ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS –
Former Magyar Telekom Executives Settle Bribery Charges –
On April 24, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that two former executives of Magyar Telekom, a...more
5/10/2017
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Compliance ,
Cooperation ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Internal Investigations ,
Russia ,
White Collar Crimes
Anticorruption Developments -
Former Magyar Telekom Executives Reconcile Bribery Charges -
April 24, 2017, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that the Hungarian telecommunications company...more
5/10/2017
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
China ,
Compliance ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
White Collar Crimes
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS –
Former Magyar Telekom Executives Settle Bribery Charges –
On April 24, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that two former executives of Magyar Telekom, a...more
5/2/2017
/ Administrative Resignation ,
Bribery ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disgorgement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Exports ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Illegal Activity ,
Jones Act ,
Kokesh v SEC ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Penalties ,
Red Notices ,
Sanction Violations ,
SCOTUS ,
SDN List ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Settlement ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Steel Industry ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
Trade Deficit ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trump Administration
Anticorruption Developments -
SEC Chairman Nominee Jay Clayton Receives Confirmation Hearing -
On March 23, 2017, SEC Chairman Nominee Jay Clayton testified before the Senate Banking Committee at his confirmation...more
4/4/2017
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Arrest ,
Bribery ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
FinCEN ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Investors ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Petrobras ,
Sanction Violations ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Senate Confirmation Hearings ,
Sentencing ,
Split of Authority ,
Telecommunications ,
Trump Administration ,
Ukraine ,
Whistleblowers
Acting SEC Chief Limits Subpoena Authority to Enforcement Division Acting Director -
On February 15, 2017,The Wall Street Journal reported that the acting Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Michael...more
3/2/2017
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Compliance ,
Conflict Mineral Rules ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Rescission ,
Resource Extraction ,
Russia ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Trump Administration ,
Whistleblowers
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS -
Las Vegas Sands Corporation Agrees to Pay Approximately $7 Million to Resolve DOJ FCPA Enforcement Action –
On January 19, 2017, Las Vegas Sands Corporation (“Sands”), a Nevada-based...more
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS -
Las Vegas Sands Corporation Agrees to Pay Approximately $7 Million to Resolve DOJ FCPA Enforcement Action –
On January 19, 2017, Las Vegas Sands Corporation (“Sands”), a Nevada-based...more
2/1/2017
/ CFIUS ,
Cuba ,
Disgorgement ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
General Licenses ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Rolls-Royce ,
SCOTUS ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
World Bank
Anticorruption Developments -
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit Rules That the SEC's Use of ALJs is Unconstitutional
- On December 27, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit ruled 2-1...more
1/3/2017
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Red Notices ,
Russia ,
Sanctions ,
SDN List ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
Teva Pharmaceuticals
JPMorgan Resolves Enforcement Action Regarding China Subsidiary’s Hiring Practices -
On November 17, 2016, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPMC) entered into a nonprosecution agreement with the Department of Justice (DOJ), and...more
From November 18 to 19, 2014, the American Conference Institute held its annual U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) conference outside of Washington, D.C. Keynote speakers including U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)...more
11/25/2014
/ Chief Compliance Officers ,
Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Internal Controls ,
Investigations ,
OECD ,
Professional Conferences ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Self-Reporting ,
Strategic Enforcement Plan
On November 10, 2014, the Supreme Court (No. 14-389) declined to review the 3rd Circuit decision (No. 13-1237), In Re: Grand Jury Subpoena, leaving intact the 3rd Circuit’s ruling on the proper bounds of the crime-fraud...more
On November 20, 2013, during a panel presentation at the 30th International Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”), current and former prosecutors from the United States and the United Kingdom discussed the...more
On November 19 and 20, 2013, the American Conference Institute held the 30th annual U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) conference outside of Washington, D.C. In addition to keynote addresses by U.S. Department of...more
Companies all over the globe are increasingly aware of the record number of corporate criminal enforcement actions brought in recent years by enforcement authorities to combat corruption, and many companies now are also...more