Clifford Chance
Deferred Prosecution Agreements and U.S. Approaches to Resolving Criminal and Civil Enforcement Actions
24 May 2012
A Regime Characterized by Limited Judicial Involvement (Notwithstanding the Efforts of Judge Rakoff)
As the discussion swirls around proposals to introduce U.S.-style deferred prosecution agreements into the U.K. enforcement landscape,1 it will be useful to take a close look at how those agreements have traditionally operated in the United States and examine where they fit in the panoply of vehicles available to
U.S. prosecutors and regulators seeking to resolve enforcement actions short of trial.
