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Line in the Sand: Siemens Argentina Case Limits Personal Jurisdiction Under the FCPA

by Thad McBride, Cheryl Palmeri | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 3/11/2013

A New York federal district court judge has dismissed a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) claim against a former executive of Siemens, S.A. Argentina and Siemens Transportation Systems for lack of personal jurisdiction. ...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

Limiting The FCPA’s Reach — Squaring Two Recent Decisions

by Michael Volkov on 2/28/2013

You can always count on the FCPA paparazzi. When things are quiet in the FCPA world, they will take a mountain and turn it into a molehill. They have nothing better to write about; they have nothing better to focus on then...more

SDNY Finds Lack of Personal Jurisdiction in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Claim

by Joseph E. Gallo, Emily Stern | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 2/26/2013

The US District Court for the Southern District of New York recently addressed whether the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) could reach a foreign executive of a non-US company. In contrast to the Straub case (see “SDNY...more

In What Circumstances Can Foreign Nationals Be Held Liable for Violating The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act?

by Michael Gilbert, Darla Woodring | Dechert LLP on 2/25/2013

In the last two weeks, in two separate SEC enforcement actions, judges in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued rulings addressing when the United States Securities and Exchange...more

District Court Decision Limits the Extraterritorial Reach of the FCPA

by Benjamin D. Klein, George J. Terwilliger III | Morgan Lewis on 2/25/2013

Judge in Siemens case seeks "limiting principle" for the exercise of personal jurisdiction over foreign defendants and concludes that mere support for a bribery scheme by a foreign defendant is insufficient to establish...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

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