Deferred Prosecution Agreements, FCPA

And Then There Was One – Willbros Related FCPA Enforcement Continues

by Thomas Fox on 5/6/2013

Last week, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the sentencing of Paul G. Novak, a former consultant of Willbros International, Inc., a subsidiary of the Houston based Willbros Group, for his role in a conspiracy to...more

The Continuing Controversy Over DPAs And NPAs

by Michael Volkov on 5/6/2013

There is a lot of grumbling these days over the Justice Department’s use of Deferred and Non-Prosecution Agreements. Some think the deals are too lenient and corporations should be required to plead guilty. Capitol Hill...more

Lessons Learned from the Parker Drilling DPA and Ralph Lauren NPA [Video]

by Thomas Fox on 4/25/2013

In the two most recent corporate Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to communicate not only what they believe constitutes a...more

Actions Taken During A FCPA Enforcement Action - Lessons From Parker Drilling And Ralph Lauren

by Thomas Fox on 4/25/2013

In the two most recent corporate Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to communicate not only what they believe constitutes a...more

Why Eat Your Words When You Can Eat a Peach?

by Thomas Fox on 4/9/2013

Taken to the woodshed or when should a company have to eat its own words? Remember when President Reagan’s Director of the Office of Management and Budget, David Stockman, was ‘taken to the woodshed’ by White House Chief of...more

Money, Money, Money

by Thomas Fox on 3/22/2013

I tried. I really tried. I tried not to rant about the Houston Astros during Spring Training, because as they say ‘hope springs eternal’ as all teams are tied at this point in the season (0-0). So when the Astros announced...more

How Do You Determine the Gold Standard For Compliance Programs?

by Thomas Fox on 3/14/2013

What is the gold standard for scientific minds? You might not do better than Albert Einstein who was born on this date in 1879. While most lay persons remember Einstein for his theory on special relativity, and his attendant...more

Manti Te’o and a Second Set of Eyes

by Thomas Fox on 3/4/2013

One of the strangest news stories over the past couple of months has been the Manti Te’o story. For those few people who have not heard the story, Te’o was fooled (or not) into believing that he was in an online relationship...more

Southern District of New York Ruling May Present Challenges for FCPA Defendants

by William H. Devaney, Geoffrey Garinther, Nancy Grunberg, Jan Lawrence Handzlik, Hillary Profita | Venable LLP on 2/27/2013

A recent ruling in the Southern District of New York rejected two defenses in a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) case, resulting in an interpretation of the law that could have damaging consequences for defendants who are...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

Distributors under the FCPA

by Thomas Fox on 2/13/2013

If there was ever a question that distributors were covered under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), in 2012, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) made it emphatically clear that...more

Top Ten Enforcement Actions for 2012

by Thomas Fox on 1/8/2013

As we welcome in 2013, it is appropriate to reflect back on some of the things which have occurred over 2012 and in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement world, it was quite a significant year. The Department...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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Deferred Prosecution Agreements › The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

And Then There Was One – Willbros Related FCPA Enforcement Continues

The Continuing Controversy Over DPAs And NPAs

Lessons Learned from the Parker Drilling DPA and Ralph Lauren NPA [Video]

Actions Taken During A FCPA Enforcement Action - Lessons From Parker Drilling And Ralph Lauren

Why Eat Your Words When You Can Eat a Peach?

Money, Money, Money

How Do You Determine the Gold Standard For Compliance Programs?

Manti Te’o and a Second Set of Eyes

Southern District of New York Ruling May Present Challenges for FCPA Defendants

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

Distributors under the FCPA

Top Ten Enforcement Actions for 2012

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

Lessons Learned from the Parker Drilling DPA and Ralph Lauren NPA [Video]

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