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Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for June 2025

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 7/16/2025

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

The Foreign Agents Registration Act: 2024 Year in Review and Outlook for 2025

Saul Ewing LLP on 3/4/2025

Executive Summary - We entered 2025 with the world in turmoil, a new American administration in the White House, and various global actors—friends and foes alike—still actively vying for the attention of the American public. ...more

New Year and New Administration: DOJ Races to Clear Its FCPA Docket Before the Trump Administration Begins

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 12/23/2024

As we approach Inauguration Day on January 20, 2025, one question among anticorruption practitioners is how the Trump administration will handle enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”). In the meantime, we...more

SAP Returns to U.S. Enforcement Scene: Pays DOJ and SEC Over $220 Million to Resolve FCPA Violations (Part I of III)

The Volkov Law Group on 1/16/2024

Life is always filled with surprises. Just when we thought 2023 was a “slow” FCPA enforcement year, DOJ and SEC announced a large enforcement action against SAP for approximately $220 million for FCPA violations in South...more

DOJ Obtains First Divestitures in a Criminal Antitrust Case

Jones Day on 9/5/2023

The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division ("DOJ") recently resolved a criminal case with Teva Pharmaceuticals and Glenmark Pharmaceuticals via deferred prosecution agreements ("DPAs"), which include a novel remedy for...more

Episode 258 -- Deep Dive into ABB FCPA Settlement

The Volkov Law Group on 1/23/2023

The Justice Department’s new Corporate Enforcement Policy and the heightened enforcement and compliance expectations were put to the test in its announcement of a $315 million settlement of bribery charges with ABB, a...more

Profit Sharing as Bribery: The Honeywell FCPA Enforcement Action: Part 1 – Introduction

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 1/3/2023

To close out 2022 in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) both announced settlements of FCPA enforcement actions with Honeywell...more

ABB FCPA Resolution: Part 5 – A Win for Compliance

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 12/9/2022

We conclude our exploration of the latest resolution of a Foreign Corruption Practices Act (FCPA) violation involving the Swiss construction giant, ABB Ltd. There have been several reference documents used this week and they...more

Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco Emphasizes Continued Focus on White Collar Crime Enforcement by the U.S. Department of Justice

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 11/1/2021

The Department of Justice (“DOJ” or “Department”) has continued to make clear that white collar crime is a top priority of its enforcement efforts. On October 28, 2021, Deputy Attorney General (“DAG”) Lisa Monaco issued a...more

Q1 2021: Latin American Enforcement Review

King & Spalding on 5/28/2021

Enforcement authorities throughout the Americas continued investigations of fraud, corruption, and other misconduct across the region. Below are some of the highlights of the last quarter. ...more

Growing International Coordination of Multi-jurisdictional FCPA Enforcements

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 4/1/2021

In remarks at the American Conference Institute’s 37th International Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) on December 3, 2020, Gen. Brian C. Rabbit, then acting assistant attorney general of the U.S....more

Boeing Fraud Enforcement Action: Part 2 – Facts of the Fraud

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 1/21/2021

One of the top corporate scandals over the past few years entered its next phase with the settlement by the Department of Justice (DOJ) with The Boeing Company (Boeing) around its fraud in the certification of its 737 MAX...more

The Herbalife FCPA Enforcement Action: Part 4 – Final Thoughts

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 9/18/2020

We are the end of my multi-part exploration of the Herbalife Nutrition Ltd (Herbalife) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action with both the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission...more

DOJ and CFTC Settle Spoofing Case with Scotiabank for $127.4 Million

The Volkov Law Group on 9/17/2020

In the last five years, the Justice Department and the Commodities Futures Trading Commission have aggressively prosecuted “spoofing” cases. While the government’s record in these cases has been mixed, the government has...more

The Herbalife FCPA Enforcement Action: Part 2 – Bribery Schemes and Numbers

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 9/16/2020

Herbalife Nutrition Ltd (Herbalife) recently concluded a long running Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action with both the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Herbalife...more

The Herbalife FCPA Enforcement Action: Part 1 – Introduction

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 9/15/2020

Herbalife Nutrition Ltd (Herbalife) recently concluded a long running Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action with both the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Herbalife...more

DOJ Criminal Generic Pharma Price-Fixing Investigation Gathers Steam: Taro Pharmaceuticals Agrees to Pay DOJ Total of $419 Million

The Volkov Law Group on 7/29/2020

The DOJ Antitrust Division’s multi-year criminal cartel investigation of the generic pharmaceutical industry is gaining steam. The latest company to settle is Taro Pharmaceuticals which agreed to enter a deferred prosecution...more

Tenth Circuit Rejects Shareholders’ Fraud Claims Against Western Union Based on Alleged AML Failings

Ballard Spahr LLP on 3/2/2020

On February 25, 2020, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of shareholders’ securities-fraud class action against the Western Union Company (“Western Union”) and several of its current and former executive...more

Airbus Agrees Record-Breaking €3.6 Billion Settlement to Avoid Prosecution

A&O Shearman on 2/12/2020

On 31 January 2020, Airbus SE (Airbus) reached final agreements with the French Parquet National Financier (PNF), the U.K.’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) in order to resolve...more

$1 Billion Ericsson Resolution, Three Jury Verdicts Cap Off Busy Fourth Quarter for US FCPA Enforcement

WilmerHale on 12/31/2019

On December 6, 2019, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) agreed to resolve allegations that multinational telecommunications company Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Ericsson or...more

Avanir Pharmaceuticals Pays More than $108 Million to Settle Kickback Violations

The Volkov Law Group on 10/23/2019

Just to repeat myself – pharmaceutical and medical device firms face extraordinary risks of enforcement under the False Claims Act. While everyone likes to write and focus on FCPA or anti-corruption risks for global drug and...more

Cross-Border Investigations Update - September 2019

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 10/3/2019

This issue of Skadden’s semiannual Cross-Border Investigations Update takes a close look at recent cases, regulatory activity and other key developments, including a review of the first year of GDPR enforcement, analysis of...more

French Oil And Gas Company And U.S. Subsidiary Fined $296 Million Over Alleged Foreign Bribery Schemes Involving Brazil And Iraq

A&O Shearman on 7/2/2019

On June 25, 2019, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that it had entered into a three-year deferred prosecution agreement (“DPA”) with TechnipFMC PLC to settle allegations of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”)...more

Société Générale Pays $1.4 Billion for Systemic Sanctions Violations

The Volkov Law Group on 11/27/2018

Société Générale (“SocGen”) entered into two deferred prosecution agreements (“DPA”) and agreed to pay $1.34 billion in penalties: $717 million to the Justice Department...more

AML Compliance Lessons Learned from US Bancorp and Rabobank Enforcement Actions

The Volkov Law Group on 4/19/2018

Global banks have been the focus of enforcement actions, focusing on AML and sanctions violations. With the new beneficial ownership regulations effective May 11, 2018, we are about to see a significant transformation in AML...more

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