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The False Claims Act Comes to Britain? Preparing for the ‘Failure to Prevent Fraud’ Offence

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In just a few months, the UK’s corporate criminal liability offence of Failure to Prevent Fraud (FTPF) comes into force. Modelled on the framework of the Failure to Prevent Bribery offence, FTPF imposes strict liability on...more

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A Look at Canada’s Ongoing Efforts to Combat Bribery and Corruption

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In October 2023, the Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions for the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released and adopted a report evaluating Canada’s enforcement of the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for December 2024

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

Proskauer Rose LLP

Top 10 Whistleblowing and Retaliation Events of 2024

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Following our annual tradition — which started over a decade ago — we are analyzing the year's 10 most significant whistleblower and retaliation events. As you'll see, in 2024, actions taken by a range of courts and...more

Jones Day

Spain Adopts New Measures to Fight Corruption

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As part of the Action Plan for Democracy, the Government of Spain recently established two new specialized prosecutorial units and a new independent whistleblower protection agency....more

Holland & Hart LLP

Key Compliance Takeaways for Companies from the DOJ's New Corporate Whistleblower Program

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On August 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced its new “Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program” (“DOJ Program”), a three-year initiative managed by DOJ’s Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section....more

McDermott Will & Schulte

DOJ Unveils Details of Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program

On August 1, 2024, the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division, Nicole Argentieri, unveiled the highly anticipated details of DOJ’s Corporate Whistleblower...more

K&L Gates LLP

How the Serious Fraud Office's Ambitious Five-Year Strategy Will Impact Businesses

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The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) recently published its new five-year strategy for 2024-2029 (the Strategy), setting out its ambitious aspirations to become a “pre-eminent specialist, innovative and collaborative agency which...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

New SFO Director Sets Tone for Tenure

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Motivated by a “visceral reaction” to large-scale economic crime, Nick Ephgrave lays out vision for a bolder, more pragmatic, and more proactive agency. Whistleblowers, dawn raids, and cross-agency collaboration are all...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for November 2023

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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

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for May 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

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for April 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

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for November 2022

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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

White & Case LLP

Corporate Liability for Terrorist Financing

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Terrorist financing comes at a price – and in the case of a global building supplies manufacturer that has pleaded guilty in a US court to making payments to terrorist organisations, that price is USD 778 million in fines and...more

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[Event] 11th Annual European Compliance & Ethics Institute - March 20th - 22nd, Amsterdam, Netherlands

In-person is back! Join us in Amsterdam for the 2023 European Compliance & Ethics Institute! Strengthen your compliance and ethics program by attending our 11th annual European Compliance and Ethics Institute, 20-22 March...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for November 2021

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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

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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

Avanir Pharmaceuticals Pays More than $108 Million to Settle Kickback Violations

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Just to repeat myself – pharmaceutical and medical device firms face extraordinary risks of enforcement under the False Claims Act.  While everyone likes to write and focus on FCPA or anti-corruption risks for global drug and...more

WilmerHale

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Alert: Global Anti-Bribery Year-in-Review: 2018 Developments and Predictions for 2019

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Despite predictions of a slow-down in enforcement under the Trump administration—and indications that enforcement in some areas has decreased in the past year1—2018 was yet again an active year for FCPA enforcement. The year...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Key Takeaways: Government Enforcement Investigations – Trends and Perspectives from the UK, US and China

On September 20, 2016, Skadden presented a seminar titled “Government Enforcement Investigations – Trends and Perspectives from the UK, US and China” in London. The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Director of Enforcement...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Economic Downturn Week, Part II – The Golden Gate Bridge and Employment Separation – Hotlines and Whistleblowers During Layoffs

I use the Golden Gate Bridge as an entrée to my continued discussion on the series on steps that you can use in your compliance program if you find yourself, your company or your industry in an economic downturn. Whether you...more

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