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Improving Your Anti-Corruption Training Program

by Michael Volkov on 5/8/2013

Chief Compliance Officers are usually very proud of their anti-corruption training programs. Most companies rely on a combination of live and on-line training programs to communicate the message of compliance....more

Anti-Corruption High-Risk Audits

by Michael Volkov on 4/29/2013

The Justice Department and the SEC should be credited with promoting new compliance strategies and best practices. Whatever you may think about the DOJ/SEC FCPA enforcement program, they have pushed businesses to enhance...more

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

by William Liess, Omar McNeill, Gregory Paw | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 4/16/2013

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

New York Federal Court Holds SEC’s FCPA Enforcement Theory “Far Too Attenuated” For Jurisdiction

by BuckleySandler LLP on 3/1/2013

On February 19, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York held that the SEC’s allegations of personal jurisdiction over a former CEO of Siemens’ Argentinian subsidiary – a German citizen with no direct...more

Private Equity: Blindsided by the FCPA — Hedging Against Anti-Corruption Deal Risk

by G. Derek Andreson, Marc Axelbaum, James Kelly, Ryan Sparacino, Christopher Zochowski | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 3/1/2013

Until a few years ago, private equity firms enjoyed relative insulation from regulatory scrutiny of overseas acquisitions and the operations of multi-national portfolio companies. No longer is that the case. Spurred by the...more

Distributors Should Be Analyzed As Any Other Third Party Representative in the Sales Chain

by Thomas Fox on 2/25/2013

Ed. Note-David Simon is a partner at Foley and Lardner and Bill Athanas is a partner at Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP. Both have practices which include FCPA compliance. After my recent post on distributors under the...more

Inside M&A - Winter 2013

by Obiamaka P. Madubuko, Jeffrey Rothschild, Frank Schoneveld, Jake Townsend | McDermott Will & Emery on 2/22/2013

In This Issue: - FCPA Due Diligence is Critical to Avoid Successor Liability in Cross-Border Transactions - China’s Merger Control Rules...more

The Real FCPA Guide: 35 years in the Making - “Non-Binding” Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Resource Useful to Companies Competing...

by D. Michael Crites, Andrew Polesovsky | Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 2/18/2013

More than 35 years after becoming law, the Criminal Division of the United States Department of Justice and the Enforcement Division of the Securities and Exchange Commission released their long-awaited guidance on the...more

"Anti-Corruption Due Diligence in Corporate Transactions: Implementing a Risk-Based Approach"

by Gary DiBianco, Kelly Schulz | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 2/7/2013

Anti-corruption issues continue to present significant risks in acquisition and investment transactions because regulators continue robust enforcement in this area and emerging markets often present the greatest economic...more

Significant Amendments Proposed to Strengthen Canada’s Anti-Corruption Regime

by Thomas Fox on 2/7/2013

Ed. Note-this week there was a-buzz from North of the Border where it was announced that Canada was considering amendments to strengthen the Canadian anti-corruption law, the Corruptions of Public Officials Act. I ask John...more

Siemens Whistleblower Complaint Underscores Need for "Top-Down" Anti-Corruption Compliance

by Anthony Moshirnia | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/4/2013

In 2008, Siemens AG paid $800 million to settle charges that it had violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which generally prohibits bribery of foreign officials for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. That...more

The Tube and Updating Your Compliance Policies

by Thomas Fox on 1/22/2013

2013 is the 150th anniversary of the London Underground, affectionately known as “The Tube.” It truly is one of the great urban architectural marvels of all-time. The oldest sections of the London Underground completed 150...more

The Danger Of A “Paper” Compliance Program

by Michael Volkov on 1/22/2013

The FCPA Guidance contains many important compliance reminders which should be incorporated into every anti-corruption compliance program. Perhaps the most important observation included in the FCPA Guidance was the...more

The Cutting Edge Of Anti-Corruption Compliance: Proactive Audits

by Michael Volkov on 1/17/2013

The FCPA world is fast-becoming the leader in new compliance strategies. The Justice Department and the SEC have embraced the requirement for conducting “proactive audits.”...more

The Lilly FCPA Enforcement Action (Part III) Lessons Learned from Russia

by Thomas Fox on 1/4/2013

This Part III is the final installment of my review of the Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) FCPA enforcement action brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In this Part III, I will review the FCPA issues that...more

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