Corruption, Civil Liability

Mexican Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations: A New Era of Risk for Global Businesses

Guidepost Solutions LLC on 2/6/2025

On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order titled “Designating Cartels and Other Organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists.” This directive instructs the...more

Confronting and Mitigating Against Corruption

BCLP on 7/18/2024

Construction is a $1.7 trillion industry worldwide, contributing between 5 and 7 percent of GDP in most countries. However, it is also an industry that is highly vulnerable to corruption due to its inherent characteristics....more

Enacted New Regulation on Brazilian Clean Company Act

Hogan Lovells on 7/18/2022

On 12 July 2022, Brazilian Federal Government enacted Decree No. 11,129/2022, a new regulation on Law No. 12,846/2013 (the "Brazilian Clean Company Act"), which will revoke Decree No. 8,420/2015, previously in force. The new...more

10 Reasons to Hire a Corporate Private Investigator

Oberheiden P.C. on 3/23/2021

Corporate investigations can serve a variety of different purposes. From uncovering accounting fraud to responding to cybersecurity breaches and preparing for litigation, there are various circumstances in which corporate...more

2019 Developments and Trends in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) & Global Anti-Corruption Efforts, Part 3 of 3

Butler Snow LLP on 1/17/2020

Previously we introduced you to the FCPA and provided updates about the positive international trends in anti-corruption legislation; efforts to punish and deter bribery; the Organization for Economic Cooperation and...more

Gazing into the crystal ball - what to expect from the SFO in 2020

White & Case LLP on 1/8/2020

The SFO faced a challenging 2019, with some high-profile acquittals, dropped investigations and new cases which were widely perceived as relatively underwhelming. We look back at the last 12 months, and set out what might be...more