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Eye on Economic Crime: SFO Releases New Guidance on Corporate Cooperation and Enforcement

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On 24 April 2025, the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”) launched new guidance for corporates on self-reporting, cooperation and deferred prosecution agreements (“DPAs”). Among other things, the new guidance states that, if a...more

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UK, French, and Swiss Enforcement Authorities Announce New Alliance

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Anti-bribery and corruption agencies in the UK, France and Switzerland today announced a shared commitment to tackling international bribery and corruption, by way of a new taskforce intended to strengthen collaboration....more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

The SAP FCPA Enforcement Action-Part 3: The Comeback

This week we are taking a deep dive into the SAP Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action. In it, SAP agreed to pay the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approximately...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for March 2023

Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption law and enforcement developments from the past...more

The Volkov Law Group

Ericsson Settles Breach of 2019 FCPA Deferred Prosecution Agreement: Agrees to Plead Guilty, Pay $206 Million, and Extend...

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Ericsson, a multinational telecommunications company, based in Sweden, settled its breach of its 2019 Deferred Prosecution Agreement, agreed to enter a guilty plea and pay a $206 million penalty.  In 2019, Ericsson entered...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

FCPA Compliance Report - James Koukios on the Monaco Speech

In this episode of the FCPA Compliance Report, I am joined by fan-favourite James Koukios, a partner at Morrison and Foerster, and we take a deep dive into the Lisa Monaco speech from October and related remarks from other...more

Torres Trade Law, PLLC

There’s A New Compliance Sheriff In Town, And She’s Cracking Down On Corporate Misconduct

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The U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") is making it harder on companies that commit corporate crimes. A lot harder. That’s the message that Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco recently gave attendees at the American Bar...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for December 2021

Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to...more

Hogan Lovells

Happy Birthday! Ten takeaways as we chart the tenth birthday of the UK Bribery Act

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On 1 July 2021, the UK Bribery Act (the Act) – one of the world’s global bribery and corruption benchmark laws – turns 10. It’s been an eventful 10 years: the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), the Act’s primary enforcement agency,...more

The Volkov Law Group

DOJ and SEC Announce First Corporate FCPA Settlement for 2021: Amec Foster Wheeler, a Wood Group Subsidiary, Agrees to Pay over...

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The Justice Department and the Securities Exchange Commission are back in business.  The first corporate FCPA enforcement action in 2021 came after a six-month hiatus in 2021.  While many commentators sought to read the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments For November 2020

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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

The Volkov Law Group

Vitol Pays $163.7 Million to Settle FCPA Case (Part I of III)

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The Justice Department continues to produce FCPA resolutions in a record year for enforcement.  The latest, and perhaps the beginning of several end-of-year and end of the Trump Administration resolutions, is DOJ’s settlement...more

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Woefully inadequate anti-bribery measures lead to deferred prosecution agreement for aircraft refurbishment company

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The SFO has concluded a deferred prosecution agreement with Airline Services Limited (ASL), a UK supplier of aircraft cabin parts and services, for failure to prevent bribery under s7 Bribery Act 2010.  Despite the company...more

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Ending the Decade on a High: U.S. Government’s 2019 FCPA Enforcement Highlights

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The U.S. Government’s 2019 FCPA enforcement efforts led to new milestones; further cooperation with international authorities; and continued use of independent corporate monitors.  The following are key takeaways of these...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Much-Awaited Clarifications on the French Deferred Prosecution Agreement

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The French National Financial Prosecutor and the French Anticorruption Agency have released guidelines on the French deferred prosecution agreement, that offers a few welcome clarifications. After years of debate on the...more

A&O Shearman

Anti-Bribery and Corruption Year in Review: 2018

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Global developments in anti-bribery and corruption regulation, compliance and enforcement - Welcome to the 2018 edition of Allen & Overy’s annual publication covering global developments in anti-bribery and corruption...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Global Legal Insights: Bribery & Corruption, 6th Edition – China

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Brief overview of the law and enforcement regime - China has had strong anti-corruption laws for many years. On 1 January 1980, the Criminal Law of the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC Criminal Law”), containing the...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

The NPA; The Petrobras FCPA Enforcement Action: Part III

This blog post concludes my multi-part exploration of the Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (Petrobras) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action. Today we consider the stunning result achieved by Petrobras –...more

Hogan Lovells

Global bribery and corruption outlook 2018

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For the most part, 2018 will see countries do more to enforce their anti-bribery and corruption laws. How authorities plan to do this — from cooperating with foreign counterparts to adapting others' regimes — differs by...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Sapin II Act: New Perspectives on Cross-Border Investigations

On November 30, 2017, the Institut des Hautes Etudes sur la Justice (IHEJ) and Skadden hosted a roundtable at the Cercle de l’Union Interalliée in Paris to discuss new perspectives on the Sapin II Act and cross-border...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

Settlement with Swedish Telecom Giant Falls Just Short of First $1 Billion FCPA Resolution

In September, the U.S. government announced a nearly $1 billion FCPA (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act) settlement with the Swedish telecommunications company Telia. The total monetary payment in this global resolution makes it...more

Blank Rome LLP

White Collar Watch (July 2017 • Vol 1, Issue 2)

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Welcome to the summer edition of Blank Rome’s White Collar Watch. In a world that seems to bring new challenges daily—such as the global cybersecurity attacks that were launched in late June—this newsletter is designed to...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - June 2017

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Linde Group Receives DOJ Declination Pursuant to FCPA Pilot Program - On June 16, 2017, German based chemical and gas company Linde Group’s American affiliates, Linde North America Inc....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Oh, Hadn’t You Heard? You’re Violating French Law Right Now! France Gets Serieuse about Anti-Corruption

Ok, ok, don’t panic. Maybe not all of the millions of dedicated readers of this blog are in violation. Nevertheless, as of June 1, if your company does business in France, it may be time to check your anticorruption...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top Ten International Anti-Corruption Developments for April 2017

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

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