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The Volkov Law Group

The Coming Corporate Sanctions Enforcement Storm (Part I of II)

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There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm.  Willa Cather I know I sound like a broken record.  The Justice Department’s white collar criminal enforcement  has been trending down over the last few...more

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SDNY Launches Whistleblower Pilot Program to Encourage Self-Disclosure of Criminal Conduct

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The recently created SDNY Whistleblower Pilot Program encourages individuals to self-disclose certain criminal conduct and cooperate in resulting investigations and prosecutions. ...more

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China's enforcement trends and developments: a review of data, bribery, and corporate crime issues

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Commercial bribery enforcement also became more active, as the authorities marked the 30th anniversary of the PRC Anti-Unfair Competition Law. The revision of the PRC Anti-Espionage Law raised some concerns about national...more

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Deal of a Lifetime – or Jailtime and Fines? 5 Best Practices to Avoid Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Violations

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One of your employees working overseas emails you with great news – they’re about to close a $50 million sale with a new customer. They tell you everything looks great, but there’s just one thing. The local political party...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

DOJ CCO Certification Requirement Will Up the Ante of CCO Oversight

Officials with the U.S. Department of Justice have portended a sea change in the oversight responsibilities of chief compliance officers (CCOs) as it concerns corporate resolutions going forward. In public remarks made March...more

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Compliance in France in 2022

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The year 2021 and early 2022 proved eventful for compliance and white-collar crime in France, especially for anti-bribery and compliance activity. Agencies are continuing to build on Sapin II by incrementally defining...more

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Measure Twice, Cut Once: New DOJ Compliance Certifications Put CEOs and CCOs at Risk of Individual Criminal Liability

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Key Takeaways - As DOJ senior leadership signaled it would do since March, DOJ has now officially required as part of resolving a corporate enforcement action, that a Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) and Chief Executive...more

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Prosecutors Embrace Criminal AML Charges in Corruption Cases

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Federal prosecutors enjoy flipping through the United States Criminal Code, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1 et seq., to pick out tools to charge defendants.  Over the last ten years, DOJ’s reliance on criminal charges in FCPA cases has...more

Jenner & Block

Anti-Corruption Enforcement - 2021 Year in Review

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Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the change in presidential administrations in the United States in January 2021, US enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) declined in 2021. However, we...more

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Get ready for an uptick in FCPA / anti-corruption enforcement

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The U.S. Biden administration has announced a detailed new anti-corruption strategy, naming corruption as a core national security interest....more

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Expect more FCPA enforcement: Biden administration names corruption a national security interest

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On December 6, 2021, the Biden administration announced a sweeping new anti-corruption strategy. The “United States Strategy on Countering Corruption” (the SCC) follows President Biden’s declaration this summer, in a June...more

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The UK's “revolving door” culture is relatively unregulated – but is change on the horizon?

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On 1 November 2021, the independent Committee on Standards in Public Life published a report recommending sweeping changes to lobbying rules in the UK. The Committee’s 103-page report contains resounding criticisms of the...more

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Gratification control on financial services sector

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In the implementing of one of its duties to prevent corruption from happening in Indonesia, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) as Indonesian Corruption Watchdog issued Circular Letter No. 19 of 2021 regarding...more

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Bribery Act 2010: Ten Years On

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Ten years have passed since the introduction of the UK’s primary anti-corruption law, the Bribery Act 2010 (“the Act”). This article examines the extent to which the Act has lived up to its billing as the international “gold...more

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New and improved? Corporate liability for corruption in Malaysia

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SEA View, Article XV: May 2021 - Section 17A of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act raises the possibility of corporate liability for corruption in addition to personal liability for board and senior management...more

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New Guidance for Dutch Prosecutor on the Investigation and Prosecution of Foreign Corruption

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On October 1, 2020, the new Instruction on the Investigation and Prosecution of Foreign Corruption for the Dutch Public Prosecution Service ("DPPS") entered into force, indicating certain factors that play a role in...more

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The Future Direction of Corporate Criminal Responsibility in Australia

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On 31 August 2020, the Australian Law Reform Commission's Final Report on Corporate Criminal Responsibility was tabled in Parliament. The Final Report makes significant recommendations for reform of corporate criminal...more

King & Spalding

Q4 2019: Latin America Enforcement Review

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In the fourth quarter of 2019, U.S. enforcement authorities sustained efforts to prosecute individuals violating U.S. anticorruption laws in matters related to Latin America, while authorities in Latin America, including in...more

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ALRC Proposes Significant Reforms for Australia's Corporate Criminal Liability Regime

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The Situation: The Australian Law Reform Commission ("ALRC") has released its much anticipated Discussion Paper on Australia's corporate criminal responsibility regime, which provides the ALRC's preliminary views in relation...more

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Changes Ahead for Australia’s Corporate Criminal Liability Regime

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The Situation: At the direction of the Attorney General of Australia, the Australian Law Reform Commission ("ALRC") is undertaking a comprehensive review of Australia's Commonwealth corporate criminal liability regime. The...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Les premières lignes directrices communes PNF/AFA

Lorsque la loi n° 2016-1691 du 9 décembre 2016 (« Loi Sapin II ») a créé la convention judicaire d’intérêt public (« CJIP ») sur le modèle des transactions pénales américaines (Deferred Prosecution Agreement ou « DPA »), on a...more

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The UK’s Anti-Money Laundering framework is on the cusp of a facelift – are you ready for it?

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With the UK on the brink potentially of exiting the EU and business certainty at an all-time low, the Government faces enormous pressure to ensure that the UK remains an attractive place to do business. One very significant...more

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France Takes Next Step in Anticorruption Enforcement: First "French DPAs" and What Companies Should Know

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The Situation: Anticorruption legislation passed by French lawmakers in 2016 authorizes the resolution of a corruption matter by means of a "convention judiciaire d'intérêt public" ("CJIP"), the French version of a deferred...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top Ten International Anti-Corruption Developments for January 2018

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

Holland & Knight LLP

Argentina Passes New Anti-Corruption Statute

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A more robust anti-corruption culture is taking hold in Latin America. In line with this trend, the National Congress of Argentina just last week passed a bill creating a criminal liability regime for legal entities. As the...more

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