Helen V. Cantwell is Co-Chair of the White Collar & Regulatory Defense Group and a litigation partner with extensive trial experience. Her practice ...
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Publications
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New DOJ Directive Details Fraud Division’s Corporate Enforcement Priorities
5 October 2026
Helen V. Cantwell
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Daniel M. Gitner
, Andrew M. Levine
, David A. O'Neil
, Winston M. Paes
, Jane Shvets
, Douglas S. Zolkind
, Nicholas Folly
, Erich O. Grosz
, José Jesús Martínez III
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DOJ and CFTC Bring First-Ever Prediction Markets Insider Trading Charge Against a Public Company Employee
1 June 2026
Helen V. Cantwell
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Charu A. Chandrasekhar
, Daniel M. Gitner
, David A. O'Neil
, Douglas S. Zolkind
, Nicholas Folly
, Diana Lee
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CFTC’s New Enforcement Cooperation Policy Offers Clearer Path to Declinations and Reduced Penalties
26 May 2026
Helen V. Cantwell
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Charu A. Chandrasekhar
, Daniel M. Gitner
, David A. O'Neil
, Douglas S. Zolkind
, Nicholas Folly
, Stephan J. Schlegelmilch
, Annie Dang
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Polymarket Insider Trading Charges Illustrate DOJ and CFTC Prediction Markets Enforcement Strategy
27 April 2026
Helen V. Cantwell
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Charu A. Chandrasekhar
, Daniel M. Gitner
, David A. O'Neil
, Douglas S. Zolkind
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DOJ Announces Department-Wide Corporate Enforcement Policy
12 March 2026
Helen V. Cantwell
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Josh A. Cohen
, Daniel M. Gitner
, Andrew M. Levine
, David A. O'Neil
, Winston M. Paes
, David Sarratt
, Jane Shvets
, Mary Jo White
, Douglas S. Zolkind
, Nicholas Folly
, Antara Agarwal
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Recent Developments Relating to Voting Initiatives on Campuses
10 March 2026
Helen V. Cantwell
, David A. O'Neil
, Jane Shvets
, Amer Mneimneh
, Grant Aubrey Simon
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FCPA Update February 2026
4 March 2026
Helen V. Cantwell
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Josh A. Cohen
, Courtney M. Dankworth
, Daniel M. Gitner
, Arian M. June
, Andrew M. Levine
, David A. O'Neil
, Winston M. Paes
, David Sarratt
, Jane Shvets
, Mary Jo White
, Douglas S. Zolkind
, Nicholas Folly
, Erich O. Grosz
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SDNY U.S. Attorney’s Office Announces Revised Corporate Enforcement Program Promoting Self-Disclosure and Cooperation
26 February 2026
Helen V. Cantwell
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Josh A. Cohen
, Courtney M. Dankworth
, Daniel M. Gitner
, Arian M. June
, Andrew M. Levine
, David A. O'Neil
, Winston M. Paes
, David Sarratt
, Jane Shvets
, Mary Jo White
, Douglas S. Zolkind
, Nicholas Folly
, Erich O. Grosz
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Inside Information, Outside Bets: Preventing a Sports Gaming Scandal
25 Feb 2026
Helen V. Cantwell
, John Gleeson
, David A. O'Neil
, Tavius R. Clark
, Jacob Hochberger
, Alexandra McDevitt
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Sixth Circuit Finds Privilege Applicable to Internal Investigation
9 October 2025
Helen V. Cantwell
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Andrew M. Levine
, David A. O'Neil
, Winston M. Paes
, Douglas S. Zolkind
, Erich O. Grosz
, David L. Barenholtz
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Key Takeaways: Department of Justice’s “Guidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination”
4 August 2025
Carter Burwell
, Helen V. Cantwell
, Jyotin Hamid
, Arian M. June
, David A. O'Neil
, Jane Shvets
, Tricia Bozyk Sherno
, Katelyn McNelis
, Cooper Yoo
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Compliance & Enforcement: Experts Discuss the Implications of the Supreme Court’s Recent Expansion of Federal Fraud Liability
17 June 2025
Compliance & Enforcement
Helen V. Cantwell
, Winston M. Paes
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FCPA Update May 2025
29 May 2025
Helen V. Cantwell
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Josh A. Cohen
, Daniel M. Gitner
, Andrew M. Levine
, David A. O'Neil
, Winston M. Paes
, David Sarratt
, Karolos Seeger
, Jane Shvets
, Douglas S. Zolkind
, Konstantin Bureiko
, Nicholas Folly
, Erich O. Grosz
, Andrew H.W. Lee
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DOJ’s Criminal Division Announces New White-Collar Enforcement Plan
14 May 2025
Helen V. Cantwell
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Josh A. Cohen
, Daniel M. Gitner
, Andrew M. Levine
, David A. O'Neil
, Winston M. Paes
, David Sarratt
, Jane Shvets
, Douglas S. Zolkind
, Nicholas Folly
, Erich O. Grosz
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DOJ Antitrust Compliance Guidance
5 December 2024
Helen V. Cantwell
, Josh A. Cohen
, Tim Cornell
, Ted Hassi
, David A. O'Neil
, David Sarratt
, Michael Schaper
, Erica S. Weisgerber
, Erich O. Grosz
, Adam C. Saunders
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FCPA Update November 2024
4 December 2024
Helen V. Cantwell
, Andrew M. Levine
, Winston M. Paes
, Jane Shvets
, Douglas S. Zolkind
, Erich O. Grosz
, Ricardo Hughes
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DOJ Revises Policy to Incentivize Companies to Self-Report Even If They Cannot Meet All Voluntary Self-Disclosure Requirements
25 November 2024
Helen V. Cantwell
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Andrew M. Levine
, David A. O'Neil
, Winston M. Paes
, Jane Shvets
, Douglas S. Zolkind
, Erich O. Grosz
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FCPA Update September 2024
2 October 2024
Helen V. Cantwell
, Avi Gesser
, Andrew M. Levine
, David A. O'Neil
, Winston M. Paes
, Jane Shvets
, Douglas S. Zolkind
, Erich O. Grosz
, Elizabeth R. White
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DOJ Updates Guidance on Corporate Compliance Programs to Include AI Risk Management
25 September 2024
Helen V. Cantwell
, Avi Gesser
, Andrew M. Levine
, David A. O'Neil
, Winston M. Paes
, Jane Shvets
, Douglas S. Zolkind
, Erich O. Grosz
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DOJ Launches Program Offering Financial Awards to White-Collar Whistleblowers
5 August 2024
Helen V. Cantwell
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Arian M. June
, Andrew M. Levine
, David A. O'Neil
, Winston M. Paes
, Jane Shvets
, Mary Jo White
, Bruce E. Yannett
, Douglas S. Zolkind
, Philip Rohlik
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Tougher Banking Agency Examination Guidelines—The Less Publicized Ramification of the 2023 Bank Failures
9 April 2024
Helen V. Cantwell
, Courtney M. Dankworth
, Satish M. Kini
, Gregory J. Lyons
, Caroline N. Swett
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FCPA Update March 2024
1 April 2024
Helen V. Cantwell
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Arian M. June
, David A. O'Neil
, Karolos Seeger
, Jane Shvets
, Mary Jo White
, Douglas S. Zolkind
, Erich O. Grosz
, Andrew H.W. Lee
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Complying with New York’s Recently Adopted Employee Privacy Law
28 March 2024
Helen V. Cantwell
, Charu A. Chandrasekhar
, Jyotin Hamid
, Arian M. June
, Tricia Bozyk Sherno
, Johanna N. Skrzypczyk
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Increased FCA Enforcement Targeting PE Firms Expected in 2024
11 March 2024
Helen V. Cantwell
, Courtney M. Dankworth
, Mark P. Goodman
, Maura Kathleen Monaghan
, Winston M. Paes
, Shannon Rose Selden
, Jacob W. Stahl
, Kaitlyn McGill
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DOJ Announces Whistleblower Rewards Pilot Program
8 March 2024
Helen V. Cantwell
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Arian M. June
, David A. O'Neil
, Jane Shvets
, Mary Jo White
, Douglas S. Zolkind
, Erich O. Grosz
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DOJ Announces Initiative to Combat AI-Assisted Crime
15 February 2024
Helen V. Cantwell
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Avi Gesser
, Andrew M. Levine
, David A. O'Neil
, Winston M. Paes
, Jane Shvets
, Bruce E. Yannett
, Douglas S. Zolkind
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SDNY Whistleblower Pilot Program Incentivizes Self-Disclosure and Cooperation
16 January 2024
Helen V. Cantwell
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Andrew M. Levine
, David A. O'Neil
, Winston M. Paes
, Jane Shvets
, Bruce E. Yannett
, Douglas S. Zolkind
, Erich O. Grosz
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OCC Issues Revised TCPA Examination Procedures: What Bank Compliance Personnel Should Know
15 November 2023
Helen V. Cantwell
, Courtney M. Dankworth
, Maura Kathleen Monaghan
, Caroline N. Swett
, Jacob W. Stahl
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NYU Compliance & Enforcement: Seven Steps to Mitigate Hazing Risks
9 October 2023
NYU Compliance & Enforcement
Helen V. Cantwell
, Mary Beth Hogan
, Arian M. June
, Daniel Alford
, Omid Golmohammadi
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DOJ Announces Six-Month “Safe Harbor” Policy for Acquisition-Related Disclosures
6 October 2023
Kara Brockmeyer
, Helen V. Cantwell
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Josh A. Cohen
, Andrew M. Levine
, David A. O'Neil
, Winston M. Paes
, David Sarratt
, Jane Shvets
, Mary Jo White
, Bruce E. Yannett
, Douglas S. Zolkind
, Erich O. Grosz
, Philip Rohlik
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Seven Steps to Mitigate Hazing Risks
26 September 2023
Helen V. Cantwell
, Mary Beth Hogan
, Arian M. June
, Daniel Alford
, Omid Golmohammadi
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NYU Compliance & Enforcement: Supreme Court Repudiates “Right-to-Control” Theory Under the Federal Wire Fraud Statute
23 May 2023
NYU Compliance & Enforcement
Helen V. Cantwell
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Courtney M. Dankworth
, John Gleeson
, David A. O'Neil
, Winston M. Paes
, Bruce E. Yannett
, Douglas S. Zolkind
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Supreme Court Repudiates “Right-to-Control” Theory Under the Federal Wire Fraud Statute
15 May 2023
Helen V. Cantwell
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Courtney M. Dankworth
, John Gleeson
, David A. O'Neil
, Winston M. Paes
, Bruce E. Yannett
, Douglas S. Zolkind
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New York’s Adult Survivors Act to Take Effect on November 24, 2022
22 November 2022
Helen V. Cantwell
, Mark P. Goodman
, Jyotin Hamid
, Mary Beth Hogan
, Arian M. June
, Tricia Bozyk Sherno
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DOJ Offers Additional Guidance on Corporate Criminal Enforcement
19 September 2022
Kara Brockmeyer
, Helen V. Cantwell
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, John Gleeson
, Andrew M. Levine
, David A. O'Neil
, Winston M. Paes
, David Sarratt
, Jane Shvets
, Mary Jo White
, Bruce E. Yannett
, Philip Rohlik
, Douglas S. Zolkind
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DOJ Revises Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies
1 November 2021
Kara Brockmeyer
, Helen V. Cantwell
, John Gleeson
, Andrew M. Levine
, Winston M. Paes
, David Sarratt
, Jane Shvets
, Mary Jo White
, Bruce E. Yannett
, Philip Rohlik
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Debevoise Insight: Round-up of Recent Anti-Money Laundering Developments
14 April 2021
Helen V. Cantwell
, Satish M. Kini
, Winston M. Paes
, Robert T. Dura
, Jonathan R. Wong
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Federal Banking Agencies and FinCEN Seek to Clarify BSA/AML Enforcement
28 August 2020
Helen V. Cantwell
, Satish M. Kini
, David Sarratt
, Bruce E. Yannett
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U.S. Enforcement Agencies Release Second Edition of FCPA Resource Guide
8 July 2020
Kara Brockmeyer
, Helen V. Cantwell
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Andrew M. Levine
, David A. O'Neil
, Winston M. Paes
, David Sarratt
, Jane Shvets
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Mary Jo White
, Bruce E. Yannett
, Philip Rohlik
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