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Hot Topics in International Trade - April 2025 - Chaebols May Wabble but They Don’t Fall Down How Samsung Became 23% of South...

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC on 4/10/2025

Chaebols are large, family-owned business conglomerates that play a significant role in South Korea’s economy. Some of the most well-known chaebols include Samsung Group, which is the largest chaebol, known for its...more

Corruption Perceptions Index 2024: A “Dangerous Problem” Globally, with More Expected from Governments in Asia Pacific

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 2/12/2025

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

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for December 2024

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 1/14/2025

Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption law and enforcement developments from the past...more

FinCEN Final New Rules Close Loopholes in U.S. Financial System

Foodman CPAs & Advisors on 9/27/2024

On August 28, 2024, FinCEN Final New Rules were published that address vulnerabilities in the U.S. financial system and are part of an on going effort to combat illicit finance and protect U.S. national security, as well as...more

Corruption and modern slavery

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics... on 9/4/2024

In my July column, I wrote about the connection between corruption and the environment. But corruption also has a link to the “S” of the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) pillars. Corruption is both a cause and a...more

Regulators and reforms: how Australia tackled white collar crime in 2023 and what to expect in 2024

A&O Shearman on 1/10/2024

Regulators and enforcement authorities in Australia intensified their efforts to curb white-collar crime in 2023. They targeted fraud, money laundering, tax evasion, cybercrime, and corruption across multiple industries,...more

FCPA Enforcement Update: Commodities Trader Agrees to Almost $100 Million Fine

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 12/21/2023

On December 14, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Freepoint Commodities LLC, a Connecticut-based commodities trader, had agreed to a three-year deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) to resolve a DOJ investigation...more

FCPA Enforcement Appears Primed to Reemerge

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer on 12/21/2021

Over the course of the year — and even dating back to his time on the campaign trail — President Biden and senior officials in his administration, including Department of Justice (DOJ) and Security and Exchange Commission...more

Did you know that the IRS is Involved with Investigating and Prosecuting Bribery?

Foodman CPAs & Advisors on 9/23/2020

In 1977, the United States enacted the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The FCPA prohibits an offer, payment, promise or the authorization of a payment of money or anything of value (a/k/a bribery) to a foreign official...more

'The Chickenshit Club' - Book Review and Author Interview

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 11/28/2017

'The Chickenshit Club' is the most important book that every Chief Compliance Office, General Counsel, and compliance practitioner needs to read. Here's a review and interview with its author....more

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