On March 20, 2025, the UK's Serious Fraud Office ("SFO"), France's National Financial Prosecutor's Office ("PNF"), and the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland ("OAG") announced the creation of a new task force to...more
3/31/2025
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Corruption ,
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Joint Task Force ,
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Switzerland ,
UK
On January 14, 2025, China's State Administration for Market Regulation ("SAMR"), the primary regulatory agency in China for overseeing market supervision, issued its Compliance Guidelines for Health Care Companies to Prevent...more
1/30/2025
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Bribery ,
China ,
Corporate Governance ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Healthcare ,
Life Sciences ,
Medical Devices ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) enforcement continues to slowly rebound from pre-pandemic levels. In 2023, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) resolved 13 corporate FCPA...more
On July 18, 2023, the French Anticorruption Agency ("FAA") published its 2022 annual activity report. The report detailed key figures related to the inspections carried out by the agency, as well as the lessons to be learned....more
On 31 August 2020, the Australian Law Reform Commission's Final Report on Corporate Criminal Responsibility was tabled in Parliament. The Final Report makes significant recommendations for reform of corporate criminal...more
10/12/2020
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Australia ,
Board of Directors ,
Bribery ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Culture ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Criminal Code ,
Criminal Liability ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
The Corporations Act ,
White Collar Crimes
For the benefit of our clients and friends investing in European distressed opportunities, our European Network is sharing some current developments...more
3/28/2017
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Avoidance ,
BaFin ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Creditors ,
Cross-Border ,
Debtors ,
EU ,
Foreign Investment ,
France ,
Germany ,
Insolvency ,
Italy ,
Netting Agreements ,
Sapin II