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US Fintech and Digital Asset Companies Announce Stablecoin Initiatives - A major U.S. fintech company recently announced a partnership with the issuer of the USDC stablecoin “to give financial institutions the ability to...more
On March 7, 2024, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced the Department of Justice (DOJ) would release a new whistleblower rewards program for civil and criminal forfeitures. On August 1, 2024, DOJ did just that—as the...more
On August 1, 2024, the Department of Justice officially launched a three-year pilot program to reward whistleblowers who report corporate misconduct....more
Albemarle Corporation (Albemarle), a specialty chemicals manufacturing company located in Charlotte, North Carolina, agreed to pay more than $218 million to settle FCPA investigations with DOJ and the SEC stemming from...more
Keeping ahead of global anti-corruption trends is critical in today’s business markets. The Dorsey Anti-Corruption Digest, which puts global trends at your fingertips, puts you ahead. The deep experience of the Dorsey...more
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - U.K. Opens Corruption Investigation of Rio Tinto over Guinea Operations - On July 24, 2017, the United Kingdom’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) announced that it had opened an investigation into...more
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 U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on June 16, 2017, announced its first declination of 2017 and the closing of its investigation of Linde North America Inc. and Linde Gas North America LLC (collectively, Linde) concerning...more
This issue of Skadden’s semiannual Cross-Border Investigations Update looks at Brexit’s impact on corporate crime and investigations, the U.S. DOJ’s increased use of forfeiture actions with international implications, current...more
This installment of MoFo’s Top Ten International Anti-Corruption Developments highlights important Department of Justice (DOJ) personnel changes, an increase in government resources being dedicated to FCPA enforcement...more