Creating a potential new impediment for collaboration between UK and US investigators, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York recently held that evidence derived from compelled testimony cannot be used in a...more
7/26/2017
/ Bank Fraud ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Inadmissible Evidence ,
Libor ,
Market Manipulation ,
Rabobank ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Self-Incrimination ,
Testimony ,
UK ,
White Collar Crimes ,
Wire Fraud
On 17 January 2017, the UK Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”),[1] the US Department of Justice (“DOJ”),[2] and the Brazilian Ministério Público Federal (“MPF”) announced an $800 million global settlement with Rolls-Royce plc and...more
1/23/2017
/ Angola ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Automotive Industry ,
Azerbaijan ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corruption ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Energy Sector ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Government Officials ,
Kazakhstan ,
Oil & Gas ,
Penalties ,
Pipelines ,
Rolls-Royce ,
SFO ,
Thailand ,
UK ,
UK Bribery Act ,
White Collar Crimes
On August 11, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit granted a petition by Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc. (“KBR”) for a writ of mandamus in order to protect KBR’s assertion of attorney-client privilege over its...more
8/18/2015
/ Appeals ,
Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Code of Conduct ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Defense Contracts ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Internal Investigations ,
Iraq ,
KBR (formerly Kellogg Brown & Root) ,
Kickbacks ,
Writ of Mandamus