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Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto LLP

OECD Recommendations and U.S. Anti-Corruption Strategy Show U.S. Should Award Whistleblowers who Report to Media

Both the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the U.S. Strategy on Countering Corruption recognize that the news media plays a vital role in the detection of bribery and other acts of corruption...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Digest - October 2023

The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency, specifically focusing on:...more

Dechert LLP

The SEC As Bad Santa: The Proposed Securitization Conflict Rules

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The current administration’s legislative initiatives are largely bottled up in a split Congress, so the path toward achieving the White House’s policy priorities runs almost exclusively through the executive order and...more

Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto LLP

UK Citizens the Most Active Players Among Foreigners Providing Whistleblower Tips to U.S. Government

Ever since the establishment of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) whistleblower rewards program, there has been a steady increase in the number of foreign whistleblowers coming to the U.S. government to...more

Jones Day

New Treasury Department Whistleblower Reward Program Targets Foreign Corruption

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The Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Rewards Act ("KARRA") authorizes a U.S. Treasury Department ("Treasury") pilot program aimed at rewarding whistleblowers who provide information leading to the restraint, seizure, forfeiture, or...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

CFPB announces advisory opinion program, updates responsible business conduct bulletin, proposes whistleblower legislation

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At the end of last week, the CFPB announced that it was taking three steps consisting of implementing an advisory opinion program, updating its responsible business conduct bulletin, and proposing an award program for...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - June 2019

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Deputy Assistant Attorney General Matt Miner Delivers Remarks at the American Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section Third Global White Collar Crime Institute Conference - On June 27,...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top Ten International Anti-Corruption Developments for February 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

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - Russian

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS – U.S. Agencies Decline to Prosecute Teradata for Alleged FCPA Violations – On February 26, 2018, Teradata Corporation, an Ohio-based enterprise software database management company,...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - Chinese

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS – U.S. Agencies Decline to Prosecute Teradata for Alleged FCPA Violations – On February 26, 2018, Teradata Corporation, an Ohio-based enterprise software database management company,...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - February 2018

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS – U.S. Agencies Decline to Prosecute Teradata for Alleged FCPA Violations – On February 26, 2018, Teradata Corporation, an Ohio-based enterprise software database management company,...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the New Trump Administration: Your Top Ten Questions Answered

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Since mid-2000s investigation of Siemens, and the resulting $800 million penalty for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the FCPA has been an enforcement priority of the U.S. Government. Although a dip in...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Signs, Signs, Everywhere a Sign: Changes in Store for SEC Enforcement under the Trump Administration

Even before President Trump’s nomination of Jay Clayton as the next Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”), signs have been appearing that changes are afoot within the Division of...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Compliance Isn’t Going Away (and neither should you) – Part I

Yesterday I presented my views on why I believe that Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement will continue under the new administration. Today, I want to begin a multi-part series (sorry I don’t know how long it will...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

SEC Adopts New Rules Requiring Disclosure of Resource Extraction Payments

On June 27, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new rules requiring certain producers of oil, natural gas and minerals to publicly disclose information regarding payments to the U.S. federal government,...more

NAVEX

Citadel, a $24-Billion Hedge Fund, Seeks Whistleblower Status

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Just a few months after announcing the first-ever award to an outside whistleblower, federal authorities may be on the verge of expanding the reach of whistleblower incentives even further. Last week, Citadel, the...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Health Update - September 2015

Latest Healthcare False Claims Act Roundup and Top 3 Best Practices to Reduce Exposure - As the legal landscape in healthcare becomes increasingly complex, healthcare companies that receive federal program funds face...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top Ten International Anti-Corruption Developments for August 2015

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 in the past month, with links to primary...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top Ten International Anti-Corruption Developments for June 2015

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 in the past month with links to primary...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Board Investigations And The Curse Of The Mummy’s Tomb – Part II

Yesterday I began an exploration of a recent article in the Corporate Board magazine, entitled “Successful Board Investigations” by David Bayless and Tammy Albarrán, partners in the law firm of Covington & Burling LLP. In...more

The Volkov Law Group

Corporate Risks: What Do Corporate Leaders Worry About?

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This column may be another example of what I call — “ A profound grasp of the obvious.” ...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

Final SEC Rule Disqualifying Bad Actors From Rule 506 Offerings

The SEC has adopted final rules to implement Section 926 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Section 926 required the SEC to adopt rules that disqualify securities offerings involving certain...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Global Business and Human...

The Transparency Wars: Coming to a Galaxy Near You?

Everyone is in favor of transparency and anti-corruption – at least, everyone except the occasional despot or dictator. Yet substantial controversy now swirls around the disclosure of the vast sums that governments receive...more

Troutman Pepper

Anti-Corruption Law And The Oil And Gas Industry: Evolutions In Both Demand Vigilance

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Businesses in the oil and gas industry are cautioned to pay careful attention to evolutions in anti-corruption law in the jurisdictions where they operate. The U.S. government has successfully enforced the Foreign Corrupt...more

Dechert LLP

New Anti-Corruption Provisions in EU Legislation: Increased Accountability for Mining, Oil and Gas Companies

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Large non-listed companies incorporated in the European Economic Area (“EEA”) which operate in the oil, gas and mining sectors will need to annually disclose any payments made to the national, regional or local authority of a...more

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