LOOKING BACK -
“The crime of insider trading is a straightforward concept that some courts have somehow managed to complicate.” So lamented United States District Court Judge Jed Rakoff in December 2018. His unorthodox...more
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
8/30/2016
/ Airlines ,
Alstom ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Argentina ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
China ,
Civil Forfeiture ,
Compliance ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Forfeiture ,
Malaysia ,
Mexico ,
Misappropriation ,
Offshore Drilling ,
Section 7 of UKBA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Singapore ,
Sovereign Wealth Funds ,
Subsidiaries ,
UK
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
6/28/2016
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
Convictions ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disgorgement ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
IRS ,
Scandals ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Tax Deductions ,
Transparency ,
UK
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
5/12/2016
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Canada ,
Casinos ,
China ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Kickbacks ,
Panama Papers ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Securities Fraud ,
Self-Reporting ,
UK ,
UK Bribery Act ,
US v Yates ,
Venezuela ,
Young Lawyers
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
1/15/2016
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
China ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Indictments ,
Panama ,
Petrobras ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK ,
Venezuela
In This Issue:
- Overview
- Insider Trading Law
- Insider Trading Penalties
- Cooperating with the Government
- Cooperating with the Department of Justice
- Cooperating with the Securities and Exchange...more
Last Friday, the Second Circuit held that the presumption against extraterritoriality applies to criminal cases, resolving a key question left open by the United States Supreme Court in Morrison v. National Australia Bank,...more