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Oil & Gas Settlement Agreements Enforcement Actions

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Multimedia Enforcement: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and Broussard Oil Services Storage/Distribution Center Enter...

The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) and Clariant Corporation (“CC”) entered into a Settlement Agreement (“Agreement”) addressing alleged violations of the hazardous waste, SPCC, and stormwater...more

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UK Settlement Highlights International Enforcement Linked to “Car Wash” Investigation

The UK Serious Fraud Office (the “SFO”) has reached a £1.2 million civil recovery settlement with Julio Faerman, a Brazilian national linked to the sprawling “Operation Car Wash” investigation involving the Brazilian...more

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Financial Daily Dose 9.30.2020 | Top Story: JPMorgan Reaches $920M Settlement with Feds Over Spoofing Allegations

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Under the terms of a deal with the DOJ announced this week, JPMorgan will pay $920 million and sign on to a deferred prosecution agreement “to resolve charges that it had manipulated markets for U.S. government bonds and...more

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Storage Tank Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania Underground Storage Tank Owner Enter...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Pocono Gas Stations Inc. (“PGSI”) entered into a December 30th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the Pennsylvania Department...more

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CFTC Enforcement Priorities: Commodity Trading Advisory Services in Energy and Other Areas Under Scrutiny

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The Situation: Recent enforcement actions and settlements by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC," or the "Commission") demonstrate that the Commission views registration violations as an enforcement...more

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Financial Daily Dose 9.16.2019 | Top Story: Weekend Attack on Aramco Oil Fields Sends Energy Prices Soaring

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A drone attack on Saudi Aramco oilfields this weekend affected 5% of global production and sent “energy prices substantially higher” late Sunday and early today. Analysts don’t anticipate a “severe shock to energy markets and...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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The G-20 summit in Buenos Aires wrapped this weekend with the nations agreeing to a joint statement that “affirms the importance of the multilateral trading system” while giving ground to both the US and China over language...more

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Venezuela Debt Update: Recent Developments in Arbitrations that Could Impact Restructuring Efforts

It’s hard to find something positive these days to write about Venezuela. Some basic facts tell the story of the misery there. Consumer prices this year might rise one million percent. The minimum wage was increased by...more

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Red Notice Newsletter - September 2018

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Petrobras Settles with U.S. Authorities Over Alleged FCPA Violations - On September 27, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...more

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Red Notice Newsletter - July 2018

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - DOJ Extends FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy to Misconduct in Mergers and Acquisitions - On July 25, 2018, in a speech to the Ninth Global Forum on Anti-Corruption Compliance in High Risk...more

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Storage Tank Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Elmira, New York/Newton, New Jersey Underground Storage Tank...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) entered into an Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) with First Group America, Inc., d/b/a First Student, Inc. and First Transit, Inc. See Docket No....more

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Five Key Takeaways from Key Energy’s SEC FCPA Settlement

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The SEC, last week, announced its $5 million settlement with Key Energy. As always, FCPA settlements contain important examples of enforcement priorities and policies. Key Energy’s recent settlement is an example of the...more

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