The Situation: A chief executive officer in France convicted of misusing corporate assets, and required to pay damages plus interest to the victim of his offense, sued to force the company to reimburse him for this amount, on...more
The Financial Public Prosecutor and the French Anticorruption Agency ("FAA") have recently adopted guidelines on the implementation of the "convention judiciaire d'intérêt public" ("CJIP"), the French version of a deferred...more
8/16/2019
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Blocking Statutes ,
CJIP ,
Compliance ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Authority ,
France ,
New Guidance ,
Public Prosecutors
The Enforcement Committee of the French Anticorruption Agency ("FAA") handed down its first decision on July 4, 2019. The decision follows the Agency's three-month audit (October to December 2017) of the involved company's...more
Recent laws—such as the 2016 Sapin 2 Law and the new EU General Data Protection Regulation—provide for rules that are intended to ensure compliance with the French Blocking Statute, which prohibits any French party from...more
6/18/2019
/ Blocking Statutes ,
Cross-Border ,
Data Protection ,
Discovery ,
Document Productions ,
Evidence ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
France ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Hague Convention ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Regulatory Standards
The Situation: On February 4, 2019, the French Anticorruption Agency published its much-awaited practical guide for anticorruption compliance.
The Result: Through this publication, the Agency gives key guidance to company...more
The Background: French Decree No. 2018-1126, which is intended to enhance the protection of documents containing confidential information, became effective following publication in the Official Journal.
The Result: The...more
The Situation: In response to recent cases of money laundering in European banks, the European Union has released an action plan to reinforce its recently proposed anti-money laundering ("AML") and Countering Financing of...more
The Situation: Anticorruption legislation passed by French lawmakers in 2016 authorizes the resolution of a corruption matter by means of a "convention judiciaire d'intérêt public" ("CJIP"), the French version of a deferred...more
4/30/2018
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
CJIP ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Liability ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
European Court of Human Rights ,
France ,
French Supreme Court ,
Sapin II
The Situation: The French Anti-Corruption Agency has published the questions and documentation that companies will be expected to answer and provide when inspected by the Agency.
The Result: The French Anti-Corruption...more