The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 45 - The Grit, Grace and Gift of Second Chances
Wicked Coin: The "Fat Leonard" Scandal
Episode 335 -- The New DOJ Whistleblower Program
Navigating Civil Standing Requirements for Defense Success — RICO Report Podcast
INTERPOL Red Notices and Immigration. Can You Obtain Immigration Relief in the U.S. Even with a Red Notice?
Why Time Matters: Partners Lindsay Gerdes and Michael J. Bronson on Swift Action in Government Investigations
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 43 - New Horizons: Impact of Recent Appellate Circuit Rulings on White-Collar Criminal Defense Law
INTERPOL and Politically Motivated Red Notices - What We Can Learn from INTERPOL’s Annual Reports.
Episode 333 -- The Boeing Proposed Plea Agreement
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 41 - The Dynamics of Decision-Making: Psychology and the Criminal Justice System
Episode 330 – Halyna Senyk on Anti-Corruption Progress in Ukraine
What to do when finding that you are the subject of a RedNotice?
Episode 324 -- Third-Party Risks and Sanctions Compliance
The Justice Insiders Podcast: DOJ’s Cacophony of Whistles
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 38 - A Blueprint for Compliance: The Fraud Pentagon Theory
Episode 323 - Carlos Villagran Discusses Rebuilding a Corporate Culture After a Crisis
AGG Talks: Antitrust and White-Collar Crime Roundup Podcast - Episode 9: Exploring the DA’s Proof, Michael Cohen’s Cross-Examination, and Jury Scenarios in Trump’s Election Interference Trial
How long will it take to get a response to my Red Notice request?
Supreme Court to Settle Circuit Split Regarding RICO Damages Arising From Personal Injuries — RICO Report Podcast
Episode 321 -- Review of the EU Whistleblowing Directive wih Alex Cotoia and Daniela Melendez
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) enforcement continues to slowly rebound from pre-pandemic levels. In 2023, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) resolved 13 corporate FCPA...more
Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption law and enforcement developments from the past...more
2023 was a very significant year for every compliance practitioner and compliance program. While there was a paucity of corporate enforcement actions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), there were significant...more
On August 10, 2023, the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), in coordination with Columbian authorities, announced that Colombian conglomerate Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A...more
Ericsson, a multinational telecommunications company, based in Sweden, settled its breach of its 2019 Deferred Prosecution Agreement, agreed to enter a guilty plea and pay a $206 million penalty. In 2019, Ericsson entered...more
While Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement activity has not come close to returning to the heights seen a few years ago, 2022 reflected significant increases from the prior year in both the number of cases against...more
The SEC announced its first FCPA enforcement action in 2022. South Korean telecommunications company, KT Corporation, agreed to pay $6.3 million to settle FCPA violations. As part of the settlement, KT Corp. agreed to pay...more
A. Basic Overview of Statute - The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, 15 U.S.C. §§ 78dd-1, et seq. (FCPA), makes it unlawful for U.S. persons and entities and others who act within the jurisdiction of the...more
Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the change in presidential administrations in the United States in January 2021, US enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) declined in 2021. However, we...more
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), 15 U.S.C. §§ 78dd-1, et seq was signed into law in 1977 by President Jimmy Carter. The FCPA generally prohibits payments to foreign government officials in order to obtain or retain...more
The Justice Department and the Securities Exchange Commission are back in business. The first corporate FCPA enforcement action in 2021 came after a six-month hiatus in 2021. While many commentators sought to read the...more
Forecasting the enforcement priorities of the Department of Justice (DOJ) under a new administration is difficult at best. However, the Biden administration is widely expected to be tougher on corporate crime than its...more
As we move towards one year that most everyone is ready to exit, I wanted to consider some of the key enforcement actions from both the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in 2020. You...more
Contrary to some expectations, the Trump Administration Department of Justice imposed record penalties under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act from 2017 through 2020. But in each of those years, fewer and fewer new FCPA...more
Beam Suntory, a global producer and distributor of distilled beverages, settled its FCPA case with DOJ for $19.5 million for bribes paid in India. The DOJ settlement follows an SEC FCPA settlement for $8 million announced...more
On July 3, 2020, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) released “A Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Second Edition”. This updated edition is a concerted effort of the DOJ, Securities Exchange Commission...more
On July 3, the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), and the Enforcement Division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) released an updated joint Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign...more
On July 3, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released the Second Edition of their joint Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (Resource Guide or Guide). ...more
On July 3, 2020, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) updated their 2012 joint guidance on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) in the SEC and DOJ’s FCPA Resource Guide...more
Cardinal Health Inc. (Cardinal) settled its Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) matter with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last week. According to the SEC Press Release, Anita B. Bandy, Associate Director in...more
Investors and investment managers around the globe are seeing increasing rules and regulations on how they can deploy their money, how they can advertise their services, and how they have to report to regulators. ...more
La Ley de Prácticas Corruptas en el Extranjero (“Foreign Corrupt Practices Act – FCPA”) prohíbe el pago de sobornos a funcionarios extranjeros para ayudar a obtener o retener negocios. Exige que las empresas cuyos valores se...more
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) prohibits payment of bribes to foreign officials to assist with obtaining or retaining business. It requires companies whose securities are listed in the US to maintain books and...more
Compliance Convergence. In 2019 there were three significant releases of information by the federal government which directly impacted compliance professionals. Two came from the Department of Justice (DOJ) and one came from...more
On December 6, 2019, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Ericsson or the Company), resolved long-running investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) into the...more