with new antitrust policy, continues to shy away from making companies the villain

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