In this article, Kirby Behre, Lauren Briggerman,* Jonathan Kossak,* Chas McAleer,* and Dawn Murphy-Johnson* discuss the most significant cases and government investigations that affect corporate executives in the first quarter of 2016. The authors address policy issues, including the Yates Memo and its aftermath; various criminal actions against executives, including the Petrobras investigation, Blankenship's conviction, cartel investigations and fraud; extradition and extraterritoriality; privilege issues; and recent cases related to financial regulation.

This article was originally published as a Miller & Chevalier White Collar Alert titled "Executives at Risk: Navigating Individual Exposure in Government Investigations – Volume III," which is available here.

*Former Miller & Chevalier attorney