On October 4, 2023, United States Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco announced a new Department of Justice (DOJ) Mergers & Acquisitions Safe Harbor policy that encourages companies to self-disclose criminal misconduct...more
12/4/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Antitrust Division ,
Compliance ,
Cooperation ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disgorgement ,
Enforcement ,
EU ,
France ,
Germany ,
Mergers ,
Money Laundering ,
Poland ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Policy Statement ,
Popular ,
Remediation ,
Restitution ,
Safe Harbors ,
Spain ,
Voluntary Disclosure
The European Commission has published a proposed Directive which, building on measures already in place, would require member states to incorporate uniform anti-bribery measures into their laws. Whilst most EU member states...more
5/18/2023
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Liability ,
Corruption ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
European Commission ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Member State ,
UK ,
UK Bribery Act
Earlier this summer, the Law Commission published its long awaited proposals on reforming corporate criminal liability in England and Wales (the "Options Paper"), following the launch of its discussion paper in June 2021....more
Earlier this summer, the Law Commission published its long awaited proposals on reforming corporate criminal liability in England and Wales (the "Options Paper"), following the launch of its discussion paper in June 2021....more
There is no doubt 2022 has signalled a renewed focus on beneficial ownership transparency. White & Case partners Jonah Anderson and Anneka Randhawa, and associate Laura Higgins have collaborated with Hannah Lilley and Michael...more
4/5/2022
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Disclosure ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
FATF ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
UK
Key considerations around bribery and corruption risks, as the mining & metals sector is gaining critical momentum in the world's energy transition toward a low-carbon future.
Mining & metals in a low-carbon world -
The...more
9/21/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
Bribery ,
Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Consumers ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corruption ,
Due Diligence ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Green Energy ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Metals ,
Minerals ,
Mining ,
Risk Factors ,
Shareholders ,
Sustainability ,
Third-Party ,
UK ,
World Bank