Governmental authorities in the U.K. and the U.S. want companies to align employment incentives with ethical conduct. In 2022, the U.K. government undertook a consultation on this topic and in May 2022 published a paper —...more
2/6/2023
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On December 6, 2021, the White House released "United States Strategy on Countering Corruption" (the Strategy Paper), which outlines the Biden administration's focus on fighting corruption as a core national security interest...more
On July 3, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) jointly released the second edition of the “Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act,” which was...more
7/17/2020
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