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
6/16/2025
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Singapore ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes ,
World Bank
On May 12, 2025, the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) revised its Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (CEP) and Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (Whistleblower...more
6/2/2025
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Biden Administration ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
New Guidance ,
Non-Prosecution Agreements ,
Penalties ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
Whistleblowers
Consumer product companies are facing unprecedented scrutiny as the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) intensifies its regulatory oversight. With heightened civil penalties, increased monitoring of e-commerce...more
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
5/21/2025
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
State Attorneys General ,
Trump Administration
Designed for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, this newsletter seeks to bring you up to speed on key federal and state False Claims Act (FCA) developments, with links to primary resources. Each quarter,...more
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
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
3/20/2025
/ Anti-Corruption ,
CFTC ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Trump Administration ,
USAID ,
White Collar Crimes
Designed for the busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important anti-corruption law and enforcement developments from the past month, with...more
2/19/2025
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Money Laundering ,
OECD ,
White Collar Crimes
Since its enactment in 1977, the FCPA has been the primary legal mechanism in the United States for preventing and punishing corrupt business practices around the world. At a high-level, the FCPA applies to both domestic and...more
2/12/2025
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Attorney General ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Policy ,
Trump Administration ,
White Collar Crimes
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
2/12/2025
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Asia Pacific ,
Australia ,
Bribery ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corruption ,
Corruption Perceptions Index ,
Foreign Investment ,
India ,
Indonesia ,
Japan ,
Popular ,
Transparency International
Designed for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, this newsletter seeks to bring you up to speed on key federal and state False Claims Act (FCA) developments, with links to primary resources. Each quarter, we...more
1/28/2025
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Appointments Clause ,
Article II ,
Books & Records ,
CVS ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Billing ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Genetic Testing ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medicare ,
OIG ,
Patient Referrals ,
Qui Tam ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
Walgreens ,
Whistleblowers
Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this special edition of our award-winning monthly Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments newsletter summarizes the most...more
1/16/2025
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP) ,
FEPA ,
Financial Crimes ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Investigations ,
OECD ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
UK Bribery Act ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
White Collar Crimes
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
1/14/2025
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
China ,
CJIP ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Crimes ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Money Laundering ,
OECD ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
Morrison Foerster partners Kate Driscoll and Nate Mendell, both former federal prosecutors and members of the firm’s Investigations + White Collar Defense Group, hosted the seventh episode of When Your Life Sciences Are on...more
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
12/17/2024
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
China ,
Clawbacks ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Donald Trump ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Incentives ,
Money Laundering ,
OECD ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
South Africa ,
UK ,
Venezuela ,
Whistleblowers ,
Wire Fraud
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
11/13/2024
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Arms Export Control Act ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Defense Contracts ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
India ,
ITAR ,
OECD ,
Oil & Gas ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UK ,
United Nations ,
Venezuela
Designed for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, this newsletter seeks to bring you up to speed on key federal and state False Claims Act (FCA) developments, with links to primary resources. Each quarter, we...more
10/31/2024
/ Cybersecurity ,
Defense Contracts ,
Denial of Certiorari ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
E-Rates ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
FCC ,
Federal Contractors ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Overpayment ,
Qui Tam ,
Reimbursements ,
Retaliation ,
SCOTUS
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
10/16/2024
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Australia ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
Business Conduct Standards ,
Campaign Funds ,
China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Contractors ,
John Deere ,
Money Laundering ,
New York ,
Non-Prosecution Agreements ,
Obstruction of Justice ,
Oil & Gas ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Singapore ,
Thailand ,
Turkey ,
UK ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
The ECCP is intended to assist federal prosecutors in determining whether a corporation’s compliance program was effective at the time of the alleged offense(s) and, if not, what type of enforcement, monetary penalty, and...more
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
9/19/2024
/ Asset Recovery ,
Bribery ,
Commodities Traders ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disgorgement ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Government Officials ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
International Corruption Unit (ICU) ,
Kickbacks ,
Money Laundering ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK ,
Whistleblowers
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
8/15/2024
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
CJIP ,
Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
FEPA ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Official ,
Money Laundering ,
Popular ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO)
On August 1, 2024, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced the launch of DOJ’s Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (Pilot Program). The Pilot Program, previewed by Monaco in March 2024, provides another avenue...more
8/7/2024
/ BSA/AML ,
CFTC ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
FinCEN ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Pilot Programs ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
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
7/25/2024
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
EU ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
OECD ,
Popular ,
Repatriation ,
SCOTUS ,
SEC v Jarkesy ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Snyder v United States ,
World Bank
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
6/17/2024
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Asset Management ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fund Managers ,
Ministry of Finance ,
Money Laundering ,
Renewable Energy ,
Section 7 of UKBA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Self-Reporting ,
Venezuela ,
Wire Fraud
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
5/15/2024
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
China ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
DPA ,
Embezzlement ,
FEPA ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Money Laundering ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Venezuela