Corruption, South Korea, Anti-Corruption

Daily Compliance News: August 13, 2025. The Bad App Store Ratings Edition

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 8/13/2025

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the Daily Compliance News....more

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for August 2022

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 9/14/2022

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 case developments from the past month,...more

KT Corp. Settles SEC FCPA Case for $6.3 Million (Part I of III)

The Volkov Law Group on 2/22/2022

The SEC announced its first FCPA enforcement action in 2022. South Korean telecommunications company, KT Corporation, agreed to pay $6.3 million to settle FCPA violations. As part of the settlement, KT Corp. agreed to pay...more

Korea Launches Powerful Anti-Corruption Investigative Body

Latham & Watkins LLP on 5/13/2021

Companies with business operations in Korea should assess the risk of possible violations subject to the CIO’s jurisdiction. Gwon-lyeog-hyeong bi-li, a Korean phrase that translates as “power-type corruption” in English,...more

DOJ’s False Claims Act Recoveries Rise to More Than $3 Billion in FY2019, With Continued Emphasis on Health Care Fraud Cases

Polsinelli on 1/16/2020

On January 9, 2020, the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it recovered over $3 billion from civil False Claims Act (FCA) judgments and settlements in the fiscal year ending September 30,...more

Top Ten International Anti-Corruption Developments for April 2017

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 6/1/2017

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

Top Ten International Anti-Corruption Developments for March 2017

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 4/20/2017