On January 31, 2023, Transparency International (TI) published its annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2022. As in recent years, the 2022 CPI demonstrates that more must be done to combat corruption globally – with...more
On January 17, 2023, the Assistant Attorney General (AAG) for the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Kenneth Polite, Jr., announced that DOJ had made “significant changes” to its Corporate Enforcement...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
1/11/2023
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Declination ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disgorgement ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Money Laundering ,
OECD ,
Popular ,
Recidivism ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Venezuela ,
Wire Transfers
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
12/14/2022
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Bribery ,
CFTC ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
OECD ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers ,
World Bank
Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco’s September 15, 2022, memorandum on revisions to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Corporate Enforcement Policies (the Monaco Memo) reflects that preservation of business...more
12/12/2022
/ Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) ,
CFTC ,
Commercial Electronic Messages ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Third-Party
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 case developments from the past month,...more
11/17/2022
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
CLOUD Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Money Laundering ,
OECD ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Transparency International ,
UK
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 case developments from the past month,...more
10/19/2022
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Electronic Communications ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Instant Messaging Apps ,
Money Laundering ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK
On September 15, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)’s Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced new guidance and policies regulating corporate criminal enforcement. The new policies emphasize that DOJ will not...more
9/19/2022
/ Attorney General ,
Clawbacks ,
Corporate Cooperation Credits ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
New Guidance ,
Non-Prosecution Agreements ,
Voluntary Disclosure
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 case developments from the past month,...more
9/14/2022
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Blacklist ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
DCIS ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
En Banc Review ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Investigations ,
Money Laundering ,
Nigeria ,
OECD ,
Paraguay ,
Peru ,
Popular ,
Russia ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Semiconductors ,
South Korea ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
UK ,
Venezuela
Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to...more
8/17/2022
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Ecuador ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
France ,
Money Laundering ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Transparency ,
UK ,
US State Departments ,
Venezuela ,
Wire Fraud
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 case developments from the past month,...more
7/28/2022
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
China ,
Default Judgment ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
FBI ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
OECD ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Venezuela
Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to...more
6/21/2022
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
CFTC ,
Civil Forfeiture ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Financial Adviser ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Money Laundering ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Venezuela
Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to...more
5/18/2022
/ Accounting Standards ,
Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
DPA ,
EU ,
Europol ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Human Rights ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK ,
UK Bribery Act ,
World Bank
Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to...more
4/13/2022
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
DPA ,
Ecuador ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Greece ,
Kickbacks ,
Mexico ,
Money Laundering ,
Nigeria ,
OECD ,
Russia ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK ,
Venezuela ,
World Bank
Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to...more
3/24/2022
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Cease and Desist Orders ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
DPA ,
European Parliament ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Money Laundering ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
World Bank
Morrison & Foerster’s Automotive Task Force represents automotive industry clients in their most significant legal matters.
We have tapped our multidisciplinary Automotive Task Force to get their opinions on what is likely...more
2/23/2022
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Antitrust Division ,
Automotive Industry ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Popular ,
Sanctions ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)
Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to...more
2/23/2022
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corruption Perceptions Index ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Investigations ,
Kickbacks ,
Popular ,
U.S. Commerce Department
On January 25, 2022, Transparency International (TI) published its annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2021.[1] Similar to previous years’ indices, the CPI 2021 demonstrates that corruption levels, including in the...more
Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to...more
1/20/2022
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Breach of Trust ,
Bribery ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
France ,
Joe Biden ,
Money Laundering ,
OECD ,
Popular ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK
In this episode of MoForecast, James Koukios, co-chair of the Securities Litigation, Enforcement, and White Collar Defense and the FCPA + Global Anti-Corruption Practice Groups, speaks with fellow MoFo partners Brandon L. Van...more
In the case that tested the limits of the “fake it till you make it” approach to a startup business, on January 3, 2022, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California convicted Elizabeth Holmes,...more
1/5/2022
/ Blood Tests ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
False Statements ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare ,
Investors ,
Laboratories ,
Logos ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Technology ,
Theranos ,
Third-Party ,
Whistleblowers ,
Wire Fraud
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 case developments from the past month,...more
12/22/2021
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bribery ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
FINMA ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
OECD ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Whistleblowers
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 case developments from the past month,...more
11/19/2021
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bribery ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Financial Crimes ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Money Laundering ,
Popular ,
Sanctions ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE) ,
White Collar Crimes ,
Willful Misconduct
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 case developments from the past month,...more
10/19/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Extortion ,
FEPA ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Mergers ,
Money Laundering ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
White Collar Crimes
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 case developments from the past month,...more
9/16/2021
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Kickbacks ,
Money Laundering ,
Popular ,
Sovereign Wealth Funds ,
Whistleblowers