As anticipated, cartel enforcement is ramping up at the start of 2024 and investigations relating to artificial intelligence (AI) are taking center stage. Leadership of both the broader Department of Justice (DOJ) and the...more
4/4/2024
/ Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Bid Rigging ,
Cartels ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Preservation ,
Dawn Raids ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) ,
Merger Controls ,
Mexican Economic Competition Commission (Cofece) ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Popular ,
Price-Fixing ,
Pricing ,
Software ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption law and case developments from the past month,...more
8/19/2021
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Embezzlement ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Money Laundering ,
Popular ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK
A new year, a new administration in the United States, and new cartel enforcement leadership in the United Kingdom have begun. In the United States, first-of-their-kind criminal charges have been brought involving labor and...more
3/2/2021
/ ACPERA ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Bid Rigging ,
Bipartisan Agreement ,
Cartels ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act of 2015 ,
Criminal Antitrust Litigation ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
European Commission ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Fraud ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
National Security ,
Online Gaming ,
Plea Agreements ,
Price-Fixing ,
Procurement Collusion Strike Force ,
Retaliation ,
Secretary of Labor ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
State Attorneys General ,
Trump Administration ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to primary...more
7/17/2020
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Freelance Isn't Free Act (FIFA) ,
International Foreign Bribery Taskforce (IFBT) ,
Money Laundering ,
NCAs ,
Novartis ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Popular ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
SFO ,
UK ,
Whistleblowers
Throughout the first half of 2020, much of the world has grappled with the reality of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, as the outbreak spread rapidly across entire countries and shut down large segments of the global...more
7/7/2020
/ ACPERA ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
DPA ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Price-Fixing ,
Remote Working ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies