On October 12, 2018, the Assistant Attorney General (“AAG”) for the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division, Brian A. Benczkowski, announced a new memorandum regarding the imposition and selection of monitors for...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
10/9/2018
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Argentina ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
Canada ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Switzerland ,
UK ,
Uzbekistan
We will provide a summary and link of primary sources for the most important ones of cases concerning international corruption in July in order to grasp the full picture by busy internal lawyers and compliance experts. Who...more
10/2/2018
/ Banking Sector ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Embezzlement ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Hedge Funds ,
Hong Kong ,
Money Laundering ,
Oil & Gas ,
Switzerland ,
Venezuela
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
9/18/2018
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Banks ,
Barbados ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disgorgement ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Korea ,
Money Laundering ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Slovenia ,
UK
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
8/15/2018
/ Banking Sector ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Embezzlement ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Hedge Funds ,
Hong Kong ,
Money Laundering ,
Oil & Gas ,
Switzerland ,
Venezuela
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
7/10/2018
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
FOIA ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
France ,
Fraud ,
Germany ,
Iraq ,
Lucia v SEC ,
Norway ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UK
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
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
4/30/2018
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Argentina ,
Bribery ,
Canada ,
China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
France ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Israel ,
OECD ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Singapore ,
South Korea ,
Switzerland
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
3/21/2018
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Canada ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Digital Realty Trust Inc v Somers ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Germany ,
Money Laundering ,
RICO ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Singapore ,
South Korea ,
Transparency ,
Venezuela ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
White Collar Crimes
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
2/28/2018
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
Class Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Liability ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Israel ,
Peru ,
Popular ,
Russia ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
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
1/30/2018
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Italy ,
Nigeria ,
Oil & Gas ,
Singapore ,
UK
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
12/23/2017
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Argentina ,
Bribery ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
DPA ,
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
France ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UK
On November 29, 2017, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced a new “FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy” (“Policy”) that extends and revises the FCPA Pilot Program. In his announcement, DAG Rosenstein explained that...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
11/30/2017
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Canada ,
China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Haiti ,
OECD ,
Sweden ,
TRACE ,
UK ,
Venezuela
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
10/30/2017
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Australia ,
Bribery ,
Canada ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sweden ,
Transparency ,
UK
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
9/25/2017
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Austria ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
Canada ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Financial Reporting ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Korea ,
Money Laundering ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Spain ,
UK ,
Ukraine
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
8/28/2017
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Jury Trial ,
Libor ,
Money Laundering ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Trump Administration
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
7/20/2017
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disgorgement ,
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Forfeiture ,
Guilty Pleas ,
India ,
Malaysia ,
Money Laundering ,
OECD ,
Oil & Gas ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UK ,
Vietnam
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
6/29/2017
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Civil Forfeiture ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Internal Investigations ,
Money Laundering ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholders ,
UK ,
Ukraine
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
6/1/2017
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Australia ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
Compliance ,
Construction Industry ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corruption ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
South Korea
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
4/20/2017
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Argentina ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
China ,
Compliance ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Finland ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Mexico ,
Mismanagement ,
OECD ,
Political Corruption ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
South Korea ,
Telecommunications ,
Thailand ,
TRACE ,
UK ,
Working Groups
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
3/28/2017
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Austria ,
Bribery ,
Canada ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Haiti ,
Hungary ,
Panama Papers ,
Retaliation ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Whistleblowers
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
3/3/2017
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
Chile ,
China ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corruption ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Energy Sector ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Hedge Funds ,
India ,
Medical Devices ,
Rolls-Royce ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Texas ,
Transparency ,
Transparency International ,
UK ,
Venezuela ,
Vietnam ,
White Collar Crimes
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
2/1/2017
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
DPA ,
Evidence ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Manufacturers ,
Money Laundering ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UK ,
United Airlines
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
12/17/2016
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
China ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
France ,
Presidential Elections ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Trump Administration ,
Whistleblowers