Deal Note: Crowell & Moring Secures Unprecedented Parallel SEC/DOJ Non-Prosecution Agreements for Client Ralph Lauren Corporation

Washington, D.C. -- April 22, 2013: Crowell & Moring LLP represented Ralph Lauren Corporation and negotiated the unprecedented parallel non-prosecution agreements announced today with the SEC and DOJ resolving allegations concerning violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in Argentina. The firm conducted Ralph Lauren Corporation's internal investigation of operations in Argentina, and represented the company in its self-reporting. This was the first non-prosecution agreement that the SEC had entered into involving the FCPA.

• The DOJ release can be found here
• The SEC release can be found here

Coverage of this agreement has been reported in the New York Times, Bloomberg News, The Wall Street Journal, Corporate Crime Reporter, and other major media outlets.