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Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top Ten International Anti-Corruption Developments for July 2016

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

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Dorsey Anti-Corruption Digest - April 2016

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Welcome to Dorsey & Whitney’s monthly Anti-Corruption Digest. In this digest, we draw together news of enforcement activity throughout the world and aim to reduce your information overload. Our London, Minneapolis, New York...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top Ten International Anti-Corruption Developments for April 2015

1. Criminal Division AAG Promises Increased Transparency in Corporate Charging Decisions. In an April 17, 2015 speech at New York University Law School’s Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement, Leslie Caldwell,...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Alstom Guilty Plea Sends Strong Message that DOJ Has Harsh View of Inadequate Internal Controls and Failure to Fully Cooperate

On December 22, 2014, French power and transportation company Alstom S.A. (“Alstom”) pleaded guilty to violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) and agreed to pay $772.29 million, the largest criminal fine ever...more

The Volkov Law Group

The Alstom Case: Realities and Lessons Learned

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The old expression goes – “Do not break your arm patting yourself on the back” – but maybe I might just extend my arm a little with the Alstom settlement. Last year I predicted that the Alstom case would eclipse Siemens as...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top Ten International Anti-Corruption Developments for December 2014

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

FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 118-the Alstom FCPA Enforcement Action

In this episode 118, I take a deep dive into the Alstom FCPA enforcement action and its implication for the CCO and compliance practitioner. I also discuss comments from Dick Cassin and the FCPA Professor on the case. ...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Germany in the World Cup and the Alstom FCPA Enforcement Action – Part II

“It was important that we played our game for 90 minutes.” That line was found in a The Daily Telegraph article entitled “The unthinkable scoreline: Brazil 1, Germany 7” by Jeremy Wilson. It was a quote from Mats Hummels,...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

The Alstom FCPA Enforcement Action – Part I

As the first blog post of 2015, I thought it appropriate to highlight two outstanding confluences. The first is that this year is the centenary of the birth of Orson Welles. While not occurring in 2015, near the end of 2014...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Alstom’s FCPA Guilty Plea and Fine of $772 Million Offer Compelling Lessons

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The December 23, 2014, announcement by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) that Alstom, S.A., a French power and transportation company, pled guilty to two Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) charges and agreed to pay $772...more

Proskauer - Corporate Defense and Disputes

Alstom to Pay Largest FCPA Criminal Penalty in History

Earlier this week, Alstom S.A., a French multinational power and transportation company, pleaded guilty in the District of Connecticut to a two-count information charging it with violating the accounting provisions of the...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Alstom Joins Santa’s Naughty List – In a Very Big Way

The North Pole for Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action announcements seems to have temporarily moved south for the month of December. Last week there was the final announcement of the long-standing Avon...more

The Volkov Law Group

Marubeni: FCPA Repeat Offender

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In this era of aggressive FCPA enforcement, there are critics who have suggested that the Department of Justice should concentrate its prosecutions on individuals rather than imposing ever-increasing criminal fines on...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Watergate is Not Just a Hotel – Corporate Suitors for Alstom

Today is the anniversary of an event that can truly be said to have changed the world; although certainly not in the manner intended by its planners, sponsors or participants. Today is the anniversary of the 1972 Watergate...more

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