Greater Speed and Efficiency: Steps IP Offices Around the World Are Taking to Streamline the Patent Process
Corruption, Crime & Compliance - Episode 208 - A Deep Dive into the WPP FCPA SEC Settlement
Compliance Perspectives: Compliance Challenges in India
Global Growth: A Prime Opportunity for the Middle Market
Cross-Border Update on Investing and Doing Business in the United States
The Pepper Five: On U.S. – India Issues
...Fraud continues to pose significant challenges across industries worldwide. For multinational companies operating in India, the country offers enormous opportunity — but also presents distinct operational and regulatory...more
On February 11, 2025, Transparency International (TI) published its annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2024. TI observes that corruption remains “a dangerous problem in every part of the world, but change for the...more
Companies looking to set up global capability centers in India should take steps at the outset to assure compliance with applicable anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws and standards. The FCPA prohibits bribing or...more
The SEC’s FCPA settlement with WPP for over $19.2 million provides a variety of bribery schemes in several high-risk venues. The schemes are instructive because they remind anti-corruption compliance professionals of the...more
The Beam Suntory case is yet another example of a failure of internal and external auditors, and legal and compliance professionals. Reviewing cases involves a focus on how and why a compliance failure occurred....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
This year, India celebrates Diwali on October 19, 2017. “The Festival of Lights,” as Diwali (or Deepavli) is commonly called, is celebrated across India with great aplomb, joy and, of course, delicious sweets. Diwali...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
Despite a decline in enforcement actions by the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), the first half of 2015 has continued to highlight the relevance and ever-evolving effects of the...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 in the past month, with links to primary...more
Recently the US law firm of Foley and Lardner LLP and MZM Legal, Advocates & Legal Consultants in India jointly released a white paper, entitled “Anti-Bribery and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Compliance Guide for U.S....more
I used to say – if your business operates in China, you are likely violating the FCPA in one way or another. Permit me to revise my admonition: if your business operates in India, you are likely violating the FCPA in one...more