Daniel Levin Speaks with Global Investigations Review on How Donald Trump’s Second Presidency Could Affect Corporate Regulatory Enforcement
Munger, Tolles & Olson partner Daniel Levin was quoted in an article titled “Lawyers: Second Trump presidency wouldn’t break the mould for DOJ corporate enforcement,” published by Global Investigations Review.
The article, published before the 2024 U.S. presidential election, discusses how the results of the election could impact the Department of Justice (DOJ)’s corporate enforcement priorities. Mr. Levin, a former assistant U.S. attorney, predicted that a second Donald Trump administration might create a less predictable corporate enforcement environment.
Mr. Levin noted that during Mr. Trump’s first term, the DOJ demonstrated increased “sensitivity” towards corporate compliance monitors and was less inclined to use them as enforcement tools. In 2018, under Mr. Trump, U.S. Assistant Attorney General Brian Benczkowski issued a memo emphasizing that corporate monitors should be the exception and not the rule. This policy was reversed during the first year of Joe Biden’s presidency but may return when Mr. Trump takes office, Mr. Levin said.
“They’re not going to go away but a second Trump administration might be more open to hearing why a monitorship isn’t appropriate in a particular case,” Mr. Levin said.