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
4/25/2016
/ Anti-Corruption ,
China ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
EU ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UK ,
Young Lawyers
On Aug. 12, 2015, Vincente Garcia (former head of Latin American sales for SAP International Inc.) pled guilty in federal court in San Francisco to violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. In addition to pleading...more
8/28/2015
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Bribery ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Compliance ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Contractors ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Government Officials ,
Kickbacks ,
Panama ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Software ,
Technology Sector
On August 12, 2015, Vincente Garcia (former head of Latin American sales for SAP International, Inc.) pleaded guilty in federal court in San Francisco to violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). In addition to...more
8/18/2015
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Bribery ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Subsidiaries
Federal appellate court decisions interpreting the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) are rare. Very rare. Indeed, in the statute’s 36-year history there have been barely more than a handful of appellate court decisions...more