Commercial Law & Contracts – May 23, 2012

by Thomas Fox on 5/23/2012

Put another way, what is the best one-stop database site for anti-corruption and anti-bribery on a worldwide basis? I think that the answer is will lead you to one resource that I would suggest you take a very hard look and...more

by Thomas Fox on 5/22/2012

Perhaps the defendants became confused about the inclusion of a local law defense in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) under which payments to foreign governmental officials that are otherwise prohibited are permitted...more

by Thomas Fox on 5/21/2012

This drove home to me that what a company really needs to accomplish regarding compliance is to do the day-to-day work in its company to help create and foster a culture of compliance. Recently May 7-11 was designated as...more

by Thomas Fox on 5/16/2012

One of area that is an important part of a minimum best practices compliance program under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) or the UK Bribery Act is risk assessment. Indeed in a recent video podcast on the site...more

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 5/15/2012

On May 10, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a notice of a proposed second amendment that extends the CFTC’s prior grant of temporary relief from certain swap-related provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street...more

by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 5/15/2012

In 1996, the California legislature enacted SB 261 (Beverly) which established an exemption, Corporations Code Section 25102(o), for the offer or sale of securities by a corporation pursuant to an option plan or agreement...more

by Thomas Fox on 5/15/2012

Most people will recognize the name Cicero as that of one of the greatest orators of the Roman Republic. In 64 BC he ran for Consul and was elected, beginning his term in March, 63 BC. In this month’s issue of Foreign...more

by Thomas Fox on 5/14/2012

Carroll Shelby died last week. For anyone who following racing or loved the Muscle Car Era, no light shone brighter that Shelby’s. In 1959 (a little before I started to follow racing) Shelby was the first Texan to win...more