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
9/19/2024
/ Asset Recovery ,
Bribery ,
Commodities Traders ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disgorgement ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Government Officials ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
International Corruption Unit (ICU) ,
Kickbacks ,
Money Laundering ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK ,
Whistleblowers
On August 1, 2024, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced the launch of DOJ’s Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (Pilot Program). The Pilot Program, previewed by Monaco in March 2024, provides another avenue...more
8/7/2024
/ BSA/AML ,
CFTC ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
FinCEN ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Pilot Programs ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
On April 15, 2024, the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a new pilot program setting forth the circumstances in which it will offer non-prosecution agreements (NPAs) to individuals who voluntarily...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
4/17/2024
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Asset Recovery ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
EU ,
Extortion ,
FEPA ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Mexico ,
Money Laundering ,
OECD ,
Pilot Programs ,
Popular ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
Whistleblowers ,
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 law and enforcement developments from the past...more
3/20/2024
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Commodities Traders ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FBI ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Money Laundering ,
National Crime Agency (NCA) ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK ,
Unlawful Practices ,
Venezuela ,
Whistleblowers
On March 7, 2024, during her keynote remarks at the American Bar Association’s 39th National Institute on White Collar Crime, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced a new Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division...more
3/19/2024
/ Asset Recovery ,
CFTC ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
FinCEN ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Money Laundering ,
Non-Prosecution Agreements ,
Pilot Programs ,
Self-Reporting ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers ,
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 enforcement developments from the past...more
2/13/2024
/ Bribery ,
China ,
CIPA ,
Clawbacks ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corruption Perceptions Index ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disgorgement ,
Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Incentives ,
Pilot Programs ,
Popular ,
Pre-Judgment Interest ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Transparency International ,
Venezuela ,
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 enforcement developments from the past...more
12/19/2023
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bribery ,
Charter Communications ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corruption ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disgorgement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Internal Controls ,
Money Laundering ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Speedy Trial Act ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes ,
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 law and enforcement developments from the past...more
11/15/2023
/ American Bar Association (ABA) ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Egypt ,
EU ,
FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP) ,
Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
OECD ,
Popular ,
Safe Harbors ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK ,
Venezuela ,
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 enforcement developments from the past...more
6/14/2023
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Money Laundering ,
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 enforcement developments from the past...more
5/17/2023
/ 1MDB ,
Africa ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disgorgement ,
Forgery ,
Misappropriation ,
Money Laundering ,
Olympics ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Swiss Banks ,
Venezuela ,
Whistleblowers
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
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
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
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
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
12/16/2020
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
China ,
Citgo ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corruption ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Joe Biden ,
Mexico ,
OECD ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK ,
Venezuela ,
Whistleblowers ,
World Bank
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
7/17/2020
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Freelance Isn't Free Act (FIFA) ,
International Foreign Bribery Taskforce (IFBT) ,
Money Laundering ,
NCAs ,
Novartis ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Popular ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
SFO ,
UK ,
Whistleblowers
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
3/20/2019
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sweden ,
UK ,
Venezuela ,
Whistleblowers
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
12/20/2018
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Kenya ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
SFO ,
Venezuela ,
Whistleblowers ,
Yates Memorandum
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
3/28/2017
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Austria ,
Bribery ,
Canada ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Haiti ,
Hungary ,
Panama Papers ,
Retaliation ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Whistleblowers
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
12/17/2016
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
China ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
France ,
Presidential Elections ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Trump Administration ,
Whistleblowers
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
11/17/2016
/ Aircraft ,
Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Brazil ,
China ,
Compliance ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Ireland ,
Latin America ,
OECD ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Retaliation ,
Russia ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Spain ,
Switzerland ,
UK ,
Venezuela ,
Whistleblowers
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
9/20/2016
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Austria ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
China ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Class Action ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disgorgement ,
Federal Contractors ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hedge Funds ,
Petrobras ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Popular ,
Public Procurement Policies ,
Russia ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Severance Agreements ,
Ukraine ,
Whistleblowers
In a recent case in the District of Puerto Rico, United States ex rel. Valdez v. Aveta Inc., et al., No. 15-cv-01140-CCC (D.P.R.), the former president of Puerto Rican-based managed health care provider Aveta Inc., Jose...more
7/20/2016
/ Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) ,
Confidential Information ,
Corporate Executives ,
Discovery ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Managed Care Contracts ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Public Policy ,
Puerto Rico ,
Risk Adjustment Formula ,
Whistleblowers