Il y a cinq ans, la France a promulgué sa loi anti-corruption, dite loi Sapin II1. Cette loi a introduit des innovations importantes, y compris la possibilité pour les entreprises de se voir proposer et de négocier une...more
Five years ago, France enacted its anti-corruption legislation, Sapin II. The law introduced a number of important innovations, including the ability for companies to be offered and to negotiate a French-style deferred...more
Il y a presque cinq ans, la France a promulgué sa loi anti-corruption, dite loi Sapin II. Cette loi, considérée comme disruptive à l'époque, a introduit des innovations importantes, y compris la possibilité pour les...more
1/6/2022
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
CJIP ,
Compliance Management Systems ,
Corruption ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Foreign Jurisdictions ,
France ,
Internal Controls ,
Pending Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Sapin II ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
White Collar Crimes
Almost five years ago, France enacted its anti-corruption legislation, Sapin II. The law was considered ground-breaking at the time and introduced a number of important innovations, including the ability for companies to be...more
1/6/2022
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
CJIP ,
Compliance Management Systems ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corruption ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Foreign Jurisdictions ,
France ,
Internal Controls ,
Pending Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Sapin II ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
White Collar Crimes
Since the enactment of Sapin II, the lead French investigating and prosecuting agencies have entered into eleven Conventions Judiciaire d’Intérêt Public (“CJIPs”), which are the French equivalent of deferred prosecution...more
The global coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic as well as the containment measures adopted by various countries, including France since 17 March 2020, affect all companies. Some of these are questioning their ability to...more
4/6/2020
/ Affirmative Defenses ,
Breach of Contract ,
Contract Negotiations ,
Contract Terms ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Deadlines ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
France ,
Nonperformance ,
Public Health Emergency ,
State of Emergency ,
Time Extensions
France is off to a strong start enforcing Sapin II, its December 2016 anti-corruption legislation. Since the enactment of the statute, the lead French investigating and prosecuting agencies, the Parquet National Financier...more
8/8/2019
/ Anti-Corruption ,
CJIP ,
Confidentiality Policies ,
Cooperation Agreement ,
Corporate Monitoring ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fines ,
France ,
Litigation Privilege ,
New Guidance ,
Prior Conviction ,
Sapin II ,
Self-Reporting ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK ,
United States ,
Voluntary Disclosure