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Avoiding Bribery and Corruption: A Gift Giving Guide

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Gift-giving is common in many workplaces, especially during the holiday season. While giving your coworker or customer a present can help to build business relationships, not all forms of gift-giving happen with such...more

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French Anti-Corruption Agency Publishes its Practical Guide on Corporate Gifts and Entertainment Policies

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Companies should identify and, where appropriate, manage risk associated with gifts and entertainment by incorporating a clear policy into their overall corporate compliance strategy. On September 11, 2020, the French...more

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Telefônica Brasil Case Reinforces Risks of Gifts and Hospitality Involving Foreign Officials

On May 9, 2019, Telefônica Brasil agreed to pay a US$4.13 million civil fine to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges for violations of the internal accounting controls and recordkeeping provisions of the...more

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When the Well-Intentioned Holiday Gift Crosses the Line

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Sending the wrong gift to the wrong person could leave a company facing bribery charges. During the holiday season, we naturally want to acknowledge and thank our clients and vendors. Today, however, with stricter...more

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Booking a Meeting? In Venezuela It May Cost You a Rolex

First it was Petrobras but it certainly did not take long for the second shoe to drop for the other corrupt national energy company in Latin America, the Venezuelan national oil company Petróleos de Venezuela, also known as...more

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A Question of Ethics: The Year in Government Ethics

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As long as there are governments, there will be government corruption. The temptations to abuse power are never going away, and neither is human frailty, which means government ethics will remain an important issue for, well,...more

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Executives: The Organization’s Gifts Policy Also Applies to You

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Last week the Department of Justice formally charged ex-Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell and his wife with illegally soliciting and accepting lavish gifts and entertainment as well as loans from the (now former) CEO of Star...more

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