Podcast: Illinois Tool Works Inc. & Subsidiaries v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 142-Reflections on the Goodyear FCPA Enforcement Action
FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 122-with Matt Kelly on Alstom, Avon and Petrobras
FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 117-the Avon FCPA Enforcement Action
Cross-Border Update on Investing and Doing Business in the United States
On July 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) reached a settlement with Key Holding, LLC (Key Holding) concerning its non-U.S. subsidiary’s violations of the Cuban Assets...more
Economic sanctions have been increasingly used by countries and international organizations as a tool of foreign policy and national security. This increase in the use of sanctions, particularly by the U.S. Department of the...more
The UK Supreme Court has issued the latest in a series of landmark decisions on parent company liability under English law for claims alleging environmental damage and human rights abuses. In a unanimous reversal of the...more
Action Item: The Securities and Exchange Commission’s enforcement action against Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and its investigation of Mondelez International provide key lessons to U.S. companies seeking to acquire foreign...more
FCPA settlements carry with them a basket of compliance and enforcement lessons. The recent Goodyear settlement with the SEC for $16 million carries some important compliance and strategic reminders for ethics and compliance...more
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company settled FCPA books and records and internal control charges with the SEC. The settlement reflects the extensive cooperation and remedial efforts of the company. In the Matter of Goodyear Tire...more
On February 24, 2015, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. agreed to pay more than $16 million to settle charges that two of its subsidiaries allegedly paid $3.2 million in bribes that generated $14,122,535 in illicit profits. The SEC...more
In this episode, Compliance Week Editor-in-Chief Matt Kelly and I discuss the Avon and Alstom FCPA enforcement actions and then take a look at the ongoing Petrobras corruption scandal and what it means for Brazil. ...more