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Maria Piontkovska is an associate in Baker McKenzie's Los Angeles office. Maria advises clients on reducing anti-corruption compliance risks stemming from operating business in emerging markets and handles internal investigations and related interactions with law enforcement authorities. Maria’s practice focuses on global corporate compliance and investigations, as well as white collar criminal matters. She represents domestic and international corporate clients in a broad range of compliance matters, including criminal investigations, before the US Department of Justice, the US Securities and Exchange Commission, and other government agencies.
In Individual Voluntary Self-Disclosure

United States of America: Come one, come all

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DOJ Extends Leniency Incentives to Corporate Wrongdoers Who Disclose Criminal Misconduct In brief On April 15, 2024, the DOJ launched the Individual Voluntary Self-Disclosures (VSD) Program, extending incentives for individual wrongdoers to self-report criminal activities. This follows similar initiatives in the SDNY and NDCA. Traditionally, the DOJ incentivized corporate self-disclosure of wrongdoing. The new program aims to encourage individuals to disclose their misconduct and cooperate fully in exchange for non-prosecution agreements, potentially heightening the pressure…