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 in the past month, with links to primary...more
1/15/2016
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
China ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Indictments ,
Panama ,
Petrobras ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK ,
Venezuela
On Aug. 12, 2015, Vincente Garcia (former head of Latin American sales for SAP International Inc.) pled guilty in federal court in San Francisco to violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. In addition to pleading...more
8/28/2015
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Bribery ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Compliance ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Contractors ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Government Officials ,
Kickbacks ,
Panama ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Software ,
Technology Sector
On August 12, 2015, Vincente Garcia (former head of Latin American sales for SAP International, Inc.) pleaded guilty in federal court in San Francisco to violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). In addition to...more
8/18/2015
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Bribery ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Subsidiaries
The U.S. Department of Justice just issued its most recent Foreign Corrupt Practices Act opinion release, only the second in 2014. The requestor, a publicly traded U.S. consumer products company, sought an opinion as to...more
The Department of Justice (“DOJ” or the “Department”) just issued its most recent FCPA Opinion Release, only the second in 2014. The Requestor, a publicly traded U.S. consumer products company, sought an opinion as to whether...more
11/20/2014
/ Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FCPA Guidance ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Halliburton ,
Halliburton v Erica P. John Fund ,
Integration ,
Jurisdiction ,
Successor Liability ,
Target Company
Federal appellate court decisions interpreting the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) are rare. Very rare. Indeed, in the statute’s 36-year history there have been barely more than a handful of appellate court decisions...more
What matters were you particularly proud to have been involved in during your time at the DoJ?
I’m proud of all of it but I think there are probably a couple of specific matters that stand out in my mind. The first...more