Recent guidance from the US Department of Justice (DOJ) reflects its continued focus on corporate compensation structures to promote compliance. In the past few months, the DOJ has entered into settlement agreements that...more
11/15/2023
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Clawbacks ,
Compensation ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Incentives ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Settlement
Amec Foster Wheeler Energy Limited (the Company), a subsidiary of John Wood Group plc (Wood), a United Kingdom-based global engineering company, agreed to pay more than $41 million in penalties and disgorgement for alleged...more
7/1/2021
/ Consent Order ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disgorgement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Intermediaries ,
Penalties ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Third-Party Risk
On January 8, 2021, US authorities announced that they reached an agreement with Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (Deutsche Bank) to resolve the government’s investigation into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act...more
1/21/2021
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Commodities ,
Compensation ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Deutsche Bank ,
Disgorgement ,
False Reporting ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Official ,
Fraud ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Third-Party Risk