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
5/17/2023
/ 1MDB ,
Africa ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disgorgement ,
Forgery ,
Misappropriation ,
Money Laundering ,
Olympics ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Swiss Banks ,
Venezuela ,
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
4/12/2023
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Clawbacks ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corruption ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disgorgement ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Incentive Compensation ,
OECD ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
En marzo del 2023, el Departamento de Justicia (“DOJ,” por sus siglas en inglés) y la Comisión de Bolsa y Valores (“SEC,” por sus siglas en inglés) de los EE. UU. publicaron una edición en español de la “Guía de referencia...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
3/22/2023
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Cartels ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
European Parliament ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Money Laundering ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements
Key Takeaways-
•On March 1, 2023, the Assistant Attorney General (“AAG”) for the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), Kenneth A. Polite, Jr., issued a revised memorandum on the imposition and...more
On March 3, 2023, Kenneth A. Polite, Jr., the Assistant Attorney General (“AAG”) of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), announced the launch of the Division’s Pilot Program on Compensation...more
On March 3, 2023, the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") revised its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs or ECCP (the “March 2023 ECCP”) for the first time since June 2020....more
Key Takeaways-
On February 22, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a new corporate voluntary self-disclosure (VSD) policy applicable to all 94 U.S. Attorney’s Offices across the United States and its...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
2/15/2023
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corruption ,
Corruption Perceptions Index ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
European Parliament ,
FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Money Laundering ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Transparency International ,
US Department of State
On January 31, 2023, Transparency International (TI) published its annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2022. As in recent years, the 2022 CPI demonstrates that more must be done to combat corruption globally – with...more
On January 17, 2023, the Assistant Attorney General (AAG) for the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Kenneth Polite, Jr., announced that DOJ had made “significant changes” to its Corporate Enforcement...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
1/11/2023
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Declination ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disgorgement ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Money Laundering ,
OECD ,
Popular ,
Recidivism ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Venezuela ,
Wire Transfers
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
12/14/2022
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Bribery ,
CFTC ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
OECD ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers ,
World Bank
Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco’s September 15, 2022, memorandum on revisions to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Corporate Enforcement Policies (the Monaco Memo) reflects that preservation of business...more
12/12/2022
/ Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) ,
CFTC ,
Commercial Electronic Messages ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Third-Party
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 case developments from the past month,...more
11/17/2022
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
CLOUD Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Money Laundering ,
OECD ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Transparency International ,
UK
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 case developments from the past month,...more
10/19/2022
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Electronic Communications ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Instant Messaging Apps ,
Money Laundering ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK
On September 15, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)’s Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced new guidance and policies regulating corporate criminal enforcement. The new policies emphasize that DOJ will not...more
9/19/2022
/ Attorney General ,
Clawbacks ,
Corporate Cooperation Credits ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
New Guidance ,
Non-Prosecution Agreements ,
Voluntary Disclosure
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 case developments from the past month,...more
9/14/2022
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Blacklist ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
DCIS ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
En Banc Review ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Investigations ,
Money Laundering ,
Nigeria ,
OECD ,
Paraguay ,
Peru ,
Popular ,
Russia ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Semiconductors ,
South Korea ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
UK ,
Venezuela
Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to...more
8/17/2022
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Ecuador ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
France ,
Money Laundering ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Transparency ,
UK ,
US State Departments ,
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 case developments from the past month,...more
7/28/2022
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
China ,
Default Judgment ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
FBI ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
OECD ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Venezuela
Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to...more
6/21/2022
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
CFTC ,
Civil Forfeiture ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Financial Adviser ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Money Laundering ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Venezuela
Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to...more
5/18/2022
/ Accounting Standards ,
Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
DPA ,
EU ,
Europol ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Human Rights ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK ,
UK Bribery Act ,
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 developments from the past month, with links to...more
4/13/2022
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
DPA ,
Ecuador ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Greece ,
Kickbacks ,
Mexico ,
Money Laundering ,
Nigeria ,
OECD ,
Russia ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK ,
Venezuela ,
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 developments from the past month, with links to...more
3/24/2022
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Cease and Desist Orders ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
DPA ,
European Parliament ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Money Laundering ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
World Bank
Morrison & Foerster’s Automotive Task Force represents automotive industry clients in their most significant legal matters.
We have tapped our multidisciplinary Automotive Task Force to get their opinions on what is likely...more
2/23/2022
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Antitrust Division ,
Automotive Industry ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Popular ,
Sanctions ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)