31 Days to a More Effective Compliance Program - Charitable Donation Enforcement Actions
There was significant legal and regulatory scrutiny across both private and state-owned sectors in Poland in 2024, focusing on business fraud, sanctions compliance, money laundering, and bribery. State-owned enterprises,...more
Last month the Polish government published a draft act on crypto-assets (the Draft Act) that aims to align the national legal framework with the EU regulation on crypto-assets. The Draft Act transposes the provisions of the...more
FCPA cases can arise in un usual situations. DOJ has focused two separate prosecutions on bribery and fraud involving adoptions from Uganda and Poland. At the heart, the defendants bribed Ugandan and Polish authorities to...more
When is a rose not a rose? When it is a charitable donation not made for philanthropic purposes and violates the FCPA. This was a feature of the Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) FCPA enforcement action brought by the SEC in...more
Q1/ Applicable legislation - (a) Have the requirements of the GDPR been addressed by introducing a new law, or by updating existing legislation? New legislation has been passed replacing the main pre-GDPR legislation...more
The President of the Personal Data Protection Office in Poland (Polish DPA) imposed a fine amounting to PLN 943,470 (approximately EUR 220,000; approximately USD 245,977) for failing to fulfil the company’s transparency...more
On March 15, 2018, the Act amending the Act on the National Court Register and other Acts entered into force. This Act introduces revolutionary changes that will have long-term effects on business in Poland. ...more
In April 2017, the European Commission ("Commission") published a tender offer seeking an assessment of the EU market for loan syndication and possible implications under EU competition rules. The successful candidate will...more