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
10/28/2016
/ Africa ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Brazil ,
China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cosmetics ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disgorgement ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Hedge Funds ,
India ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Russia ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UK
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
9/20/2016
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Austria ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
China ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Class Action ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disgorgement ,
Federal Contractors ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hedge Funds ,
Petrobras ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Popular ,
Public Procurement Policies ,
Russia ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Severance Agreements ,
Ukraine ,
Whistleblowers
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
8/30/2016
/ Airlines ,
Alstom ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Argentina ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
China ,
Civil Forfeiture ,
Compliance ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Forfeiture ,
Malaysia ,
Mexico ,
Misappropriation ,
Offshore Drilling ,
Section 7 of UKBA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Singapore ,
Sovereign Wealth Funds ,
Subsidiaries ,
UK
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
7/29/2016
/ Administrative Proceedings ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Brazil ,
Breach of Contract ,
Bribery ,
China ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Subsidiaries ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Japan ,
McDonnell v US ,
Medical Devices ,
Mexico ,
Non-Prosecution Agreements ,
OECD ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Russia ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK ,
Venezuela ,
Yates Memorandum
In a recent case in the District of Puerto Rico, United States ex rel. Valdez v. Aveta Inc., et al., No. 15-cv-01140-CCC (D.P.R.), the former president of Puerto Rican-based managed health care provider Aveta Inc., Jose...more
7/20/2016
/ Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) ,
Confidential Information ,
Corporate Executives ,
Discovery ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Managed Care Contracts ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Public Policy ,
Puerto Rico ,
Risk Adjustment Formula ,
Whistleblowers
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
6/28/2016
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
Convictions ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disgorgement ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
IRS ,
Scandals ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Tax Deductions ,
Transparency ,
UK
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
5/12/2016
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Canada ,
Casinos ,
China ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Kickbacks ,
Panama Papers ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Securities Fraud ,
Self-Reporting ,
UK ,
UK Bribery Act ,
US v Yates ,
Venezuela ,
Young Lawyers
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
4/25/2016
/ Anti-Corruption ,
China ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
EU ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UK ,
Young Lawyers
On April 5, 2016, Assistant Attorney General Leslie Caldwell, who heads the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, announced a new “FCPA pilot program” designed to motivate companies to voluntarily self-disclose...more
On April 5, 2016, Assistant Attorney General Leslie Caldwell, who heads the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ), announced a new “FCPA pilot program” designed to motivate companies to voluntarily selfdisclose...more
In 2015, the Department of Justice (DOJ) made more news for the corporate Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) cases that it did not bring than for the two that it did bring: Nine times last year, DOJ declined to join...more
In September 2015, Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates announced a new U.S. Department of Justice policy memo setting forth “six key steps” designed to better hold individuals accountable for illegal corporate...more
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
2/19/2016
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Compliance ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Governor McDonnell ,
Kickbacks ,
Money Laundering ,
OECD ,
Petrobras ,
Qualcomm ,
SCOTUS ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Spain ,
Transparency
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
During a September 10, 2015 conference at New York University, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Sally Quillian Yates announced new Department of Justice (DOJ or the Department) policy that could significantly affect the way that...more
9/16/2015
/ Attorney-Client Privilege ,
C-Suite Executives ,
Cooperation ,
Corporate Veil ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Government Investigations ,
Individual Accountability ,
Internal Investigations ,
Personal Liability ,
Policy Statement ,
Professional Misconduct ,
Settlement ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Upjohn Warnings ,
White Collar Crimes ,
Work-Product Doctrine
On June 1, 2015, Canada’s Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act (“ESTMA” or “the Act”) came into force. Approved in December 2014, but not in force until this month, the Act requires companies in the extractive sector...more
7/27/2015
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Canada ,
Compliance ,
Enforcement ,
Extractive Industry Transparency Rule ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Official ,
Internal Controls ,
Mineral Extraction ,
Multinationals ,
New Legislation ,
Oil & Gas ,
Penalties ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Resource Extraction ,
State-Owned Enterprises
On June 1, 2015, Canada’s Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act (“ESTMA”) came into force. Approved in December 2014, but not in force until this month, the act requires companies in the extractive sector to report...more