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The Confusing World of Compensation Caps

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 01.13.14

As a result of the confusing, inconsistent, and in some cases unenforceable changes made in the cost allowability rules setting caps on compensation costs in recent months, it is difficult to determine what rules apply to some contracts. We prepared the attached chart, which we hope will be useful, summarizing our understanding of the various sets of regulatory and statutory provisions that are likely to be applicable to currently active contracts as a tool for deciding how many alternative indirect cost submissions could be required.


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Client Alert | 3 min read | 03.12.26

DOJ Releases First-Ever Department-Wide Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy

On March 10, 2026, the Department of Justice released the first-ever Department-wide Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (the “Department-wide CEP” or “Policy”), which applies to all non-antitrust corporate criminal cases across the Department. The new policy has been anticipated since December 2025, when Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the Department’s plans to release a new, single corporate enforcement policy for all criminal matters. According to the Department, the new policy is designed to “help ensure consistency across the Department” and “transparently describe the Department’s policies and decisionmaking.”...