While companies looking to settle allegations of criminal wrongdoing may typically consider securing a non-prosecution agreement a far better deal than getting a deferred prosecution agreement, a recent analysis suggests that the differences between the two may be narrowing, lessening the advantages of one over the other.
That’s according to a review of the 10 corporate DPAs and NPAs entered into by the Department of Justice during the first six months of 2009 by the law firm Gibson Dunn & Crutcher.
